Week 9: Groma Lab Summary

By: Amalia Pappa, Luisa Cichowski, and Soren Eversoll Featured image: sketch by Em Jahn Introduction In our Experimental Archeology lab last week, we learned how to use an ancient Roman measuring tool called a Groma to perform a variety of surveying tasks.  The archeological record shows that ancient Romans were very adept at creating straight…

Week 4 Lab Data Group F: Ritual

Group members: Luisa Cichowski, Rahim Hamid, Amalia Pappa, and Samantha Zimmerman Setting up the woodpiles We had initially set our woodpile up more openly (fig.1) but Jake recommended we make our top layer more solid (fig. 2) Initial Measurements weight (oz) dimensions (in) femur 110.2 oz Length = 17 inWidth of head = 5 inWidth…