diff --git a/binary_archive/array.hpp b/binary_archive/array.hpp
index 3974a5fe..60f4a5c6 100644
--- a/binary_archive/array.hpp
+++ b/binary_archive/array.hpp
@@ -6,20 +6,42 @@
 
 namespace cereal
 {
-  //! Serialization for std::array types to binary
+  //! Saving for std::array primitive types to binary
   template <class T, size_t N>
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
   void save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::array<T, N> const & array )
   {
-    std::cout << "Saving array" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Saving array (arith)" << std::endl;
     ar.save_binary( array.data(), N * sizeof(T) );
   }
 
-  //! Serialization for std::array to binary
+  //! Loading for std::array primitive types to binary
   template <class T, size_t N>
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
+  void load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::array<T, N> & array )
+  {
+    std::cout << "Loading array (arith)" << std::endl;
+    ar.load_binary( array.data(), N * sizeof(T) );
+  }
+
+  //! Saving for std::array all other types to binary
+  template <class T, size_t N>
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
+  void save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::array<T, N> const & array )
+  {
+    std::cout << "Saving array" << std::endl;
+    for( const auto & i : array )
+      ar & i;
+  }
+
+  //! Loading for std::array all other types to binary
+  template <class T, size_t N>
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
   void load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::array<T, N> & array )
   {
     std::cout << "Loading array" << std::endl;
-    ar.load_binary( array.data(), N * sizeof(T) );
+    for( auto & i : array )
+      ar & i;
   }
 } // namespace cereal
 
diff --git a/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp b/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp
index e8575a15..18771c91 100644
--- a/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp
+++ b/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ namespace cereal
     //std::cout << "Loading NVP... " << std::endl;
     ar & t.value;
   }
+
+  template <class Archive, class T>
+  void serialize( Archive & ar, T * & t )
+  {
+    static_assert(!sizeof(T), "Cereal does not support serializing raw pointers - please use a smart pointer");
+  }
 }
 
 #endif // CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_BINARY_ARCHIVE_HPP_
diff --git a/binary_archive/shared_ptr.hpp b/binary_archive/shared_ptr.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63b45a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/binary_archive/shared_ptr.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#ifndef CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_SHARED_PTR_HPP_
+#define CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_SHARED_PTR_HPP_
+
+#include <cereal/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace cereal
+{
+  /*
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   *
+   */
+  //! Saving std::shared_ptr to binary
+  template <class T>
+  void save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::shared_ptr<T> const & ptr )
+  {
+    uint32_t id = ar.registerSharedPointer( ptr.get() );
+    ar & id;
+
+    std::cout << "ID: " << id << std::endl;
+
+    if( id & msb_32bit )
+    {
+      std::cout << "Serializing the *ptr" << std::endl;
+      ar & *ptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  //! Loading std::shared_ptr to binary
+  template <class T>
+  void load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::shared_ptr<T> & ptr )
+  {
+    uint32_t id;
+
+    ar & id;
+
+    if( id & msb_32bit )
+    {
+      ptr.reset( new T );
+      ar & *ptr;
+      ar.registerSharedPointer(id, ptr);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      ptr = std::static_pointer_cast<T>(ar.getSharedPointer(id));
+    }
+  }
+} // namespace cereal
+
+#endif // CEREAL_BINARY_ARCHIVE_SHARED_PTR_HPP_
diff --git a/binary_archive/vector.hpp b/binary_archive/vector.hpp
index 422e9841..7786cfe7 100644
--- a/binary_archive/vector.hpp
+++ b/binary_archive/vector.hpp
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 namespace cereal
 {
-  //! Serialization for std::vectors of arithmetic types to binary
+  //! Serialization for std::vectors of arithmetic (but not bool) types to binary
   template <class T, class A>
-    typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
-    save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> const & vector )
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value && !std::is_same<T, bool>::value, void>::type
+  save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> const & vector )
   {
-    std::cout << "Saving vector" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Saving vector (arithmetic)" << std::endl;
 
     const size_t dataSize = std::addressof(vector.back()) - std::addressof(vector.front());
 
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ namespace cereal
     ar.save_binary( array.data(), size ); // actual data
   }
 
-  //! Serialization for std::vectors of arithmetic types to binary
+  //! Serialization for std::vectors of arithmetic (but not bool) types to binary
   template <class T, class A>
-    typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value, void>::type
-    load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> & vector )
-    {
-    std::cout << "Loading vector" << std::endl;
+  typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<T>::value && !std::is_same<T, bool>::value, void>::type
+  load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> & vector )
+  {
+    std::cout << "Loading vector (arithmetic)" << std::endl;
 
     size_t dataSize;
     size_t vectorSize;
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ namespace cereal
     ar.load_binary( vector.data(), dataSize );
   }
 
-  //! Serialization for std::vector<bool, A> types to binary
-  template <class A>
-  void save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::vector<bool, A> const & vector )
+  //! Serialization for all other vector types
+  template <class T, class A>
+  void save( BinaryOutputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> const & vector )
   {
-    std::cout << "Saving vector of bool" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Saving vector" << std::endl;
 
     ar & vector.size(); // number of elements
     for( auto it = vector.begin(), end = vector.end(); it != end; ++it )
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ namespace cereal
   }
 
