Iron Age

Book Review: Accidental and Experimental Archaeometallurgy by D. Dungworth and R. Doonan (Eds)

Author(s)
Dave Budd 1
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Spawned from an HMS (Historical Metallurgy Society) conference at West Dean College in 2010, this book is a unique compilation of papers written by both academics and craftsmen. Further articles not directly drawn from the conference have been included and cover non-ferrous experiments and an ethnographic study of blacksmithing...

Castro de Vigo (ES)

Member of EXARC
No

The Park of Vigo was the place were the town started, in form of a castrum, in the 2nd century BC.

Within the urban park of the town of Vigo where the Iron Age settlement can be seen, three buildings have been (re)constructed.

Dave Budd MA

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United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills

I gained my MA in Experimental Archaeology from the University of Exeter in 2003. Since then I have worked as a blacksmith (specifically a tool maker), specialising in archaeologically accurate reproductions.

Felin Uchaf (UK)

Member of EXARC
No

Felin Uchaf is a centre for holistic education. It is a place where the nourishing link between human beings and their environment is promoted through practical work and by sharing.

Set in Wales, Felin Uchaf is a centre for holistic education in which ancient technologies are taught and lived by volunteers and where local community has a centre for sharing cultural and spiritual experiences.

New Barn Field Centre (UK)

Member of EXARC
No

The New Barn Field Centre, in which the principles of model making are used, is an educational centre.

Within the grounds of the New Barn Field Centre, the (re)construction of an iron age roundhouse is used for educational programmes. But many other activities are available for the pupils.

Navan Center - Emain Macha (UK)

Member of EXARC
No

The important archaeological site, in Northern Ireland, which yielded traces of consistent occupation since prehistory, was threatened by the expansion of a nearby limestone quarry.

In the proximity of the archaeological site of Navan Fort, the Centre displays a reconstructed roundhouse and hosts facilities for edutainment.

Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Bilanz 2012

Author(s)
Thijs Hofland 1
Publication Date
Annual Proceedings of the EXAR Tagung
***According to James Mathieu in 2002, experimental archaeology is “A subfield of archaeological research which employs a number of different methods, techniques, analyses and approaches within the context of a controllable imitative experiment to replicate past phenomena...