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Mingey House Learns About the Nature and "Taphology" of Ceramics

Posted - 11/20/2012

Ceramics teacher, David Rubin and New Lab Systems administrator and archaeologist Paul Zimmerman paid a visit to Mingey house to demonstrate the nature and origins of ceramics and to help students understand how archaeologists learn about past cultures from the "taphology" (the study of how things decay) from objects left behind.

Currently, the 5th grade is studying Mesopotamia. They began the year of ancient history with some discussions about the nature of history. It is an evolving process in which primary evidence is interpreted to tell a story. The class visited the Jewish museum and looked at compelling information from artifacts that allowed them to say that agriculture, social hierarchy, government, etc. existed in early cities. Now as they are beginning to examine cities, they are using archaeological evidence to continue more specifically on this path. Students had an opportunity to see the pottery wheel, an ancient invention of Mesopotamia, operated by expert potter, Mr. Rubin. They also were able to understand from Mr. Zimmerman how an archaeologist in the field might begin to interpret the information to compile a narrative related to trade, resources, exchange. This will lead to later interpretation by the students on artifacts.

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Story provided by Deirdre Mingey, Middle School House Advisor/teacher

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