How To Identify Clay in Nature

This video will help you to locate clay in nature. I go out into the desert of Arizona, show you what clay looks like in its natural form and talk about what clues indicate that clay might be present. Learn to find and process your own clay from nature!

Learn about the different types of wild clay in this video - https://youtu.be/rusxyDCmwvI
Learn how to process clay into a usable material with this video - https://youtu.be/ntn2-Le4DB8
Learn all about how to find and process clay in my online masterclass here - https://ancientpottery.how/courses/native-clay/

📖 CHAPTERS:
0:00 Looking for clay in nature
0:40 Horizontal layers
1:31 Crackled texture
2:24 The texture of dry clay
3:27 Tracks in a dirt road
5:00 The texture of damp clay
6:28 Field testing wild clay

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