Early Middle Ages

V Congreso Internacional de Arqueologia Experimental

Date
-
Organised by
Institut Català de Paleocologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES)
Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC)
Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC)
Country
Spain

We are delighted to announce that the Institut Català de Paleocologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), the Institut Català d’Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC), the Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC) and the EXPERIMENTA Association will organize the V International Congress of Experimental Archaeology in Tarragona on 25, 26 and 27 October 2017.

EmCadeamentos (PT)

At EmCadeamentos we dedicate ourselves to promote and disseminate the historical heritage, with the intention of value it. Minding this, we gathered a group of historians, archaeologists and other professionals that combining their theoretical knowledge to their practical skills; promote cultural activities with a real historical foundation.

At EmCadeamentos we dedicate ourselves to promote and disseminate the historical heritage, with the intention of value it. Minding this, we gathered a group of historians, archaeologists and other professionals that combining their theoretical knowledge to their practical skills; promote cultural activities with a real historical foundation.

Conference Review: EAA Vilnius – about Archaeological Tourism, Visualisation, Experiment and Reconstruction

Author(s)
Roeland Paardekooper 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/4
The European Association of Archaeologists held its annual conference of 2016 in Vilnius, Lithuania. About 1,500 participants attended a programme, with a similar number of papers, in over 100 sessions. About a dozen EXARC members attended; what follows here is a review of three sessions...

Spyros Bakas MA

Member of EXARC since
Country
Greece
Crafts & Skills
Weapons

Spyros Bakas is among the first to introduce and promote Living History in Greece in 2002. Since then, he has participated, organised and directed numerous Experimental Archaeology as well as Living History projects in Greece and worldwide.

Cooking in Baskets Using Hot Rocks

Author(s)
Jonathan Thornton 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/3
Baskets are among the most ancient of human artefacts. Everyone is familiar with their most common functions as containers for transport and storage. When told that baskets have also served as cooking vessels, most people will be unable to conceive of how this is possible, yet this was a primary function of baskets for many cultures of the past, and some until the present...

Historical Park (BG)

Member of EXARC
Yes

In today's Bulgaria there are over 40 000 cultural and historical monuments, amongst which are significant prehistoric findings, Thracian tombs, objects from the Ancient Greek Age, Roman fortresses, monuments from the First and the Second Bulgarian Kingdom as well as other architectural landmarks from the period of the Renaissance.

In today's Bulgaria there are over 40 000 cultural and historical monuments, amongst which are significant prehistoric findings, Thracian tombs, objects from the Ancient Greek Age, Roman fortresses, monuments from the First and the Second Bulgarian Kingdom as well as other architectural landmarks from the period of the Renaissance.

Archaeodromo Poggibonsi (IT)

Member of EXARC
No

Manorial estates (curtes) mark the Italian rural landscapes of the Carolingian Age. They are often fortified and act as productive centers within a closed-circuit economy. In fact, they represent one of the most important category of central places of this period in Italy, managing vast portions of land and controlling the peasants.

The Archaeodrome is located within the archaeological area of the Park of Poggio Imperiale in Poggibonsi (Tuscany, Italy). It’s an open-air museum based on a full-scale reproduction of the 9th-10th century village, the center of a curtis, excavated by the archaeologists of the University of Siena. Its construction is still in progress.

Gestingthorpe Watermill (UK)

Member of EXARC
No

In April of 2015 Gestingthorpe History Group decided to undertake the building of a Saxon Watermill as part of a living archaeological project. Gestingthorpe is listed in the Domesday book of 1086 and a water mill is mentioned.

It was decided that we would build this only using locally sourced materials and using handtools and building techniques as close to the timeline as possible. The local landowner and historian donated a private area next to the Belchamp Brook that runs through the parish. It was decided that a vertical mill wheel would be the preferred option as it required no additional gearing and was the simplest means for transferring the water power to the grinding stones.

UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (IE)

Member of EXARC
Yes

The Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEAMC) at University College Dublin, Ireland, established since 2012, is one of the only specifically designed and dedicated, on-campus university facilities in the world for experimental archaeology and material culture studies. It supports research projects, innovative teaching, and public outreach activities, so as to enable the creation of a better understanding of the nature and role of crafts, technologies and materiality in people’s lives in the past.

The Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture (CEAMC) at University College Dublin, Ireland, established since 2012, is one of the only specifically designed and dedicated, on-campus university facilities in the world for experimental archaeology and material culture studies.

The Siege

Date
-
Organised by
Curia Vitkov (CZ)
Country
Czech Republic

The group Curia Vítkov invites visitors to the traditional event "The Siege", held on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th July 2016 in our open-air museum in Horní Vítkov near Chrastava (Liberec region, Czech Republic).