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University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)

Member of EXARC
No

The School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies is one of the leaders in African rock art studies, Palaeoarchaeology, the Stone Age, pre-colonial farming and herding societies and the formation of modern cultural identities in the last five hundred years.

The School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies is one of the leaders in African rock art studies, Palaeoarchaeology, the Stone Age, pre-colonial farming and herding societies and the formation of modern cultural identities in the last five hundred years.

All-times Chrismas Market

Date
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Organised by
Middelaldercentret (DK)
Country
Denmark

There are many Christmas markets in Denmark, but one of the nicest is the All Times' Christmas Market at the Middelaldercentret in Nykøbing F, south of Copenhagen.
The medieval houses are decorated with spruce, hearts and light and in the booths you can buy everything the heart desires.

EXAR Tagung experimentelle Archäologie in Europa

EXAR Tagung experimentelle Archäologie in Europa
Date
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Organised by
Lorsch Abbey (DE)
Archäologisches Landesmuseum Brandenburg (DE)
Organised by
EXAR
Country
Germany

The 2023 meeting of the European Association for the advancement of archaeology by experiment e.V., EXAR, will take place at the Archaeological Open Air Laboratory Lauresham in Lorsch (Germany) from October 5th – 8th 2023. For this conference we will ask for presentations later in summer 2023.

Conference Review: the EAA 2017 in Maastricht (NL)

Author(s)
Roeland Paardekooper 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2017/4
The annual conference of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) is an important venue for the presentation of any type of archaeology in Europe. This year, the conference was attended by about 1,800 archaeologists including about ten EXARC members. EXARC was involved in organising two sessions...

Interpret Europe Conference

Date
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Organised by
Interpret Europe
Country
Estonia

Fostering heritage communities

Heritage communities are a cornerstone of the Council of Europe’s Faro Convention. But how do heritage sites actually become meaningful for everyone? What triggers volunteer engagement and what boosts someone’s sense of fulfilment?

Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Jahrbuch 2016

Author(s)
Milica Tapavički-Ilić 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2017/4
Annual Proceedings of the EXAR Tagung
***The periodical "Experimentelle Archäologie" is issued by Gunter Schöbel and the "Europäische Vereinigung zur Förderung der experimentellen Archäologie", together with Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen from Germany. Issue no. 15 includes 223 pages of text, with numerous colour photographs...

Conference Review: This Time for Africa: African Conference on Experimental Archaeology (ACE) 2018

Author(s)
Silje Evjenth Bentsen 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2017/3

Prologue

Toronto, 2012: There is a session on experimental archaeology at the Society for Africanist Archaeologists’ biannual conference. While waiting to upload our presentations to the conference laptop, my colleague and I pass the time chatting. “I am sure we could fill a whole conference on experimental archaeology in Africa,” my colleague says. I nod, say that someone will probably initiate such a conference soon and turn to tell the student volunteer where to find my presentation on the USB stick.