lab data – Experimental Archaeology / Experiential History

Surveying data: Lab group C

This week we built and attempted to use basic Roman surveying equipment. The groma, pictured above, has four arms arranged in a cross with weights hanging down from their ends, and from the center. By lining up three cords with a distant point (as Soren and Ruby are doing here), you can guarantee points in…

Dye Data: Group F

This week we explored the world of natural dyes, relying on the expertise of Alejandra. We dyed white and grey wool with three dyes: indigo, marigold, and logwood. All three are plant-based: indigo and marigold are flowers, while logwood is a large, flowering tree. All of these dyes were historically used in Central and South…

Week 7 Group A Lab Data: Woodworking Part 2

As we have all remarked in our lab journals, we spent the week seven lab inside woodworking rather than firing the loom weights due to poor weather. We refined the pieces of our loom (smoothing beams, chiseling) and fashioned several new heddles. In all, we have now spent about eight hours working on the loom…

Group B Lab Data

Regular cheese process measurements: Weight Measurements: Initial Weight of Milk: 3948g Whey weight: 2811g Curd weight: 1874g Temperatures of Liquid: Initial Milk Temp: 17 C Milk with vinegar temp: 17 C Liquid before rennet was added: 32 C Liquid at the first clean break test (15 min after rennet was added): 29 C Temp after…

Week 6: Fiber Lab Data

Cordage Our group started at the fiber processing station. We gravitated towards the tan cattails and spent the next 1.5 hours making cordage out of them. Austin collected the cattails from the arboretum this week, but our group could imagine people making cordage in the winter out of cattails collected in the fall. Our first…

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