Bronze Age

Archeoparco Didattico della Fortezza di Radicofani (IT)

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At the Archeoparco Didattico della Fortezza di Radicofani one can learn about the history of human being over the past 4,000 years, all in one place.

Similar to a Chinese bag, it has a Copper Age site in its centre, covered by a medieval fortress, surrounded by a big and beautiful 18th century fortress, all of it embedded in a forest. The site is on top of an old volcanic cone. Being open since 2006, the Archeoparco Didattico della Fortezza di Radicofani exists of several living history areas in and around the fortress and in the forest. The goals are to maintain and preserve the site, lifelong learning and teach the visitors about their roots for a better understanding with the new generation.

Museum Theatre in Greece: Perspectives in Site Interpretation

Author(s)
Foteini Venieri 1,2,3 ✉,
Niki Nikonanou 4
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2
The paper summarizes preliminary findings of a research project on the use of museum theatre in Greek open-air sites, as a part of a PhD thesis. The research focuses on the exploration of the development, use and function of museum theatre in Greek open-air sites based on available secondary resources and primary research, which...

CRISP (IT)

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Interuniversity Research Centre for The Study and Promotion of Prehistoric Cultures Technologies and Landscapes
The University of Siena, the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the University of Tromsø (NO) signed an agreement for the establishment and operation of an Interuniversity Research Center for the study and promotion of Prehistoric cultures, technologies and landscapes - CRISP. The three Universities are involved in research activities related to Prehistory and they all are interested in study methodology based on Spatial analysis in archaeology, Experimental archaeology, Anthropology and Ethnography and diffusion of scientific knowledge by means of musealisation.

The University of Siena, the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the University of Tromsø (NO) signed an agreement for the establishment and operation of an Interuniversity Research Center for the study and promotion of Prehistoric cultures, technologies and landscapes - CRISP...

Conference Review: 9th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Dublin 2015

Author(s)
Katy Whitaker 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/2
EAC Conferences
***The ninth Experimental Archaeology Conference was held over 16-18 January 2015 at University College Dublin (Ireland). A large gathering of nearly 200 delegates from more than 25 countries across the EU and the Americas was hosted by UCD School of Archaeology and the Irish National Heritage Park. Twenty papers and 26 posters...

Putting on a Show - The How and Why of Historical Shows and Theatre in a Historical Setting or Theme-park

Author(s)
Jaap Hogendoorn 1 ✉,
Erik Collinson 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/1
As long as people have walked the earth, stories have been told; from stories around the campfire told by older people to entertain and educate the young, to 15th century knights dressing up as Romans during themed tournaments. Telling a story is putting on a little show; a show is a great way to tell a story... Including Spartacus in Archeon by Erik Collinson

Get into the Grave: Notions of Community Social Identity in a Late 3rd Millennium Site, Derived from an Experimental Carving of a Shaft Tomb at Ramat Bet Shemesh (Israel)

Author(s)
Yoav Tsur 1,
Nofar Kahalani 1,
Yitzhak Paz2 ✉,
Roi Nickelberg2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/1
Khirbet el-Alia is a large mound, located north-east of Tel Yarmouth, in the Ramat Bet Shemesh region of Israel. An excavation that was conducted north of the mound revealed the remains of a settlement and an adjacent cemetery of shaft graves, dating back to the Intermediate Bronze Age (IBA)...

Fergus Pardis Milton

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Country
United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills
Bronze
Iron

Involved in experimental archaeology for the past 12 years, specialising in investigating and demonstrating prehistoric metallurgy of the Bronze and Iron Age. I regularly give public demonstrations and teach courses in smelting (copper, tin, iron, lead) and casting (copper, bronze).

Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)

Author(s)
Dave Budd 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2015/1
Spawned from an HMS (Historical Metallurgy Society) conference at West Dean College in 2010, this book is a unique compilation of papers written by both academics and craftsmen. Further articles not directly drawn from the conference have been included and cover non-ferrous experiments and an ethnographic study of blacksmithing...