Chalcolithic

Reconstructing Ötzi’s shoes

Author(s)
Eva IJsveld 1 ✉
Publication Date
Ötzi the Gletshermummie, Ötzi the Iceman and Tisenjoch are the names we gave the man that walked in the Alps 5,300 years ago. Thanks to the Ötzi museum in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy, I had the opportunity to reconstruct Ötzi’s shoes. For making the shoes I used a flint knife, for both shoes I mostly used one knife...

Experimental Weaving and Twining with Ceramic Crescents from the Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic in Southwestern Iberia

Author(s)
Victoria Priola1 ✉
Publication Date
Ceramic crescents are a common find at Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic sites in southwestern Iberia (late fourth – third millennium BC). These objects, which often weigh less than 100 g and are perforated on each end, are typically referred to as loom weights and thought to be associated with textile production, although their function remains uncertain...

EXARC Sessions at EAA 2023

Call for Papers: EXARC Session at EAA 2023
Date
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Organised by
European Association of Archaeologists

Country

  • Ireland

At the annual conference of the EAA there will be several sessions related to experimental archaeology which EXARC happily supports. They fall in theme 4, "People of the Present - Peopling the Past".

Please note: the conference is hybrid, but only EAA members will be able to see presentations or participate.

-> Experiments with Organic Materials 

An Experimental Approach to Ancient Egyptian Metalworking: The Mysteries of the Sesheshet

Author(s)
Chelsea Kaufman 1 ✉,
Benjamin Doddy 2
Publication Date
Our research represents a case study in ancient metalworking to illuminate the challenges, processes, and both human and material agency behind these objects. We focus on copper alloy Hathoric loop sistra since these musical instruments are steeped in ritual and mythological connections to metalworking...

With Detector and Drone

With Detector and Drone
Date

Country

  • Switzerland

This new exhibition will be officially opened at 11 a.m. Archaeologists and excavation technicians are guests in the museum from 12 noon. They bring their tools with them and demonstrate how modern archaeology works.

Ancient Crafts - Kulturo Share

Ancient Crafts - Kulturo Share
Date
Organised by
Kulturo Media

Country

  • USA

Welcome to Kulturo Share!

We've got three speakers for this event. First, here's the format:

- 15 min introductions
- 30 min chat with guest 1
- 30 min chat with guest 2
- 30 min chat with guest 3
- 15 min break (chat possible)
- 30-45 min group discussion (including audience members)

Here's the line-up: