Living History

SJ Jones is a mixed-race African Nova Scotian and white settler. SJ is currently a PhD student in the History Department at Dalhousie University where they are researching the significant agricultural contributions made by the enslaved and free Black population in 18th-century Mi’kma’ki.

I am a medievalist, museologist, and student or archaeology, as well as a historical reenactor in the Viking Age. I am currently starting to construct a Viking village following the Scandinavian model, in the town of Talca (Chile), in order to start an archaeological open-air museum.

Since 2016, Sofia works in experimental archaeology and living history, with textile research or recreating historical clothing, especially in the Medieval Iberian Peninsula and Europe, accepting costume commissions for reenactment and other events, guiding workshops about these subjects an

Ashley is a mother of three returning to the world of archaeology after a long leave of absence. She completed a graduate certificate in Experimental Archaeology with University College Dublin. Ashley is passionate about Ireland and Gaelic culture, in addition to all things textile.

I am a master's student in archaeology at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. My research interests are typological and use-wear analysis of stone artefacts, Rock art. In 2023, I started experimental archaeology.

Having studied Sociology and Archaeology, I specialize in experimental, sensory, and public food-archaeology.

I am an archaeologist and social historian with interest in the lived experience of historical clothing and occupational costume. I am currently working on a grant-funded project studying uniform and clothing worn by 19th century railway workers.

I work as a skill-sharing instructor, artist, forage guide, forest-school leader and at the dolmen museum as a Stone Age living history ‘person’ with my daughter of 7 years old.

I've been doing this for several years now and I would love to expand my knowledge/network etc.

Helen has been an active educator and classroom teacher since the early 2000s, and has been delivering living history sessions and workshops to museums and primary schools since 2019.

Former archaeologist in the private sector with several years of experience working in the UK and Ireland with a Masters Degree in Medieval Archaeology, History and Experimental Archaeology at the University of Lund.