黑料视频

黑料视频 Journal

黑料视频 Journal Issue 2025/2

DOAJ
黑料视频 Journal

13 Articles | DOAJ | Open Access
ISSN: 2212-8956
Publishing date: August 6, 2025
馃搫 黑料视频 Journal 2025/2 Table of Contents
Copyrights: 黑料视频, 2025

Summary

The 2025/2 黑料视频 Journal contains ten reviewed and three mixed matter articles. All articles in our Journal are open access to allow for free exchange of information in the fields of experimental archaeology, historical reconstruction, ancient technology, experiential studying and presenting of the past. As always, the articles cover a wide range of topics. Giovanna Fregni experimented with the possible use of a discarded product of the olive industry as a dyestuff. Sally Hoare used a randomised wood collection strategy and a flat hearth design to test whether illuminance properties of different wood species observed in controlled, standardised studies can be replicated. Gareth Thomas explored the reconstruction of traditional Welsh cleft hazel basketry. Stephen Lalor looked into possible interpretation of the many ground and polished oblong stone strips from the European Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age as whetstones. Anthony Dawson discussed the history, archaeology and experimental reconstruction of the Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway (Scotland). Marialucia Amadio and Luca Bombadieri studied manufacturing techniques of prehistoric plasters in Cyprus. The team from T眉bingen (Germany) used an experimental approach to reconstruct possible ivory technologies used during the Aurigancian. Katie Haworth looked into how and where amber beads could have been made in fifth- and sixth-century England. Janni Sahramaa and Riitta Rainio鈥檚 article describes a three-month-long experiment exploring whether it is possible to dance in a boat inspired by prehistoric rock art depictions. The team from Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) studied pottery decorating techniques. In the mixed matter articles, we can find a book review of the Latest Experimentelle Arch盲ologie in Europa issue, report on the Experimental Archaeology Conference in May 2025 in Brazil and an interview with Ettore Mazza.

 

Reviewed Articles

Experimental Approaches to Amber Bead Production in Early Medieval (Fifth- And Sixth-Century AD) England

Experimental Approaches to Amber Bead Production in Early Medieval (Fifth- And Sixth-Century AD) England
Author(s)
Katie Haworth 1 鉁
Publication Date
Tens of thousands of amber beads have been recovered from furnished early medieval female burials of the later fifth to early seventh centuries AD in southern and eastern Britain (Brugmann, 2004, fig. 64; Huggett, 1988, pp.64-66). Amber reached its peak in the middle of the sixth century, overtaking even glass beads in popularity (Huggett, 1988, p.64; Brugmann, 2004, p.47; Hirst, 1985, p.75). Despite the wealth of evidence for the finished objects, no archaeological traces of amber-working in southern Britain during the same period have yet been identified, from either excavated settlements or cemeteries....

Innovative Osseous Technologies of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of the Swabian Jura 鈥 The Age of Ivory

Innovative Osseous Technologies of the Early Upper Palaeolithic of the Swabian Jura 鈥 The Age of Ivory
Author(s)
Sibylle Wolf 1, 2 鉁,
Keiko Kitagawa 1, 2, 3,
Rudolf Walter 2,
Agnes Fatz 1,
Nicholas J. Conard 1, 2, 3
Publication Date
The Swabian Aurignacian is well known for its vast assemblages of functional and symbolic artefacts made from mammoth ivory. This contrasts with the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic technologies that contain sparse evidence for the manufacture and use of tools made from osseous materials. Only with the early Upper Palaeolithic did hominins begin to use ivory for a wide range of tools related to hunting and subsistence, and artefacts used in the symbolic sphere...

Rediscovering and Rebuilding the Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway: archaeology and experimental archaeology of Scotland鈥檚 First Railway

Rediscovering and Rebuilding the Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway: archaeology and experimental archaeology of Scotland鈥檚 First Railway
Author(s)
Anthony Dawson 1 鉁
Publication Date
This paper discussed the history, archaeology and experimental reconstruction of the Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway. First it outlines the known chronology of the railway; secondly is describes the archaeology of the wooden phases of the waggonway (1722-1815) and finally the recent (2024) experimental archaeological project which attempted to reconstruct a 6m long section of the waggonway based on archaeological evidence found in 2019 and 2021...

