Chalcolithic

Nice to meet you, Indiana Jones!

Date
Country
Italy

Have you ever dreamed to enter the lab of a true archaeologist? Today throughout Europe we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Journèes nationales de l'archéologie, and the friends of Bostel di Rotzo OAM (VI) will visit us for a day dedicated to the study of the past and its dissemination with innovative methods.

Book Review: Crafting in the World, Materiality in the Making by Burke and Spencer-Wood

Author(s)
Linda Anderson 1
Publication Date
Archaeologists dream of books with comprehensive coverage that address specific gaps in knowledge and at the same time address theoretical issues and newer concerns about the nature of craft in a direct method. Editors Burke and Spencer-Wood fulfil this by discussing the world of craft...

Trial By Fire Conference

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Organised by
UCL (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

Free to attend. Fire always leaves its mark and a wealth of information behind. This conference aims to explore these events by bringing together ideas from across archaeological and anthropological sub-disciplines. Registration now extended until 31 March 2019.

Where: UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, Kings Cross, London WC1H 0PY, UK

Flint Knapping Symposium

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Country
Italy

The thirteenth edition of the Flint Knapping Symposium will take place this year. The practical annual conference in training and continuing education is dedicated to professionals in the field of flint knapping. The program will take place from May 29 to June 1, 2019 at the archeoParc in Val Senales valley, with work sessions planned as well as excursions to the surrounding area.

Session Experimental Archaeology in the Balkans: Summa Summarum

Date
Organised by
Serbian Archaeological Society (RS)
EXARC
Country
Serbia

Until recently, in the Balkans, experimental archaeology was not considered as something that could contribute to science. For decades, this useful and fruitful branch of archaeology represents a genuine scientific discipline in a number of western and central European countries, as well as in Russia.

Association for Protection of Heritage, Archaeology and Museums of Vila do Conde (APPA-VC) (PT)

The aim of APPA-VC is to study, protect and disseminate local heritage through research, conservation, excavation, management of archaeological sites and education. We are a group of professionals of archaeology, history, conservation, architecture, psychology, sculpture and biology acting specifically on Vila do Conde city's Heritage.

The aim of APPA-VC is to study, protect and disseminate local patrimony through conservation, excavation, management of archaeological sites and education. We are a group of professionals of archaeology, history, conservation, psychology, sculpture and biology acting specifically on Vila do Conde city's patrimony...

Event Review: EXARC at the Times and Epochs Festival, Moscow, Russia

Author(s)
E. Giovanna Fregni 1
Publication Date
In August 2018, members of EXARC participated in Moscow’s Times and Epochs Festival for the third year . The annual festival is held on park boulevards that surround the inner city, providing an ideal green space for reenactors to recreate various periods of Russia’s history. The main sites were located in Tverskaya Square, Nikitsky, Passion and Tver Boulevards, on Kamergersky Lane and Profsoyuznaya Street...

The Variation of Elastic Modulus and Changes of Structures and Mineral Phases in Rocks as Parameters for the Identification of Fire-Setting in Ancient Mines

Author(s)
Angela Celauro 1 ✉,
Alexander Maass 2
Publication Date
The article is focused on the creation of a protocol for the analytical characterization of fire-setting in different types of rock. A set of experiments of heating and cooling have been carried out on different kind of rocks under various conditions and durations in order to record changes in the structures and composition of the samples. This study was set to support the solution of issues in the case of...

Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (ES)

Member of EXARC
Yes

Though only  less more  than 50 years old, the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) has already consolidated itself amongst the 200 best universities in the world within the main university rankings and is located within the top 10 new universities with greatest international projection and prestige.

Though only  less more  than 50 years old, the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) has already consolidated itself amongst the 200 best universities in the world within the main university rankings and is located within the top 10 new universities with greatest international projection and prestige...