[Ahmabeliever]

Just a wee note. I don't know if it's the clay shards (smashed terra cotta pot) or the bones (smashed chicken lamb and beef) but...

I added roughly 3% smashed pottery and 3% smashed bones to one mix. The TP mix including the bones and pottery is outperforming the other TP mixes without the bones and pottery by roughly 100%.

[Essay]

Originally Posted by Ahmabeliever

Just a wee note. I don't know if it's the clay shards (smashed terra cotta pot) or the bones (smashed chicken lamb and beef) but...

I added roughly 3% smashed pottery and 3% smashed bones to one mix. The TP mix including the bones and pottery is outperforming the other TP mixes without the bones and pottery by roughly 100%.

I'd think that the clay would be relatively inert (on this short time scale) except for drainage/aeration, physical (mulchy?) effects;
but the bones, are an obvious source of higher performance (especially if "activated" by the beasties)!

Thanks for the update!

[Fukudairafarm]

Originally Posted by Turtle

This sounds reasonable in general, however looking at the specific pots Mick posted with their decoration, it doesn't make much sense to me for them to have their use as retorts. Practically, decorating a pot you mean to break & bury is a waste of resources, in spite of the potential argument it served a ritual purpose. Follow the money.........

Oh, I agree- I don't think the pots in the picture would be the ones I was dreaming of. I think they would be plain and oddly shaped. The posted pot looks like it was to be used for other purposes.