Palaeolithic

The Department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology is proud to announce that the 3rd Experimental Archaeology Student Symposium, will be hosted by the University of Liverpool in June 2022 in partnership with EXARC.

Session at EAA2022

Experimental archaeology in its broadest sense is instrumental to our current understanding of technology, structures, and lifeways of hunter-gatherer humans throughout the Pleistocene and Holocene.

Lecture on the most groundbreaking results in DNA research
by Eveline Altena – PhD LUMC – Ancient DNA Specialist/ archaeologist

DNA research on archaeological human remains has impacted archaeology quite a bit in recent years, so much so that it has been cited as part of the third scientific revolution in archaeology that is currently taking place.

On Monday, March 7, 2022, SAXO Archeology will hold a one-day webinar similar to the well-attended seminar "New research in old iron" last year. The aim of the seminar is to examine new trends in Danish and Scandinavian experimental archeology - through concrete examples but also through untested theories and methods.

With the state archaeologist through the permanent exhibition

A lecture by Prof. Dr. Annelou van Gijn. Her research focuses on prehistoric technology, ancient crafts and the reconstruction of the cultural biography of objects using experimental archeology and microscopy. She is one of the leading specialists in microwear and as such participates in several international projects.

Get to know one of the oldest human crafts. Bow making is a very special kind of woodworking. Working on the annual growth ring brings the wood to new life and will change the way you look at wood as a material. Under expert guidance, the participants make their own bows from ash or hickory (including string and arrows).

The technique of basket weaving has been proven by archaeological finds since the Stone Age. In this course, Michael Thierschmann will work with the participants to create a collecting basket based on an archaeological model in order to trace the techniques with which the peopl

Become a Stone Age artist and let yourself be carried away into the world of colour. Under the guidance of the Düsseldorf artist Birte Schuler, you will explore the question of how paints have been produced since the Stone Age, experiment with earth pigments and make your own brushes from materials that were already available to people in the Stone Age.

Management: Birte Schuler