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| TRUE OR FALSE, CERAMICS ARE THE MOST COMMON MATERIAL FOUND ON ARCHAEOLOGY SITES. |
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| NAME THE THREE STEPS FOR CLAY PREPARATION. |
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| Impurities removed, natural weathering and puddling (kneading to make clay softer) |
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| NAME FOUR REASONS TEMPER IS USED IN CERAMIC MAKING. |
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| An additive to improve workability and prevent shrinking, even distribution of heat energy, make clay stronger, and improve appearance |
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| NAME THE FIVE TYPES OF HAND BUILDING IN CERAMICS AND KNOW HOW THEY’RE FORMED. |
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| Pinch, paddle and anvil, slab, coil, mould |
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| NAME THE TWO TYPES OF WHEEL-THROWN IN CERAMICS. |
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| ABOUT HOW EARLY WAS THE WHEEL IN CERAMICS USED? |
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| TRUE OR FALSE, CLAY CAN BE WET WHEN FIRED? |
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| False, clay must be dry otherwise there is a possibility of air bubbles that could cause the ceramic to crack or explode |
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| NAME FOUR TYPES OF KILNS/FIRING FOR CERAMICS AND HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. |
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| Bonfire firing, pit firing, through draft kiln, updraft kiln |
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| WHAT IS THE FIRING TEMPERATURE FOR EARTHENWARE? |
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| WHAT IS THE FIRING TEMPERATURE FOR STONEWARE? |
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| WHAT IS THE FIRING TEMPERATURE FOR PORCELAIN? |
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| NAME THREE TYPES OF GLAZE USED FOR CERAMICS. |
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| WHAT IS THE ‘BIG THREE’ IN CERAMICS? |
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| dating, distribution/exchange, function/status |
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| NAME A FORM OF RELATIVE DATING TECHNIQUE AND WHAT IT IS. |
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| typological sequences (sort by selected attributes such as form, decoration, location etc) |
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| NAME A FORM OF ABSOLUTE DATING TECHNIQUE AND WHAT IT IS. |
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| thermoluminescence (measures accumulated radiation dose of time elapsed since ceramic was fired) |
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| NAME THE THREE ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES. |
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| macroscopic analysis, microscopic analysis, chemical analysis |
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| WHAT IS ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY |
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| analysing metal elements in an object |
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