Week 7 Lab Data Group 4: TACTICS

For this lab we recreated three battle tactics (and a special fourth) from different parts of ancient Mediterranean history: hoplite, phalanx, and maniple. We were specifically looking at three questions and comparing the answers for each kind of warfare: Hoplite We began with hoplite formations. Each person was given a circular shield which was strapped…

Week 4 Lab Data Group 2: RITUAL

This week we explored components of ancient Greek ritual. The lab had two parts: recreating sacrifical practices by burning a fat wrapped thigh bone and roasting splanchna, and constructing miniature ash altars. Part One: Burning the Thigh Bone and Splanchna We were one of two groups that was given omentum, a kind of fat, to…