Book Review: La arqueología reconstructiva y el factor didáctico by Santacana and Masriera

Both in Europe and in the US there is a multitude of archaeological sites which are shown to the general public either partially or completely rebuilt. This pattern, which is standard practice in many countries, is sternly contested and rejected in others, giving rise to a 200 year old international debate...

Mixed Matters

Conference: 2012 Re-Arc

The third annual Reconstructive & Experimental Archaeology (Re-Arc) Conference was hosted by the Schiele Museum of Natural History at Gastonia North Carolina, USA, 19-21 October 2012. Although the cost of the conference itself was minimal ($35 pre-registered, $20 for students) the large travel distances within North America always...

Experimental Archaeology

The scientific basis for the reconstruction of prehistoric and protohistoric houses

It has been almost 20 years, but it is still relevant
The 1980s was the beginning of a boom in the construction of archaeologically inspired buildings inside and outside archaeological open-air museums.
*** The purpose of this paper was to explore the scientific basis of building reconstructions...

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Book Review: Die Knochen- und Geweihgeräte der Feddersen Wierde by Katrin Struckmeyer

The purpose of this book, which was originally presented as a dissertation at Hamburg University, is to present the 1,293 bone, antler, horn and ivory tools that were found at the terp settlement Feddersen Wierde in the coastal area of Lower Saxony, Germany, and to decide on the possible functions of the tools.

Experimental Archaeology

How Metallographic Examinations can Give the Forming Process of Metal Artefacts? The Example of the Hoard Of Farébersviller

1999 Wilhelminaoord Workshop
***The hoard of Farébersviller (Moselle, France) was discovered in 1991 during rescue excavations (See Image above). This set contains 130 "bronze" artifacts, which date to the Late Bronze Age (8th century BC).

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Paleofestival, La Spezia, Italy

The paleofestival has taken place annually in La Spezia, Italy, since 2005. It is a very popular, engaging event which combines experimental prehistoric archaeology with other educational activities. Museums, parks, and Italian and foreign archaeologists can meet at the festival to promote their activities to a wider audience...

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Conference: Experiment and Experience: Ancient Egypt in the Present

Experiment and Experience: Ancient Egypt in the Present was held at the University of Wales, Swansea, by The Egypt Centre and The Department of History the 10-12 May 2010...

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Conference: OpenArch/IMTAL Sweden 2012

As a long-standing member of IMTAL (International Museums Theatre Alliance – www.imtal-europe.org) I have always enjoyed their conferences. The workshops and participatory events are held in fantastic venues with theatrics to entertain and inform. However, this conference was...

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Conference: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy

The Historical Metallurgy Society’s Annual Conference, 2-3 September 2010
The Historical Metallurgy Society was established in the early 1970s and is dedicated to providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and the dissemination of research on the metallurgical practices of the past...

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Obituary: Ole Crumlin-Pedersen, founder of the Viking Ship Museum

On 14 October 2011, Ole Crumlin-Pedersen passed away after a long period of illness, aged 76. Ole Crumlin-Pedersen, born 24 February 1935 in Hellerup, Denmark dedicated his life to maritime cultural heritage, maritime archaeology and old ships...

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Book Review: The Boyne Currach: From Beneath the Shadows of Newgrange By Claidhbh Ó Gibne

Tom Jackson (IE)

Issue 2013/2

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Claidhbh Ó Gibne has devoted himself to building traditional currachs and researching their history. His new volume, The Boyne Currach: From beneath the shadows of Newgrange, puts the currach in the context of the history of...

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Book Review: Experimentation and Interpretation, The Use of Experimental Archaeology in the Study of the Past by Dana C. E. Millson

Holly Steane Price (UK)

Issue 2013/2

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What role does experimental archaeology have in the wider discourse? According to the papers in this book, all of which were presented at the Theoretical Archaeological Group (TAG) conference in Southampton in 2008, a large one...

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Conference: The 2nd Annual Seminar of Experimental Archaeology in Norway

Lotte Eigeland (NO)

Issue 2013/2

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Twenty-seven participants gathered at Hringariki museum at Hønefoss in Eastern Norway during a two-day conference from September 1st thru 2nd, 2012...

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A Personal Experience in Communicating History: Tales From the River Trent

Sophia Collins (UK)

Issue 2013/2

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Saturday 1 September dawns gloriously, and is unseasonably sunny. Our fingers are crossed that this is the Indian Summer we'd been praying for all August since we intend to do a lot of walking in the next three weeks...

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Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa - Bilanz 2011

Sina Klausnitz (DE)

Issue 2013/2

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Bilanz 2011 once again supplies an exciting, diverse and interesting view into the world of experimental archaeology. Published by EXAR in cooperation with the Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2011, 270 pp, ISBN 978-3-89995-794-5

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Review of the 7th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Cardiff 2013

Heather Hopkins (UK)

Issue 2013/2

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The 7th Experimental Archaeology Conference was held on 12-13th January 2013. This annual event, first held in 2006. This year it was hosted jointly by the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University and St Fagan’s Open-Air Museum. Seventy-five delegates originally booked to attend, but one hundred actually attended each day...

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Book Review: La arqueología reconstructiva y el factor didáctico by Santacana and Masriera

Victor Manuel Lopez-Menchero Bendicho (ES)

Issue 2013/1

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Book Review: Die römische Armee im Experiment by Koepfer et al

Xenia Pauli Jensen (DK)

Issue 2013/1

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This book is a result of a long-term project, Legio XIII Gemina, situated at the Universität Augsburg, Germany, with the purpose of establishing experimental archaeology as an integrated part of the education program. Around 20 students took part in a seminar from 2009 to 2011 under the supervision of Professor Dr Gregor Weber and Christian Koepfer MA...

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8th Spanish Experimental Archaeology Workshop

Javier Baena Preysler (ES)

Issue 2013/1

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During the penultimate week of September a new Experimental Archaeology Workshop was held in the city of Caspe (Zaragoza, Sain). Organised by several institutions, including the Fundación Fernando El Católico, the City Hall of Caspe, the University of Zaragoza and the Diputación of Aragón, this was the...

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VAEE Celebrates 20 Years

Roeland Paardekooper (NL)

Issue 2013/1

Mixed Matters

If you live in the Netherlands and work with archaeological open-air museums, archaeological experimentation or education, there is a good chance you are a member of VAEE, the Dutch Association for Experimental Archaeology & Education...

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Book Review: The Boyne Currach: From Beneath the Shadows of Newgrange By Claidhbh Ó Gibne

Book Review: Experimentation and Interpretation, The Use of Experimental Archaeology in the Study of the Past by Dana C. E. Millson

Conference: The 2nd Annual Seminar of Experimental Archaeology in Norway

A Personal Experience in Communicating History: Tales From the River Trent

Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa - Bilanz 2011

Review of the 7th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Cardiff 2013

Book Review: La arqueología reconstructiva y el factor didáctico by Santacana and Masriera

Book Review: Die römische Armee im Experiment by Koepfer et al

8th Spanish Experimental Archaeology Workshop

VAEE Celebrates 20 Years

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