   //! Serialization for std::vector<bool, A> to binary
-  template <class A>
-  void load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::vector<bool, A> & vector )
+  template <class T, class A>
+  void load( BinaryInputArchive & ar, std::vector<T, A> & vector )
   {
     size_t size;
     ar & size;
diff --git a/cereal.hpp b/cereal.hpp
index eab4ed56..d92dff61 100644
--- a/cereal.hpp
+++ b/cereal.hpp
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <cstddef>
 
 #include <cereal/details/traits.hpp>
 
 namespace cereal
 {
+  static const int32_t msb_32bit = 0x80000000;
+
   //! For holding name value pairs
   template <class T>
   struct NameValuePair
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ namespace cereal
   class OutputArchive
   {
     public:
-      OutputArchive(ArchiveType * const self) : self(self)
+      OutputArchive(ArchiveType * const self) : self(self), itsCurrentPointerId(0)
       { }
 
       //! Member serialization
@@ -93,8 +97,25 @@ namespace cereal
         return *self;
       }
 
+      //! Registers a pointer with the archive
+      uint32_t registerSharedPointer( void * addr )
+      {
+        auto id = itsSharedPointerMap.find( addr );
+        if( id == itsSharedPointerMap.end() )
+        {
+          auto ptrId = itsCurrentPointerId++;
+          itsSharedPointerMap.insert( {addr, ptrId} );
+          return ptrId | msb_32bit; // mask MSB to be 1
+        }
+        else
+          return id->second;
+      }
+
     private:
       ArchiveType * const self;
+
+      std::unordered_map<void *, std::size_t> itsSharedPointerMap; //!< Maps from addresses to pointer ids
+      std::size_t itsCurrentPointerId; //!< The id to be given to the next pointer
   }; // class OutputArchive
 
   // ######################################################################
@@ -161,8 +182,26 @@ namespace cereal
         return *self;
       }
 
+      std::shared_ptr<void> getSharedPointer(uint32_t const id)
+      {
+        auto ptr = itsSharedPointerMap.find( id );
+        if(ptr == itsSharedPointerMap.end())
+        {
+          // TODO: Throw a Cereal exception;
+          throw std::runtime_error("Error while trying to deserialize a smart pointer. Could not find id " + std::to_string(id));
+        }
+        return ptr->second;
+      }
+
+      void registerSharedPointer(uint32_t const id, std::shared_ptr<void> ptr)
+      {
+        uint32_t const stripped_id = id & ~msb_32bit;
+        itsSharedPointerMap.insert( {stripped_id, ptr} );
+      }
+
     private:
       ArchiveType * const self;
+      std::unordered_map<std::size_t, std::shared_ptr<void>> itsSharedPointerMap; //!< Maps from addresses to pointer ids
   }; // class InputArchive
 }
 
diff --git a/details/traits.hpp b/details/traits.hpp
index f2e58e79..a06ed9fc 100644
--- a/details/traits.hpp
+++ b/details/traits.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ namespace cereal
           has_non_member_serialize<T, InputArchive>();
       }
 
+    // ######################################################################
     constexpr std::false_type is_smart_ptr(...)
     {
       return {};
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ namespace cereal
       return {};
     }
 
+    // ######################################################################
     //! Returns true if the type T is a pointer or smart pointer (in std library)
     template <class T>
     constexpr bool is_any_pointer()
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index 39ac979b..e999dcd0 100644
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <cereal/binary_archive/binary_archive.hpp>
 #include <cereal/binary_archive/string.hpp>
 #include <cereal/json_archive/json_archive.hpp>
+#include <cereal/binary_archive/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include <cxxabi.h>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -135,12 +136,44 @@ int main()
 
   assert(e_in == e_out);
 
-  cereal::JSONOutputArchive json(std::cout);
+  //cereal::JSONOutputArchive json(std::cout);
 
-  std::string hello = "Hello, World!";
-  json & CEREAL_NVP(hello);
+  //std::string hello = "Hello, World!";
+  //json & CEREAL_NVP(hello);
   //json & CEREAL_NVP(e_out); <<< Need to figure out how to recurse!
-  //
+
+  {
+    std::ofstream os("ptr.txt");
+    cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(os);
+    std::shared_ptr<int> xptr1 = std::make_shared<int>(5);
+    std::shared_ptr<int> xptr2 = xptr1;
+    std::shared_ptr<int> yptr1 = std::make_shared<int>(6);
+    std::shared_ptr<int> yptr2 = yptr1;
+    archive & xptr1;
+    archive & xptr2;
+    archive & yptr1;
+    archive & yptr2;
+
+  }
+  {
+    std::ifstream is("ptr.txt");
+    cereal::BinaryInputArchive archive(is);
+    std::shared_ptr<int> xptr1;
+    std::shared_ptr<int> xptr2;
+    std::shared_ptr<int> yptr1;
+    std::shared_ptr<int> yptr2;
+    archive & xptr1;
+    archive & xptr2;
+    archive & yptr1;
+    archive & yptr2;
+
+    assert(xptr1.get() == xptr2.get());
+    assert(yptr1.get() == yptr2.get());
+    std::cout << *xptr1 << " " << *xptr2 << std::endl;
+    std::cout << *yptr1 << " " << *yptr2 << std::endl;
+  }
+
+
 
   return 0;
 }