This week’s lab was a continuation of week 7’s lab, during which we constructed clay pots out of both refined studio clay and less refine clay from the Carleton arboretum. Below is the data we collected and the procedure of the lab. Pot Measurements Side Thickness (in.) (Pre-fire/Post-fire) Diameter (in.) (Pre-fire/Post-fire) Height (in.) (Pre-fire/Post-fire) Weight…

This week’s lab took place over a two-day period. On Thursday, we built fires and placed our pots from week 7’s lab on coals before covering them with more wood, letting that burn to ash, and then smothering our fire. On Friday, we returned to uncover our pots and see the results. Data was recorded…

Group C: Reed, Sam, Astrid, and Aubrey This week, we were able to fire our now bone-dry pots from last week’s lab in bonfires outside. Our main focus was the similarities between firing practices of pottery and cremation, keeping in mind the relationship these two practices may have had in the minds of premodern peoples,…