EXARC Journal

EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1

DOAJ
Issue 2016-1
EXARC Journal

9 Articles | DOAJ | Open Access
ISSN: 2212-8956
Publishing date: February 15, 2016
📄 EXARC Journal 2016/1 Table of Contents
Copyrights: EXARC, 2016

Summary

Among the Peer-Reviewed articles there is an inspirational article by Luke Winter on The Role of Fundamental Education in the Heritage Industry as well as experiments on burnt pig bone and Roman glass as well as salt production. We also have some lessons from a study of reenactment. Mixed Matters are three book reviews and a review of the National Geographic Series the Great Human Race.

 

Reviewed Articles

The Value of Experience: Lessons from a Study of Reenactment

Author(s)
Samantha Hartford 1 ✉
Publication Date
It is no secret that in many ways experimental archaeology overlaps with what has come to be called experiential archaeology, an interpretive and humanistic approach to the past. As a result of drawing distinct lines between the two, experimental archaeology struggles with its conception of itself, and experiential archaeology is poorly studied.

The Role of Saltmarsh Plants in Iron Age and Roman Salt Production in the Thames Estuary, UK

Author(s)
Edward Biddulph 1 ✉
Publication Date
Analysis of plant remains and soils collected during excavations of the Iron Age and Roman Period salt production site at Stanford Wharf Nature Reserve on the coast of Essex have shown that saltmarsh plants and adhering sediments had been used as fuel to evaporate brine and crystallise the sea salt.

Problems and Suggested Solutions in the Replication and Operation of a Glass Furnace based on Roman Remains: an Experiment in Glass Production

Author(s)
Ernst Lauermann 1 ✉,
Gerhard Putzgruber 2,
Dorina Götzinger 2
Publication Date

Part of the reorganisation of the archaeological open-air area at Asparn are plans for a remaking of the Iron Age workshop area. The construction of an Iron Age smithy and a glass production furnace are also being planned. As is widely known ‘glass can be made out of quartz sand, potash and lime’. But is it as easy as that? It is therefore legitimate to discuss here the experimental efforts involved in its production.

Playing with the Past? Or Saving Our Future?

Author(s)
Luke Winter 1 ✉
Publication Date
As the manager of the Ancient Technology Centre (ATC) in Dorset, England, like many of you, I consider regularly what it is that we actually do. What services do we provide? How are we regarded by the public, by the education sector, by the children we teach, and by those who pay to come through our doors.