Ancient Technology

Ancient & Traditional Technology

Ancient & Traditional Technology (A&TT) is the research & execution of ancient, historic or traditional techniques which we are aware of from archaeology. It is the presentation of past crafts & techniques purely as behavior, and does not require costumed interpretation or an experimental goal. A&TTs should preserve their originating context of time & space. A&TT is replication or reconstruction with the intention of a tangible product. Practice and skill development in the technology are of great value and should always precede controlled experimentation. Many public demonstrations such as bronze casting, iron smelting or stone and bone processing are Ancient & Traditional Technology.

Archaeoforum

Back in 2005, several friends in Germany decided to start a forum about pre- and protohistory, archaeology and reconstruction. Early 2018, EXARC received the request to take the Archaeoforum under its umbrella.

Are you interested in archaeology, experimental archaeology, living History and reconstruction? Do you speak German? Join us at https://archaeoforum.de

Interesse an Archäologie, experimentellen Archäologie, living History und Rekonstruktion? Macht mit in unserem ArchäoForum: https://archaeoforum.de

Featured Films

This film is a product of the articulated project "Smiths in bronze age Europe", conducted by the Modena Museum in the frame of the EU Culture Programme OpenArch (2011-2015).

"Iberians: The Secret Of Iron" is a documentary about Iberian ironworking processes which took place at La Ciutadella Ibèrica de Calafell in the frame of the EU Culture Programme OpenArch (2011-2015).

Making Wine like Iberians: a Learning Experience with the International Workcamp at La Ciutadella Ibèrica of Calafell

Author(s)

Manel Gómez Gutiérrez ¹ ✉

Josep Pou Vallès¹,

O. Saura ¹

Publication Date

2015-05-15

EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2

OpenArch Dialogue with Skills Issue
***The Youth Department of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia organises international summer workcamps in the region. In the framework of the 2014 workcamp, our proposal was to focus work on one of the aspects of the Iberian culture that has been more investigated lately: the production of wine...

Read more about Making Wine like Iberians: a Learning Experience with the International Workcamp at La Ciutadella Ibèrica of Calafell

Reinventing the Egyptian Pulley

Author(s)

Stephen Blakely ¹ ✉

Gregory Blakely ²

Publication Date

2014-08-15

EXARC Journal Issue 2014/3

8th UK EA Conference Oxford 2014
***The Egyptian pulley incorporates several novel, useful features. The design involves only significant compressive loading of its two components. The materials of construction are high compressive strength materials...

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From the Soil to the Iron Product - the Technology of Medieval Iron Smelting

Author(s)

Adam Thiele ¹ ✉

Publication Date

2014-05-15

EXARC Journal Issue 2014/2

2013 EXARC meeting at Csiki Pihenökert (HU)
***Nowadays, the development of technology rushes past the people of the machine-based technical civilisation, therefore they fail to understand the technological wonders that surround them. One of these is the ancient technology of iron smelting...

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Archaeoforum

Are you interested in archaeology, experimental archaeology, living History and reconstruction? Do you speak German? Join us at https://archaeoforum.de

Interesse an Archäologie, experimentellen Archäologie, living History und Rekonstruktion? Macht mit in unserem ArchäoForum: https://archaeoforum.de

Featured Films

This film is a product of the articulated project "Smiths in bronze age Europe", conducted by the Modena Museum in the frame of the EU Culture Programme OpenArch (2011-2015).

Ancient & Traditional Technology

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Ancient Technology

Making Wine like Iberians: a Learning Experience with the International Workcamp at La Ciutadella Ibèrica of Calafell

Reinventing the Egyptian Pulley

From the Soil to the Iron Product - the Technology of Medieval Iron Smelting

Featured EXARC Individual Members skilled in Ancient Technology

EXARC

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Ancient & Traditional Technology

Featured Ancient Technology Events

Featured in the EXARC Journal

Ancient Technology

Making Wine like Iberians: a Learning Experience with the International Workcamp at La Ciutadella Ibèrica of Calafell

Reinventing the Egyptian Pulley

From the Soil to the Iron Product - the Technology of Medieval Iron Smelting

Featured EXARC Individual Members skilled in Ancient Technology

EXARC

Social Media

Creative Commons Licence

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