Weeks 9-10 Group D Lab Data: Construction

The construction of our Anglo-Saxon mortuary house spanned four days, from Wednesday May 26th to Wednesday June 2nd, with construction occurring on Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and then again on Wednesday to finish up. The Weather Gods cancelled our Thursday lab, so this was how we made up for it.  Day 1 – May 26th On…

Week 4: Rituals with Fire – Group A Data

This week, Group A worked with Austin and Group D on investigating early English cremation rites with linen-wrapped pork shoulders. We were comparing the arguments of Calvin Wells and Jackie McKinley over the shape of the pyre and position of our “bodies.” Before: The first steps in this process were to weigh our pork shoulders…