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How to Make an Ancient Shaduf

We made an ancient shaduf using clay and bricks and filled the fields with wheat berries. We have made shadufs before, and honestly, those were easier and more historically relevant. I tried a new one based on an illustration in our Waldorf main lesson book for Ancient Mesopotamia and while I think it was beautiful and even functional in the end, it was time consuming and not quite what I was hoping for. So stay tuned! An easier, more affordable, faster version is coming up, iA. We planted wheat berries in the 'fields' and that was new and different and looked so pretty, but watering those berries in those tiny soil-filled compartments was a challenge. We managed but water got everywhere and if the clay got too wet is disintegrated and if it got too dry on the thin parts it crumbled. If you want to use clay, I suggest polymer clay or my favorite, Sculpey UltraLight Oven Bake clay. Instead of bricks for a tower, I would suggest clay or even better, sticks for a more traditional and authentic shaduf. Shadufs are hand powered, so a counterweight is necessary and the ability to swing it from the water source to the channels is also necessary. Check out the Ancient Mesopotamia blog post: https://www.pepperandpine.com/ancient... Check out the Ancient Mesopotamia playlist:    • Ancient Mesopotamia   Find me here:   / pepperandpine     / pepperandpine     / pepperandpine   https://www.pepperandpine.com