What Goes into Pottery Analysis?
As an undergraduate student researcher in the Ceramic Technology Lab and Caribbean Archaeology, much of my work involves analyzing pottery … Continued
Clay Chronicles V
This was my most ambitious one so far. Weeden Island Effigy Pot, ca. 1500 years ago My inspiration for this … Continued
Clay Chronicles IV
Clay Chronicles Series Dunns Creek Red Pottery, ca. 1800 years ago This time I decided to tackle a toughie. Dunn’s … Continued
Clay Chronicles III
Clay Chronicles Series I didn’t want to make another bowl or jar this time, so I took inspiration from this … Continued
Clay Chronicles II
Clay Chronicles Series Carrabelle Punctated pottery, ca. 1500 years old Today, I decided to jump ahead to the mid-late Woodland … Continued
Clay Chronicles
One of the hardest parts of working from home these days is being separated from hands-on projects in the lab … Continued
What’s in a (Pottery) Name?
Our lab holds one of the most complete type collections of pottery from Florida. On a regular basis, students and … Continued
Making Pottery from the Ground Up
A few weekends ago we traveled down to Ocala for the annual Silver-River Knap-In, an event highlighting the technology of … Continued
Teaching Pottery Technology at the Silver River Museum
On Tuesday, April 17, Lindsay Bloch from the Ceramic Technology Lab spent the day with high school students at the … Continued
Pottery and Pickled Fish
We’re happy to be a part of the Florida Museum of Natural History, where we learn so much from our … Continued