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Experimental Archaeology and Tacit Learning: Textiles in the Classroom

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Jennifer Beamer 1
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Archaeology benefits from the integrated approaches generated from experimental archaeology and tacit learning because they afford a deeper exploration of our interpretations of the archaeological record. Though these benefits are generally supported by the discipline at large, experimental and experiential studies tend to remain interesting rather than influential. Introducing pedagogical practices which use these...

Roundhouse Overnight Stay

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Enjoy a magical family adventure sleeping overnight in your own roundhouse in a safe and stimulating outdoor setting at Celtic Harmony Camp, a hidden gem in the Hertfordshire countryside, with its thatched roundhouses located in a beautiful native woodland.

Your stay includes:

Call for Papers TAG2020: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology

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Call for Papers, deadline 21 September

TAG2020, Leicester, UK, Session 29: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology

The 2020 annual meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group will take place in Leicester from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th December

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Smelting Conditions and Smelting Products: Experimental Insights into the Development of Iron Bloomery Furnaces

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Yvette A. Marks 1 ✉,
N. Groat 1,
L. O. Lortie 1,
M. Hughes 1,
H. F. Thompson 1,
C. J. Woodland 1,
T. MS Adams 1,
T. Thorpe 1,
Bangcheng Tang 1,
R. Kenyon 1,
B. Langhorne 1,
J. Fraser-Darling 1
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The material record for bloomery furnaces in Iron Age and Roman Britain is fragmentary and, because of this paucity of evidence, the reconstruction of the ceramic structures used in iron production is difficult. Experiments have nevertheless been carried out to ...

Saxons and Vikings - The Dark Ages Society at Butser 

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Travel back to 882 AD and meet Saxons and Vikings. Members of  The Dark Ages Society will be offering a glimpse of life in the 9th  century and an opportunity to explore parts of Saxon and Viking life with a range of ancient skills demonstrations and displays.