![4"x2" clear resin block with small pieces of pottery and bits of inclusions like sand suspended inside. Held in hand.](https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2019/12/ResinBlock-415x500.jpg)
This fall we made resin blocks containing examples of common Florida pottery fabrics and the tempers or inclusions found in them. They can be examined with a hand lens or microscope to identify characteristic features. Interested in making your own? Here’s a guide to the process: Resin Blocks
Bloch, Lindsay
2019 Manufacturing Inclusion and Temper Resin Blocks for Ceramics Analysis and Training. Ceramic Technology Laboratory, Florida Museum of Natural History.