Palaeolithic

The Archaeological Open-Air Site of the Museum of Prehistory MAMUZ and Its Cultural Touristic Development

Author(s)
Matthias W. Pacher 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
MAMUZ is the new name that combines the Lower Austrian museum of prehistory Niederösterreich Asparn/Zaya and the museum centre Museumszentrum Mistelbach to create a centre of experiences and knowledge covering 40,000 years of the history of the human race. Using the example of its archaeological open-air site, the museum of prehistory MAMUZ aims to...

Material Culture Studies, Leiden University (NL)

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Yes

Leiden University (founded in 1575) is one of Europe's leading international research-intensive universities. This prominent position gives our graduates an advantage when applying for positions both within and outside the academic world.

Leiden University (founded in 1575) is one of Europe's leading international research-intensive universities. This prominent position gives our graduates an advantage when applying for positions both within and outside the academic world.

Larry W. Ford BA

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Country
USA
Crafts & Skills
Other

I have been a member of the Society of Primitive Technology for many years. I have a BA in Anthropology and have worked for the USFS as an Archaeology Tech. for three years. I have been active in researching, creating and experimenting with traditional skills for 52 years.

Book Review: Archaeology and Crafts edited by Rüdiger Kelm

Author(s)
Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee 1 ✉,
Doug Meyer 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
The book “Archaeology and Crafts” is a transcript of the proceedings of the VI OpenArch-Conference held in Albersdorf, Germany, on the 23-27 September 2013. The conference was an activity of the OpenArch project –a cooperation of Archaeological Open-Air Museums across Europe of which the AOZA...

Event Review: Paleofestival: 10 Years of Spreading Archaeology in Evolution

Author(s)
Edoardo Ratti 1 ✉,
Donatella Alessi 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
At the age of thirty Edoardo started to study Archaeology for pleasure at the University of Genoa (Italy) while working as a computer programmer. Since then has taken part in archaeological excavations of prehistoric sites. Here he met many enthusiastic students, who dreamed of a future as prehistoric archaeologists in Italy, a country much more structured for classical archaeology...

The YEAR Centre (UK)

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Yes

The YEAR (York Experimental Archaeological Research) Centre is affiliated with BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, the University of York. We are concerned with education, public outreach and specialised academic research on the production, function and meaning of material culture. We are currently running an MA Research Skills Module on Experimental Archaeology.

The YEAR (York Experimental Archaeological Research) Centre is affiliated with BioArCh, Department of Archaeology, the University of York. We are concerned with education, public outreach and specialised academic research on the production, function and meaning of material culture...