Newest Era
Theme weekend: Art through the Millennia
From Cave Painting to Graffiti
What does cave painting have in common with modern graffiti pictures in public spaces? What methods and materials did the ice age artists use? Why were the pictures created then and are they created today? Try to create your own picture with earth colors and the simplest tools!
Call for Papers TAG2020: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology
Call for Papers, deadline 21 September
TAG2020, Leicester, UK, Session 29: Sensing Textiles and Cogitating Craft Technology
The 2020 annual meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group will take place in Leicester from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th December
Session Abstract:
Explore the Ship 'De Batavia' in 3D
Always wanted to know what life at sea was like in the 17th century? Climb on the ship De Batavia, stroll the decks, experience the craftsmanship of the wooden shipbuilding industry and discover all the stories. (Controls in the bottom left corner)
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook of Reenactment Studies by Agnew, Lamb & Tomann (eds)
Western Carolina University (US)
Western Carolina University has a combined Anthropology and Sociology department, with 10 full-time anthropologists on faculty. The program offers undergraduate concentrations in Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistics, Archaeology, and Forensic and Biological Anthropology.
Experimental Archaeology is offered every 4th semester (odd-numbered years) and has historically focused on questions arising from archaeological research in the southern Appalachians and often focuses on aspects of Cherokee prehistory. Projects have focused on a wide range of technologies, including bone, chipped stone, ground stone, rivercane, ceramics and local clay processing, and cooking.
Experience instead of Event: Changes in Open-Air Museums Post-Coronavirus
Conference Review: Documentation Strategies in (Archaeological) Open-air Museums
Fous d'Histoire Compiègne
On November 14 and 15, 2020 the 5th edition of Fous d'Histoire Compiègne will take place at Le Tigre, Festival du Spectacle Historique et Marché de l'Histoire, which took over from Fous d'Histoire Pontoise which existed since 2006.