ARCN222, Lab 9 – Mortuary House
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Group C Data, Week 9
As part of our experimental archaeology lab, we constructed a mortuary structure designed to reflect early burial practices. The final structure consisted of three woven willow walls, one plank wall, and a roof thatched with natural materials. Our group, Group C, was responsible for building one of the woven willow panels. We collected approximately 40…
ARCN222, Lab 8 – Woodworking
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ARCN222 Lab 7 – Blacksmithing
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ARCN222, Lab 6 – Cremation & Pot Firing
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ARCN222, Lab 5 – Weaving
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ARCN222, Lab 4 – SAA Conference / Woolwork
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Group D Data, Week 3
Composition Each member of our group worked with a 500-gram portion of clay tempered according to the proportions below. Material Weight (g) Percent weight (%) Clay 500 82.92 Sand 80 13.7 Gravel 16 2.7 Sawdust 4 0.68 TOTAL 600 100 Vessel measurements and losses Every group member took measurements of their pot once they finished…
ARCN222, Lab 3 – Pottery
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Lab Summary Week 2: Cheesemaking
By: Ezra Kucur, Daniel O’Connor, and Ian Rock-Jones Introduction Experimental archaeology has been instrumental in deepening our understanding of Paleolithic food-ways and technologies, for example; fire control for cooking. While hearth-remains provide material evidence of fire use, experimental methods allow researchers to recreate fire-starting techniques, cooking practices, and heat management using only the materials available…
