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  1. Feb 2023
    1. shale
      • Fine grain materials
      • Will leave a streak when rubbed against something
      • Found in low energy places > if it was high energy, the sediments would be moved around and would not form rocks like this

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    1. Basalt Lava:

      Magma is all about viscosity - High viscosity = slow flow > aa > Forms rough terrain > turns into good nutrients for the soil - Low viscosity = high moving > pahoehoe (pa-hoy-hoy) > the black/darkened bits have already begun crystallization

      • Both are basaltic in composition

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  2. Nov 2022
    1. Baths of Diocletian
      • 'Present' for the people of Rome from those higher up in the hierarchy
      • Similar symmetrical layouts
      • Large windows facilitate lighting
      • Directionality towards an alter
      • Decorated with iconography
    2. Caracalla
      • Bathing areas were for socialization and architecture here served that function
      • Baths' names ranged regarding temp - further from sun = cooler
      • There are areas for improving one's fitness
    3. PANTHEON

      "House of the Gods" - Made out of concrete; sophisticated - Perfect geometric curvature - Remains have been converted into a church due to its untarnished nature - Ancient Egyptian reference to monumentality

    4. LUDOVISI BATTLE SARCOPHAGUS250-260 CE, MARBLE

      Romans = same uniforms Barbarians = nudity, inappropriate weaponry or warfare clothing Romans vs. Barbarians Romans are the defenders here, not the aggressors. The dude without any armor is thought to be elevated above the other warriors and fighters.

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