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Palaeolithic

An Introduction to Flintknapping

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Country

  • United Kingdom

This course aims to teach the basics of flintknapping. The course is targeted at complete beginners. Attendees will be introduced to a range of flaked stone tools, learn about the properties of knappable material like flint and the principals of flake removal using soft and hard hammers. They will make basic stone tools during the session that they can take away. 

Session Review: ASOR Experimental Archaeology Session, November 2019, San Diego, CA, USA

Author(s)
Tracy L. Spurrier 1 ✉
Publication Date
In November 2019, Experimental and Experiential Archaeology made its debut as an independent session at the ASOR Annual Meeting in San, Diego, California, USA, featuring research done in the context of the ancient Near East. The session was organized by Tracy L. Spurrier from the University of Toronto who has been dabbling in modern lost wax bronze casting in order to research how...

Fous d’Histoire Niort

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Organised by
Association pour l'Histoire Vivante

Country

  • France

More than 30 professional and amateur companies of historical spectacles take part, divided into several categories: music, dance and song; theater and street performance; animal training and show; crafts and demonstrations; military art; various activities and services; technique and accessories; living history sites.

Active Weekend: Javelin Throwing

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Country

  • Austria

The javelin throwing on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th, is for the adventurous and families. Equipped with a spear and a spear thrower, young and old learn about Stone Age hunting techniques and all kinds of interesting facts about hunting and everyday life in prehistory.

Flame of Arkaim

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Organised by
Archaeos - Experimental Archaeology Association
Archaeological Reserve ARKAIM

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  • Russia

On September 5, the IV festival of living history "Flame of Arkaim" will be held, organized by our Association and the Archaeological Reserve ARKAIM.

Myths and Legends

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Country

  • the Netherlands

During the weekend of 12 and 13 September, storytellers, puppet shows and farces can be seen and heard in the preHistorisch Dorp. 

Experimental Research on the Neanderthal Musical Instrument from Divje Babe I Cave (Slovenia)

Author(s)
Matija Turk 1 ✉,
Giuliano Bastiani 2
Publication Date
11th EAC Trento 2019
***The supposition that an unusually perforated femur of a juvenile cave bear found at the Divje babe I Palaeolithic cave site in Slovenia could be a musical instrument led to heated debates. According to its archaeological context and chronostratigraphic position, if made by humans, it could only be attributed to Neanderthals...