Iron Age

An Experimental Study of Lesions Observed in Bog Body Funerary Performances

Author(s)
Tiffany Treadway 1 ✉,
Clement Twumasi 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/3
The analysis of sharp force trauma has usually been reserved for prehistoric osteological case studies. Bog bodies, on the other hand, due to the excellent preservation of the soft tissues, provide a unique example of visible lesions. This type of preservation of prehistoric soft tissue trauma that would otherwise be predominantly absent from osteological remains allows archaeologists to understand better the ...

Some Reflections on the Origin and Use of the Potter's Wheel during the Iron Age in the Iberian Peninsula. Interpretive Possibilities and Limitations

Author(s)
Juan Jesús Padilla Fernández
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/3
An abundance of past research has addressed Iron Age pottery in the Iberian Peninsula since the beginning of archaeological analysis in Spain. However, it has mainly focused on examining historical-cultural aspects linked to specific chronologies and typologies. It is only rarely that studies have been concerned with production processes. Ethnography has traditionally been used to make direct ...

Bast, Ferns, and Mud: Experimental Recreation of a Kapa Kaha (Barkcloth)

Author(s)
Avalon Paradea 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/3
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***Kapa (Hawaiian barkcloth) was the ubiquitous fabric of historic Hawaiʻi, used for everything from clothing to bedding, from swaddling newborns to enshrouding the deceased, and all things in between. This textile is crafted from the bast (inner bark) of several plant species...

Laura Mussi

Member of EXARC since
Country
Italy
Crafts & Skills
Food

Graduated in 2001 at the University of Pavia with a thesis in Archaeology of the Roman Provinces, I subsequently obtained from the Province of Pavia the qualification of expert technician in the analysis and cataloguing of monumental assets at risk according to the Risk Map, the qualification of

Willow Hare Workshop

Willow Hare Workshop
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Organised by
Butser Ancient Farm (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

Create a sitting or moon gazing hare, an animal steeped in mystery and storytelling and a lovely addition to your home or garden. Students will learn a variety of techniques including a variety of basketry techniques and freeform weaving. 

The workshop is suitable for anyone who is new to willow sculpture as well as those with little experience.

Saxon Textiles Weekend

Saxon Textiles Weekend - Colchester Historical Re-enactment Society
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Organised by
Butser Ancient Farm (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

This weekend we will be joined by members of  Colchester historical re enactment society or CHES for short.

This group endeaver to bring the ways of the Anglo Saxon era to life and will be showing tablet weaving, loom weaving, spinning, dying and wool production in and around our Saxon Halls.