Germany
The Experimental Reconstruction in Bronze of a Merovingian Treasure Box from Sixth Century A.D.
***Considerations about a lost ancient fabrication technique of bronze attachements from a merowingian treasure box pointed out that practical experiments had to be done to reconstruct the cast and coldwork. A self made oven and mould sould help to...
Interview: Dr Rosemarie Leineweber
Book Review: Die Knochen- und Geweihgeräte der Feddersen Wierde by Katrin Struckmeyer
International Learning Partnership: Living History and Adult Education in the Museum
Discussion: Archaeological Reconstruction in Situ
Book Review: Experimental Archaeology Presented in the AiD Magazine
The top popular magazine in Germany on archaeology is called Archäologie in Deutschland, simply referred to as ‘AiD’. It has been published every two months since 1984 and is 84 pages in length. The publisher is Theiss from Stuttgart. They publish on archaeology, history and ethnography and carry about 650 titles...
75 Years of History on Concrete Floors
In 2011 the archaeological open-air museum Oerlinghausen (member of EXARC) turned 75 years old, and with that it is one of the oldest archaeological open-air museums in the world. It is, at least, oldest Germanic open-air museum...
Book Review: Die byzantinische Steinsäge von Ephesos by Fritz Mangartz
Water driven saws for cutting stone were thought of as being modern inventions, until recently. At present we have several finds that prove such machines existed in the Classic Era...
Conference Review: EXAR in Berlin, October 8-10, 2010
This year’s EXARC Conference took place at the Freie Universität in Berlin and was themed Experimental Archaeology and University...
Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie. Eine Gratwanderung zwischen Wissenschaft und Kommerz by Dirk Vorlauf
***The name Dirk Vorlauf is closely connected to the history of experimental archaeology in Germany. From the late1980s, the Vorlauf has conducted several experiments testing archaeological hypotheses, and he is critically involved in methodology and theory...