Roman Era
24th International Limes Congress 2018
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Country
- Serbia
At the last Limes Congress in Ingolstadt it was announced that next XXIV Limes Congress will be held in Serbia in September 2018.
Now it is our honor to invite you to participate in this event in Viminacium (Stari Kostolac) in the Roman province Moesia Superior. Welcome!
Historia Mundi
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Organised by
Historia Mundi (BE)
Country
- Belgium
This event is unique in its kind. It only happens once a year in Belgium that all historical associations are assembled under the cover of a multi-period camp.
Conference: Archaeological Open-Air Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment 鈥 Reality or Fiction?
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Country
- Poland
The Subcarpathian Museum of Krosno and its branch, the Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum at Trzcinica, Poland, are organising an International Conference entitled 鈥淥pen-Air Archaeological Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment 鈥 Reality or Fiction?鈥 which will be held on 18 and 19 October this year.
An Experimental Diachronic Exploration of Patination Methodology of Dark Patinated (Arsenical) Copper Alloys on Case Studies from the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age and Early Iron Age
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***Artificially patinated copper alloys are found archaeologically in polychrome artefacts from the 19th century BC Egypt to historical and contemporary Japan. The unusual colour variations observed in these patinas, ranging from black to blue to purple, is due to a minor amount of gold (Au) and silver (Ag) in their copper matrix, whereas accompanying elements such as tin (Sn), iron (Fe), and arsenic (As) might influence workability, hue or shine.
***Artificially patinated copper alloys are found archaeologically in polychrome artefacts from the 19th century BC Egypt to historical and contemporary Japan. The unusual colour variations observed in these patinas, ranging from black to blue to purple, is due to a minor amount of gold (Au) and silver (Ag) in their copper matrix, whereas accompanying elements such as tin (Sn), iron (Fe), and arsenic (As) might influence workability, hue or shine.
Adze-plane, Skeparnon, Multipurpose Adze or Two-handled Adze? Practical Work with an Alleged Predecessor of the Woodworking Plane
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***This article presents a practical approach to a Graeco-Roman woodworking tool called 鈥渁scia-Hobel鈥 in the archaeological literature, respectively 鈥渁dze-plane鈥 as the corresponding English term. The tool in question consists of an often semi-circular adze-blade attached to a two-handled shaft and seems to be suited both for chopping and...
***This article presents a practical approach to a Graeco-Roman woodworking tool called 鈥渁scia-Hobel鈥 in the archaeological literature, respectively 鈥渁dze-plane鈥 as the corresponding English term. The tool in question consists of an often semi-circular adze-blade attached to a two-handled shaft and seems to be suited both for chopping and...
Book Review: Tablets at Work by Claudia Wollny
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This 700-plus page book is dedicated to the exploring the basics of tablet weaving. This book will not only allow the reader to understand the step-by-step methods for different tablet weaving techniques but also describes the process behind creating one鈥檚 own pattern...
Book Review: Experimentelle Arch盲ologie in Europa, Bilanz 2015
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Annual Proceedings of the EXAR Tagung
***Volume number 14 of the periodical 鈥淓xperimentelle Arch盲ologie in Europa: Bilanz 2015鈥 represents the proceedings of the 11th meeting of EXAR held in cooperation with the Labor f眉r Experimentelle Arch盲ologie (LEA), a branch of the R枚misch-Germanischen-Zentralmuseums in Mainz (RGZM)...
***Volume number 14 of the periodical 鈥淓xperimentelle Arch盲ologie in Europa: Bilanz 2015鈥 represents the proceedings of the 11th meeting of EXAR held in cooperation with the Labor f眉r Experimentelle Arch盲ologie (LEA), a branch of the R枚misch-Germanischen-Zentralmuseums in Mainz (RGZM)...
Conference Review: Fifth International Congress of Experimental Archaeology, Tarragona (Spain), October 2017
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Experimental archaeology is an important methodological resource for academic and historical scientific research, not separated from the rest of archaeological and historical sciences, and usually used to interpret the formation of the archaeological record and past human behaviour. Moreover, experimental archaeology has a great significance as part of archaeological diffusion, historical reconstructions, and education...
Book Review: The Archaeology of Time Travel. Experiencing the Past in the 21st Century, edited by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf
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Archaeological time travel, or experiencing the past through re-enactment, virtual reality, popular culture or other means, is presented from multiple perspectives in The Archaeology of Time Travel. Experiencing the Past in the 21st Century, edited by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf. The book is freely available in pdf format at
Book Review: Proceedings of the 25th Meeting of Archaeologists from Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria
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On the 17th 鈥 20th June 2015 40 participants of the 25th Archaeological working group East Bavaria/ West and south Bohemia/ Upper Austria, were hosted by the Upper Palatinate town B盲rnau which lies on the border with the Czech Republic. The meeting took place in the conference hall of the Historic Park B盲rnau-Tachov, a remarkable archaeological open-air museum which demonstrates...