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Conference Review: 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York 2012

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Ruth Fillery-Travis 1
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EAC Conferences
*** Established in 2006 with a workshop at UCL London, the Experimental Archaeology Conference is an annual event aiming to bring together experimental practitioners from Europe and afield. Since 2006 it has been held at a variety of locations in England and Scotland...

Varus and the Lost Legions in Sagnlandet Lejre - A Re-enactment Success?

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Ane Jepsen 1
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In July 2009 a battle took place in Sagnlandet Lejre, in the heart of Zealand in Denmark. The battle was a dramatized re-enactment of the historical battle of Teutoburg forest in Niedersachsen in the year 9 AD - also known as the Varus Battle. Why should such a re-enactment event take place in Denmark - over 100 kilometres from the presumed site of the historic battle?...

Conference Review: Reconstruction “in Situ”, International Archaeological Meeting of Calafell, 2011

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Roeland Paardekooper 1
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March 2011, EXARC convened for the 17th time, this time in Calafell, Catalonia, Spain. We could go along with the 6th international archaeology meeting of Calafell, a biannual conference. Three days long, from 9:30h in the morning until 19:30h in the evening, we listened to about...