Newest Era

History in Motion: Colonial Williamsburg

Author(s)
Nikola Krstović 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
Boundaries are always an interesting topic. In the framework of the current heritage buzz word decolonization, boundaries might also represent what is “colonised” in every cultural enterprise, or to be more specific, how and why some form of power obtruded its authority, and to what extent. Like almost all other museums, Colonial Williamsburg deals with the past. The past has its own boundaries that...

Comparing Mummification Processes: Egyptian & Inca

Author(s)
Emma J. Williams 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
This two-year research project was carried out as part of SUNY Potsdam’s Presidential Scholars program which allows undergraduates to conduct independent research. The project employs controlled laboratory experiments to compare desiccation rates in natural and artificial mummification processes while considering the cultural context of the funerary practices. Artificial mummification techniques of ...

Experimental Approaches to Student Success

Author(s)
Tim Messner 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***An undergraduate student who hopes to secure meaningful work or pursue graduate studies needs to have excellent grades. This is true for all disciplines, but especially for niche fields like archaeology. Grades alone, however, are rarely enough. Employers and graduate schools seek candidates that are not only ‘book smart’ but who have...

Reconference 2018

Date
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Organised by
Hands on History (NO)
Country
Denmark

ReConference is a three day international, interdisciplinary conference on the topics of re-enactment and living history. Our aim is to examine and develop the re-enactment scene - the many topics of historical re-enactment and living history - through key talks, workshops, panel discussions, «rants and praises» and small pop-up exhibitions.

Event Review: Archaeology Networking Day, Education & Living History in the Netherlands

Author(s)
Marie-France van Oorsouw 1 ✉,
Roeland Paardekooper 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
In early March, three EXARC members organized a networking day focusing on archaeology, education and living history. They invited museum colleagues from both indoor and outdoor museums; ship wharfs building reconstructions of old ships, craftspeople, academics and entrepreneurs in these areas. Their motivation came from the knowledge that even in a small country like the Netherlands...

Vintage Cars Exhibition

Date
Organised by
Archäologisches Zentrum Hitzacker (DE)
Country
Germany

For old-timer friends we offer for the third time a very special "bonbon": Exclusive cars, luxury mobile with style and tractor veterans with their characteristic sound make their way into the archaeological open-air museum. The owners like to show their lovingly tended treasures. A day where the hearts of all oldie friends beat faster! There is good food and drinks. 

Conference Review: 1st African Conference on Experimental Archaeology (ACE), 2018

Author(s)
Justin Bradfield 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
The first African Conference on Experimental Archaeology (ACE) took place at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 20th and 22nd March 2018. The conference, co-organised by EXARC, provided a platform for African-based scholars to showcase their experimental research. Scholars from as far afield as the USA, France and India participated in the conference...