Chalcolithic

Yacimiento Arqueológico Los Millares (ES)

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Los Millares is one of the most important sites of the European Chalcolithic. It is located north of the town of Almeria, placed in the southern coast of Spain, in the region of Andalusia. The settlement dates from 3200 to 2200 BC and was protected by four circles of walls with circular towers. Its necropolis, with over 100 collective tombs, has no comparison in Europe. The site gives a name to one of the Chalcolitic (Copper Age) cultures of Europe.

Los Millares is one of the most important sites of the European Chalcolithic. It is located north of the town of Almeria, placed in the southern coast of Spain, in the region of Andalusia. The settlement dates from...

Parque arqueológico de Los Enebralejos (ES)

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The archaeological park of Los Enebralejos is located a few kilometres north of the village of Pradena, in the region of Castilla y Leon, central Spain. The centre of the park is the Cave, discovered in 1932, in which paintings and tombs from the Chalcolithic were discovered.

The archaeological park of Los Enebralejos is located a few kilometres north of the village of Pradena, in the region of Castilla y Leon, central Spain. The centre of the park is the Cave, discovered in...

Conference Review: 8th Spanish Experimental Archaeology Workshop

Author(s)
Javier Baena Preysler 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2013/1
During the penultimate week of September a new Experimental Archaeology Workshop was held in the city of Caspe (Zaragoza, Sain). Organised by several institutions, including the Fundación Fernando El Católico, the City Hall of Caspe, the University of Zaragoza and the Diputación of Aragón, this was the...

Conference Review: Reconstructive & Experimental Archaeology Conference REARC 2012

Author(s)
Darrell Markewitz 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2013/1
REARC Conferences
***The third annual Reconstructive & Experimental Archaeology (Re-Arc) Conference was hosted by the Schiele Museum of Natural History at Gastonia North Carolina, USA, 19-21 October 2012. Although the cost of the conference itself was minimal ($35 pre-registered, $20 for students) the large travel distances within North America always...

Interview: Dr Rosemarie Leineweber

Author(s)
Volkmar Held 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2012/3
Dr Leineweber (1951) has an impressive track record in German experimental archaeology, reaching over two decades back. She worked with metals, cremation experiments and much more, with museum colleagues, university students and researchers and inspiring many people in how to experiment in a way which is not only fun, but brings progress...