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Experimental Archaeology:
Where a scientific method is applied to a historical question relating to an artefact or to answer a question.
limestone
It is made by mixing ________ heated to 900C and mixing it with water.
Potential energy
________ is stored.
Experiential Archaeology:
Something you can interact with. Where people are experiencing the process or making of something.
Study Guide
Making History Medieval Semester 2 2022
Familiarise yourself with the following tools
compass, saw, adze, line and chalk, piercer, plane, broad ax, gouge
Armour
Maille
Castles
Guedelon
Piff
high iron content sandstone
Paff
reddish sandstone
Poof
yellow soft sandstone
Quarry sands make it stronger
It takes centuries to set
Process of making rivetted chainmail
Coil a wire into a spiral
Cut rings off the spiral
Make the metal soft by heating them until they’re red hot
Flatten the rings with a hammer until overlapping areas are flat
Heat the rings to red hot again to make them soft again and let them cool slowly
Punch a hole in the overlapping area of the rivet
Cut the rivets (cut off tiny pieces of wire)
Set the rivets. Set a rivet into the rivet hole. Align it to the center. Squeeze the rivet with pliers.
What is this?
4-in-1 Butted Maille
What is this?
4-in-1 Rivetted Maille
Why is the castle built in a quarry?
Because it has all the resources they need for things like colouring, wood, etc
How are the stones broken up to be used?
A hammer and wedge. They hit the wedge with the hammer to get a fracture and eventually split
What is the piff
High iron content sandstone
What is the paff?
Reddish sandstone
What is the poof
Yellow soft sandstone
Describe the process of making the grain ark
Split log, cut the planks, smooth sides with an axe, shape it, use pegs to hold it together
What is mortar?
What is used to stick the stones together to give the castle structure
How is mortar made?
Mixing limestone heated to 900 degrees C and mixing it with water
How does the blacksmith fix the tools?
They heat it to soften it, then sharpens with a file, then hardens it by heating and quickly quenching it with water
Why is the mortar strong?
Quarry sand makes it stronger
How long will it take for the mortar to set completely?
Many centuries
How does a trebuchet work?
Like a catapult. Potential energy is stored then used
What is a gambeson and how is it made?
It is a padded defensive jacket made out of wool, worn as armor
How does an arrow loop work?
It is a small window to shoot out from, it would be harder for enemies to shoot back through the window
Describe how a crossbow is made
Heat the metal till its white so it would be hot enough to get soft
What did a 13th century soldier eat?
Pottage, pork, beans, their war horses if they were desperate
What is heraldry?
The practice of devising, granting, displaying, describing, and recording a coat of arms
How did heraldry come to be?
Because people needed to be easily identifiable on the field, it is used to distinguish people of different families and social status
What is red?
Gules
What is blue?
Azure
What is green?
Vert
What is purple
Purpure
What is black
Sable
What is gold
Or
What is silver?
Argent
What is in a full achievement of a peer?
Coat of arms, chapeau, supporters, compartment hemet, crest, mantling, and motto
What is this tool?
Compass
What is this tool?
Saw
What is this tool?
Adze
What is this tool?
Line and chalk
What is this tool?
Piercer (Persore)
What is this tool?
Plane
What is this tool?
Broad ax
What is this tool?
Gouge
What is a compass used for?
Drawing circles
Note
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