Dug Boat Dance: Contemporary Body and Prehistoric Experience

Dug Boat Dance: Contemporary Body and Prehistoric Experience
Author(s)
Jenni Sahramaa 1,
Riitta Rainio 1 鉁
Publication Date
Prehistoric rock art in Northern Europe repeatedly shows people standing, jumping, and dancing in a boat. Especially in Finland, rock paintings and the related offerings were made specifically from a boat. In 2023, dancer Arttu Peltoniemi conducted an artistic-scientific experiment called Dug Boat Dance to explore whether it is possible to dance in a boat, and what kind of movements and bodily sensations this might generate. The three-month-long experiment was carried out in a Stone Age-style dugout canoe, using the dancer's body and somaesthetic experiences as research tools...

Bracers or Whetstones?

Bracers or Whetstones?
Author(s)
Stephen Lalor 1 鉁
Publication Date
Stone wrist-guards from around the Early Bronze Age have been widely regarded as archers鈥 bracers (Ingram, 1867; Fokkens, et al., 2008; Vitani and Bailly, 2022). In recent years, however, their association with archery has come under scrutiny. In an attempt to a see if there might be a broader association with archery, the present writer performed a scoping exercise to see if a non-bracer alternative could be established...

Clusters of plasters - An Experimental Analysis of Plaster Production in Prehistoric Cyprus

Clusters of plasters. An Experimental Analysis of Plaster Production in Prehistoric Cyprus.
Author(s)
Marialucia Amadio 1 鉁,
Luca Bombardieri 1
Publication Date
Two distinct types of plaster were produced in prehistoric Cyprus: the lime plaster and the havara plaster. The latter was obtained by mixing the local secondary limestone (havara) with water, with no pyrotechnological process involved. Because lime plaster and havara plaster have very similar characteristics, archaeologists often struggle to distinguish them in the field. An experimental study was undertaken to produce new data that could aid in examining the manufacturing techniques of prehistoric plaster materials in Cyprus...

Weaving Lost Traditions: A Comparative Transdisciplinary Reconstruction of a Welsh Cleft Hazel Basket

Weaving Lost Traditions: A Comparative Transdisciplinary Reconstruction of a Welsh Cleft Hazel Basket
Author(s)
Gareth Thomas 1 鉁
Publication Date
This study explored the reconstruction of traditional Welsh cleft hazel basketry through a transdisciplinary methodology that combines descriptive and thematic analysis with ethnographic methods. It aimed to document the reconstruction process in detail and compare the outcomes of a volunteer-led initiative with the practices of traditional makers. The descriptive element of the project recorded the sequence of actions and technical decisions made by volunteers, revealing the challenges and adaptations involved...

Lighting the Dark in The Palaeolithic: Examining Variation in Light between Different Wood Species Using a Randomised Firewood Collection Strategy

Lighting the Dark in The Palaeolithic - Experimental design set up (flat hearth with randomised collection, size and state of the wood) and images of Pinus fire experiment P1.
Author(s)
Sally Hoare 1 鉁
Publication Date
Light produced by fire was a crucial survival tool for Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, enabling the occupation of deep caves and the extension of daylight hours. Previous research using standardised experimental protocols identified variations in the illuminance properties of different wood species, which could be utilised for various tasks as part of fuel selection strategies. However, these standardised experiments, which control for the size and state of the wood and hearth design, do not accurately reflect actual firewood collection and fuel management strategies employed by prehistoric hominins...

Documenting Traces Left on Ceramic Surfaces by Tools Used for Treatment and/or Decoration: an Experimental Approach

Representation of the textile and different materials used for recreating Type 4 impressions on the tablets. A) Imprint made with a rounded piece of wood on a moist woollen crocheted cloth.
Author(s)
Francesco Lucchini 1 鉁,
Emma Stuart 1,
Alice Cassoni 1
Publication Date
This study explores the role of experimental archaeology in investigating ancient ceramic production techniques. Utilising materials analysed by Rammo (2017) from the fortified settlements of Asva, Ridala, and Iru in Estonia, we focus on two types of impressions on sherds dated to the beginning of the 1st millennium BC. Our aim was to test the hypotheses concerning the execution methods of these impressions and evaluate the effectiveness of experimental methodologies in recreating them...

Olives as a Dye for Wool Textiles

Dyed Yarn
Author(s)
E. Giovanna Fregni 1 鉁
Publication Date
Olives have been cultivated in the Near East for approximately 6,000 years. In Cyprus, they have been present since the Neolithic and were primarily used for food, oil, and byproducts of the oil (Besnard, et al., 2013; Chaniotis and Hadjisavvas, 2012). Olive trees overproduce fruit, and a large portion of the crop is dropped before harvesting time...