International Archaeology Day

Providing the chance to indulge your inner Indiana Jones

The Roman Spectacle

A Roman gladiatorial spectacle of magnificent proportions

The Roman Spectacle

A Roman gladiatorial spectacle of magnificent proportions

The Greek Kiln

Educating members, local schools, and local artists in the techniques, making, and firing of Greek style pottery

The Greek Kiln

Educating members, local schools, and local artists in the techniques, making, and firing of Greek style pottery

The Combustion Chamber

October 9th, 2005 | October 10th, 2005

First course of bricks for combustion chamber.

Setting the first inner course of fire bricks. Alan May checks that the row is level. Steve Morris, father of St. Augustine student Chelsea, assists him.

The first outer course of construction bricks.

St. Augustine students mixing materials for mortar in the kiln. The site was previously used as a pool. The building in the background served as a locker room.

St. Augustine students K. DiLeonardo, P. Kane, Art Teacher J. Valandry and UA Classics student E. Thienes, with Steve and Daniel Morris help Alan May.

Making the wooden framework for arched stoking channel. Steve Morris, Daniel Morris, A. May.

Setting wooden framework on arched stoking channel. Jacob Spier and A. May.

Former UA Classics Professor J. Spier with his son Jacob.

Constructing the arched stoking channel.

Outer wall for insulation and stability of combustion chamber.

Backfilling outer wall with stones and construction debris.

Outer wall for insulation and stability of combustion chamber.

Backfilling outer wall for insulation and stability of combustion chamber.

Finished stoking channel, insulating wall, and combustion chamber.

Building up the insulating and stability wall.

Alan May watering the structure.

St. Augustine Art Club participants: P. Kane, B. Guillory, K. DiLeonardo, N. Brinker, L. Sniejowski, J. Rogers, B. Baechler, E. Hasaki, Art Teacher J. Valandry, M. Concannon, Chelsea, Steve and Daniel Morris.

M. Concannon, D. Morris, A. May.

UA Classics graduate student E. Thienes working with A. May.

St. Augustine student Mary, xx and Art Teacher J. Valandry; Alan May in the center; to the right from UA Classics D. Spier, J. Spier, J. Kendall, G. Stoehr.

St. Augustine student C. Morris, with her father Steve and brother Daniel.

UA Classics graduate student J. Kendall with D. Morris examining the wooden framework.

I. DuToit, E. DuToit, L. DuToit.

A. Stoimenoff backfilling the outer wall.

A. Stoimenoff and J. Benton collecting stones for the backfilling of outer wall.

UA Classics graduate student J. Benton with A. May.

UA Classics Emeritus Professor T. Worthen with his daughter Anna, P. Musters, A. May.

P. Musters (sculptor), J. Miller (painter), J. Williams with Alan May.

Eleni Hasaki helping with the kiln construction.

Musters helped beyond a friend's call. For the record, May's arm injury was not connected with the kiln construction!