On Thursday of Week 9, our Experimental Archaeology/Experiential History class worked on reconstructing an Icelandic-style turf building. In our previous lab, we constructed the Viking-era tent and this week we will be recreating the “booth” upon which we will place our tent. We experienced different construction methods, with different groups using different types of turf…
Week 9 Turf-Building
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Week 8: Wood Carving
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Week 7: Blacksmithing and making nails
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Week 6: Firing Pots and Cremation
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Week 5: Dyeing Lab Report
In this week’s lab, my group worked on dyeing Jacobs wool using dried marigold which results in a mustard yellow color. As a class, we also dyed wool purple using indigo pigment which was led by Alejandra. First, I will go over our results from the indigo pigment experiment and then delve into our group’s…
Week 5: Dyeing Lab Journal
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Week 3: Pottery Lab Journal
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Week 4: Group A Wool Data
As the lab data recorder for Group A, I took note of both quantitative and qualitative data during Wool Week, which included carding, weaving, and spinning. This week more qualitative data than quantitative largely because of the nature of weaving and wool production, which lacks many quantitative facets such as precise measurements. For example, carding…
Week 4: Wool Lab Journal
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