ball of clay with stamped design

Clay Chronicles VII

I’m running out of pottery making supplies at home, so am wrapping up my experiments for now. After making the … Continue

clay with pile of gray crushed shell on top

Clay Chronicles VI

For most of the pots I’ve made during these quarantimes, I’ve used clays more or less as they were. This … Continue

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Clay Chronicles V

This was my most ambitious one so far. Weeden Island Effigy Pot, ca. 1500 years ago My inspiration for this … Continue

Clamshell with ocher mix

Clay Chronicles IV

Clay Chronicles Series Dunns Creek Red Pottery, ca. 1800 years ago This time I decided to tackle a toughie. Dunn’s … Continue

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Clay Chronicles II

Clay Chronicles Series Carrabelle Punctated pottery, ca. 1500 years old Today, I decided to jump ahead to the mid-late Woodland … Continue

layout of tools and ingredients

Clay Chronicles

One of the hardest parts of working from home these days is being separated from hands-on projects in the lab … Continue

Schematic of pottery mending, showing order of sherd mending.

Pottery Mending Guide

View or download our new guide for mending archaeological pottery here. Have additional questions? Email Lindsay Bloch to learn more … Continue