Lab Summary Week 4: Ritual Fire

John Hoffman, Helen Murphy, and Sam Wege Introduction This week, our lab had two separate but related focuses. We experimentally analyzed the methodology of two rituals: 1. Greek sacrifice of bovine femurs and tails and 2. Anglo-Saxon cremation rites. The goal of the study of Greek sacrifice was to recreate an ancient practice based off…

Week 5 Lab Data — Group A

Due to the nature of this particular lab, there is very little quantitative data recorded here — most “data” collected was subjective to our experiences. However, I did record times for some events, and these are included here on the off chance that they’re somehow helpful Learning to Spin 1:50 — Everyone receives a spindle,…