A Dedicated Space for the Reports and Posters that Document the Activities of the Leupp Kiln Conference
The Leupp Kiln Conference, which began in Old Leupp Arizona in 2003 (thence the name), is an informal gathering of archaeologists, potters and other interested folks with an interest in ancient and modern ceramic technology in the Southwest. The primary sponsor of the event is the Institute for Archaeological Ceramic Research (IACR). http://www.instituteforceramicarchaeology.org The highlights of the annual event are an Ancestral Pueblo Black-on-white firing supplemented with smaller firings utilizing various techniques and the collection of clays from local sources. In this way we combine two of the most interesting activities imaginable - firing pots and collecting clay to make more pots to be fired! We fire in the old way or what some of you may know as a primitive firing or pit firing. These are misnomers since how can you call it primitive if we modern people have trouble reproducing it and not all the firings require a pit? Other than a basic concern with safety, (we do create small to enormous bonfires), there are few rules other than to have as much fun as possible and to learn from each other's mistakes and sucesses. Indeed, getting to see old friends and make new ones at least once a year is one of the more important benefits of our conference.
Each year someone in our group volunteers to host the conference, which means that they get to work out all of the details while we get to travel to exotic locations and collect clays from sources most of us would never have a chance to find on our own.
| | Year | Location | Report Page | Host (s) |
 | 2003 | Old Leupp, Arizona | 2003LKCReport | Tim Wilcox |
| 2004 | Bluff, Utah (In Conjuction with the 2004
Pecos Conference) | 2004LKCReport | William Lucius and Irene Lopez-Wessell |
 | 2005 | Homolovi Ruins State Park, Arizona (no report written, pictures only) | 2005LKCReport | Tim Wilcox |
 | 2006 | Yellowjacket, Colorado | 2006LKCReport | Wayne Keene |
 | 2006 | Blanding, Utah | 2006BKFReport | William Lucius and Dorde Woodruff |
 | 2007 | Homolovi Ruins State Park, Arizona (no report written, pictures only) | 2007LKCReport | Tim Wilcox |
 | 2008 | Anasazi State Park Musuem, Boulder, Utah (no report written, pictures only) | 2008LKCReport | Don Montoya |
 | 2009 | Snowflake, Arizona | 2009LKCReport | Jo Ann Weldono |
| | 2010 | No one volunteered to host the 2010 Leupp Kiln Conference! See you in 2011. | | |
 | 2011 | The 2011 Leupp Kiln Conference is a go! It will be held at Pecos National Historic Park, east of Santa Fe, on July 29-3. For the invitation to attend, go to ourlkcpage.multiply.com and look under Notes and Calendar. | Bring your cameras - we want lots of pictures of the event! | Jo Ann Weldon and Bob Casias |
In addition to this web site, IACR maintains a listserv that is available to anyone interested in pottery replication. This is also where notices of upcoming conferences and other events are listed and where members can post photos, comments and participate in discussions. If you are interested in becoming a member of the conference, just go to the page and follow the directions on how to join (it's free and open to the public). ourlkcpage.multiply.com
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