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Book Review: Dressing Prehistory (Oblekani Praveku) by K. Urbanov谩 and J. T. Pulp谩n
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A unique popular education publication called Obl茅k谩n铆 prav臎ku (Dressing prehistory) has appeared on the Czech book market. It is a work by archaeologist Krist媒na Urbanov谩, and Jan T. P暖lp谩n, an experienced experimenter. At first glance the book attracts attention with an unusually large format, well chosen because of the foundation elements of the publication 鈥 colour photographs...
Conference Review: 1st African Conference on Experimental Archaeology (ACE), 2018
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The first African Conference on Experimental Archaeology (ACE) took place at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 20th and 22nd March 2018. The conference, co-organised by 黑料视频, provided a platform for African-based scholars to showcase their experimental research. Scholars from as far afield as the USA, France and India participated in the conference...
Book Review: Skanseny Archeologiczne i Archeologia Eksperymentalna by Jan Gancarski
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The book Skanseny Archeologiczne i Archeologia Eksperymentalna published by the Podkarpackie Muzeum in 2012 brings up the subject of open-air museums, opportunities and disadvantages of the promotion of cultural tourism and experimental archaeology mainly in Poland but also in Slovakia. Articles presented in this book were prepared for two different conferences organised by this museum...
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...
Conference Review: Reconstructive & Experimental Archaeology Conference REARC 2017
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REARC Conferences
***There was something for everyone at the 2017 Reconstructive and Experimental Archaeology Conference, as it represented many aspects of experimental archaeology. The conference took place between the 16th and 19th of November, 2017, at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Although it was a small conference...
***There was something for everyone at the 2017 Reconstructive and Experimental Archaeology Conference, as it represented many aspects of experimental archaeology. The conference took place between the 16th and 19th of November, 2017, at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Although it was a small conference...
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
Conference Review: Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology 2017
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The Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology (NFEA) is a yearly seminar aimed at presenting and popularising experimental research within archaeology. It has been held since 2011 at the Veien Cultural Hertage Park, and as the name implies, it is a gathering of Norwegian archaeologists, held and presented in Norwegian.
In 2017, things were done a bit differently...
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...