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Butser Ancient Farm: An Internship Full of Senses

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Àngels Fernández Canals 1
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‘What is experimental archaeology?’ people asked me. ‘But if you work within an experimental place, you won’t be able to put into practise the tools learned in your Masters about cultural heritage and museology’ said some of my classmates. However, for me it was really important to do my internship in a place where the archaeology was paramount; at the same time, I was interested in...

Event Review: TRACamp, A Roman Experimental Archaeology Workshop

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Lee Graña 1
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Experiments have always been an integral part of scientific investigation. Nevertheless, the more complex nature of heritage studies such as archaeology and ancient history -often interdisciplinary by nature- has delayed the development of clear and reliable methodologies for including experiments into broader research objectives. Apprehension towards inclusion of experiments seems to increase when...

Anglo-Saxon Construction Week

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United Kingdom

In January 2019, the staff at Newhaven Coppice will immerse themselves in the world of our Anglo-Saxon ancestors. For a week we will inhabit the woodland, working with the tools of the period and really experiencing what it may have been like to live and build 1400 years ago. We are inviting you to join and work alongside us, every other day of this project.

HistFest

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HistFest (UK)
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United Kingdom

HistFest is a brand new three-day history festival that will entertain, educate and feature an eclectic mix of talks, panel discussions, workshops and live performances. 

Celtic Copper Alloy Coin Minting Technology: Experiential Approaches

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Lawrence Herzman 1,
Monika Townsend 2 ✉,
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In this paper, details are presented for three technical approaches that can be employed in the reproduction of Celtic coins from Britain: 1) the use of pellet trays to produce coin blanks of standardised weight; 2) the use of successive iterations of clay moulds to shrink coin design images while retaining clarity; and 3) the use of a low-carbon steel die that was heated to a plastic state and struck with a cast bronze slug to...

Of Boyling and Seething: A Re-evaluation of the Common Cooking Terms in Connection with Brewing

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Susan Verberg 1
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Modern chemistry provides us with a deeper understanding of fermentation, but that does not necessarily translate into an easier interpretation of medieval recipes. Our modern brewing methods and sanitary measures have evolved, and the language and terminology used in brewing has changed over the years. The arcane language of early medieval recipes often makes modern interpretations...

Celebrating our Woodland Heritage Conference

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University of Bradford (UK)
Pennine Prospects (UK)
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United Kingdom

This conference brings together people from across the UK, from a wide range of backgrounds (ecologists, woodland managers, historians, archaeologists, volunteers and students on research projects), to explore our shared interests in woodland heritage.  

Treewright Weekend

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United Kingdom

Treewright is a modern translation of the Old English treowwyrhta. The treewright's job was to manage and convert wood into timber, through splitting, hewing and dressing the raw logs using wooden wedges and a variety of specialist axes.