Demonstration Pot Firing at Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve

On Saturday November 23, 2019 I went out to the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve to do a demonstration pottery firing. The pot came out great, check out how this primitive firing was done and get a brief tour of the museum and rock art.
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[@kaolinwasher]

Thats really great how you can fire the pot without it cracking , exelent Job and i can learn from this

[@AncientPottery]

Thanks

[@montyferguson4657]

My first piece was done like this, except I put it directly on the coals. It did crack, which is what I expected, but didn't care, since I planned on making grog out of it. I just wanted to do a practice run before I made something nice. I'll let you know how my next piece turns out.

[@AncientPottery]

Great!

[@kaolinwasher]

also do you think the Indians would have used grass?

[@AncientPottery]

Grass and weeds were used to start the fire, but I have experimented with firing using only grass and it is difficult to use because it burns to ash so quickly. You basically need a truckload of grass and you need to keep throwing on armfuls. Also the pot ends up getting smothered with ashes and will not properly oxidize.