EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1

Reviewed Articles

The Value of Experience: Lessons from a Study of Reenactment

Author(s)
Samantha Hartford 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1
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
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1
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 ✉,
G. Putzgruber 2,
D. Götzinger 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1

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.