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Session Review: ASOR Experimental Archaeology Session, November 2019, San Diego, CA, USA

Author(s)
Tracy L. Spurrier 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/4
In November 2019, Experimental and Experiential Archaeology made its debut as an independent session at the ASOR Annual Meeting in San, Diego, California, USA, featuring research done in the context of the ancient Near East. The session was organized by Tracy L. Spurrier from the University of Toronto who has been dabbling in modern lost wax bronze casting in order to research how...

Book Review: Experimental Archaeology: Making, Understanding, Story-telling by Souyoudzoglou-Haywood and O’Sullivan (eds)

Author(s)
Francesca Tomei 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/4
The volume contains the proceedings of a two-day workshop on Experimental Archaeology, hosted by the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens (Greece) in October 2017. As stated in the Introduction (O’Sullivan, Souyoudzoglou-Haywood, pp. 1-4), the workshop had the purpose to connect the important role played in the field of Experimental Archaeology by ...

Fous d’Histoire Niort

Fous d’Histoire, Niort
Date
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Organised by
Association pour l'Histoire Vivante
Country
France

More than 30 professional and amateur companies of historical spectacles take part, divided into several categories: music, dance and song; theater and street performance; animal training and show; crafts and demonstrations; military art; various activities and services; technique and accessories; living history sites.

The Development of the 1st Cultural Exchange of Traditional Knowledge and Experimental Practices of the Peruaçu River Basin

Author(s)
Ana Carolina Brugnera 1 ✉,
Lucas Bernalli Fernandes Rocha 1
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3

Introduction

The Peruaçu National Park is a nature conservation unit located in the environs of the Peruaçu River basin, in the North of the State of Minas Gerais, and it preserves an area for the Cerrado biome of Brazil. The Cerrado is an area of 2 million square kilometres and is the second largest biome covering the Brazilian territory. However, just 20% of it is preserved. The region of the Peruaçu National Park belongs to this preserved 20%. On it is one of the most important archaeological sites of rock paintings in the state of Minas Gerais.

Experimental Archaeology in the Museum of Archaeology of Catalonia

Author(s)
Antoni Palomo 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3
11th EAC Trento 2019
***The Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC) was created under the Museums of Catalonia Act in 1990 by the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia. Its foundation dates back to 1932. The museum carries out various activities related to Experimental Archaeology projects in the fields of both education and research...

Digital Saryazd: Increasing Tourist Engagement Using Digital Documentation

Author(s)
Kristy-Lee Seaton 1 ✉,
Miglena Raykovska 1
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3
Saryazd Castle is located in Yazd Province, Iran. The castle dates to the Samani era, with later expansion during the Safavid era. Constructed entirely of mud-brick, Saryazd was continuously used until the mid-20th century as a vault, protecting both people and their property. Earthenware structures require continual renewal in order to maintain the integrity of the structure. Today, visitors can...

Experimental Archaeology and Tacit Learning: Textiles in the Classroom

Author(s)
Jennifer Beamer 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3
Archaeology benefits from the integrated approaches generated from experimental archaeology and tacit learning because they afford a deeper exploration of our interpretations of the archaeological record. Though these benefits are generally supported by the discipline at large, experimental and experiential studies tend to remain interesting rather than influential. Introducing pedagogical practices which use these...

Conference Review: Experiencing Experimental Archaeology, May 2020

Author(s)
Katharina Singer 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/3
The conference “Experiencing Experimental Archaeology / Experimentelle Archäologie Erleben” took place between May 9th - 10th 2020 at the Lauresham Laboratory for Experimental Archaeology, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey site, Germany. In previous years the event was held on site through lectures, information booths and presentations, providing the visitors with information about...

Open-air Music in Open-air Museum

Date
Organised by
Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen (DE)
Country
Germany

On the first weekend in August there is a solidarity concert in our museum for our museum. We are very moved by how strongly we are currently being helped by private people. Without this support, it would look bleak. Think of the Old Persian saying: If you have money for two loaves, buy one and roses instead of the second.

International Bushcraft Event

International Bushcraft Event
Date
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Organised by
International Bushcraft Event
Country
the Netherlands

The International Bushcraft Event, will be held some time in 2022 in The Netherlands (Holland). This event will be quite unique in its kind since it will bring instructors from all over the world to the public at one and the same place. As the International Bushcraft Symposium focuses on professionals, the International Bushcraft Event will be focused on the general public.