Roman Era
Universität Zürich (CH)
Member of EXARC
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The Department of Archeology at the University of Zurich has an affiliated experimental archaeology group named ExperimentA (https://www.experimentarch.ch). The group runs experimental-archaeological projects, engages in public transfer (cf. images of the 2017 "Scientifica" science fair in Zurich), and is present in basic teaching modules of the study programs with experimental and empirical themes.
From autumn 2020, specific experimental teaching modules such as exercises with material techniques and chaînes opératoires (metal, flint, textiles, wood etc.) will be part of the study programs. Moreover, BA and MA students have the possibility to choose experimental-archaeological topics for their qualification thesis, and PhD students are invited to participate in interdisciplinary research projects, or launch their own initiatives.
Bottle Gourd as an Implement for the Poor in Roman Italy
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Bottle gourds, which are thought to have originated in Africa, have been collected and cultivated in Italy since antiquity for the making of vessels and utensils, as well as food, musical instruments, and fishing buoys. Columella and Pliny the Elder both write extensively about the uses of bottle gourds, yet the importance of this vegetable in antiquity is notably absent from modern scholarship...
Diet of the Poor in Roman Italy: An Exploration of Wild and Cultivated Plants as an Essential Dietary Component
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Most of the population of Roman Italy was poor, whether they were the poor who were constantly in search for food and shelter, or the temporarily poor who were artisans or shopkeepers but could fall into poverty at times. In classical literature, pleasures of the mind were favoured over pleasures of the body. Epictetus wrote that only stupid men spent time dwelling on matters of the body such as eating...
Smelting Conditions and Smelting Products: Experimental Insights into the Development of Iron Bloomery Furnaces
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The material record for bloomery furnaces in Iron Age and Roman Britain is fragmentary and, because of this paucity of evidence, the reconstruction of the ceramic structures used in iron production is difficult. Experiments have nevertheless been carried out to ...
Jason Hulott
Member of EXARC since
Country
United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills
I have been studying and training in a range of Asian and European traditional martial arts for over 20 years. I run a number of medieval martial combat clubs (looking at combat as a martial art and not a sport) and also interested in earlier period combat of the Greeks and Romans.
Fous d'Histoire Compiègne
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Organised by
l’Association pour l’Histoire Vivante (ApHV)
Country
France
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.
European Archaeology Days 2020
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Organised by
Country
Czech Republic
You will learn about the specific work of an archaeologist, about selected archaeological findings and the essentials of protecting archaeological heritage.
Nike - the Game and the Victory
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Organised by
Organised by
Mos Maiorum Ulpiae Serdicae
Veliko Tarnovo Municipality
Regional Museum of History
Town Hall of the village of Nikyup
Country
Bulgaria
The International Roman Festival "Nike - the Game and the Victory" has been held annually since 2016 in the archaeological reserve of Nicopolis ad Istrum (with a two-year break in 2020 and 2021, due to the imposed anti-epidemic measures).
Serdica is my Rome IV
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Organised by
Organised by
Association for Antique Reenactment "Mos Maiorum Ulpiae Serdicae
Sofia municipality
Regional History Museum of Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
We have the honor to invite you to the fourth edition of Festival of Antique Heritage “Serdica is my Rome” which will be held in Bulgaria’s capital city – Sofia. We want to promote the Antique legacy of our capital and to draw attention towards the restoration of historical sites: “The West Gate of Serdica” and “Antique cultural and communication complex “Serdica”.
