Norway
Lithic Experiments in Rescue Archaeology: a Case from Southern Norway
***The institutional context in which Stone Age knowledge production takes place in Norway is structured by the current system of cultural heritage management (CHM). By virtue of the Heritage Act from 1978 and the regulations on professional responsibilities, the practical work of surveying and excavating prehistoric sites is divided respectively between the 19 County Councils and the five archaeological government museums...
Conference Review: The 2nd Annual Seminar of Experimental Archaeology in Norway
Twenty-seven participants gathered at Hringariki museum at Hønefoss in Eastern Norway during a two-day conference from September 1st thru 2nd, 2012...
Scandinavian Iron Age and Early Medieval Ceramic Moulds - Lost Wax or Not or Both?
***Since the 1940s we have had a discussion in Scandinavia concerning ancient mould-making methods. The question of different methods in the production of ceramic moulds has taken a large part in these discussions; by lost wax or by direct matrix-methods...
Book Review: Experimental Archaeology – Between Enlightenment and Experience by Petersson and Narmo
An Iron Age Horse Bridle Reconstructed: Design, Action and Usability
Book Review: The Archaeology of Time Travel by Anders Ödman (ed)
At the European Association of Archaeologists' meeting in Malta, September 2008, a session was held on the topic of Archaeology as Time Travel, dedicated to exploring the popular phenomenon of time travel to past times, including a variety of aspects related to materiality/virtuality, the market of time travel experiences, design issues and how time travel should be evaluated as an experience...
Conference Review: The 1st Annual Seminar of Experimental Archaeology in Norway
Recent years have shown an upsurge of activities related to experimental archaeology in Norway. The time was therefore ripe to arrange a meeting (7 May 2011) and there was talk of forming a formal network for experimental archaeology in Norway. The previous meeting of the sort was in 2005, and the idea of a seminar was well received...
Grundtvig, Life Long Learning in Archaeological Open-Air Museums
In November 2009, the idea for launching a network on adult education in EXARC was picked up. The first step was a preparation meeting in Oerlinghausen, Germany where we met with about 20 EXARC members from almost all corners of Europe. By mid 2010, 15 organisations, including EXARC itself joined in two so called Grundtvig Learning Partnerships, funded by the European Union...