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…
Group Members: Luisa, Marta, Jake, Dylan This week, our lab was once again dominated by qualitative data that came from our experiences working with our group’s Groma. Our group completed three tasks: outlining two templa (one 7x7m, the other 14x14m), building a “road” across part of campus, and centuriating part of the “Midi” Bald Spot…