Themed Collections
Over time, as more articles were added to the EXARC Journal, we began grouping them thematically across different issues. For example, we have several proceedings bundles from various EXARC conferences, as well as collections of interviews with key figures in the field, and compilations from different initiatives. New collections will be added as soon as enough relevant articles are available.
Tips and Insights
Many people have a lasting influence on the field of archaeological open-air museums or experimental archaeology. They often approach the world in a non-conformist way, leading to interesting new ways of looking at the matter. EXARC offers these...
At EXARC Conferences, but also in our Social Media, EXARC Members and other specialists discuss important themes. Several of these discussions are published here. This will help people forming an opinion and not reinventing the wheel...
Throughout the years, EXARC published many reports on archaeological experiments. But what are the do's and don'ts about such publishing? As early as 2005, we asked this question to five specialists and received interesting answers...
Proceedings - Conferences and Projects
RETOLD is the result of an EU cooperation project (2020-2024). The drive of the six partners in that project was to develop something to retain the stories which are presented in open-air museums...
The #EAC12 Conference was an “around the world in 80 experiments” taking place in March 2021. It started in Australia, turning towards Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America as the time proceeds, and that for 4 days. #EAC12 had online lectures as well as ...
The 11th Experimental Archaeology Conference (EAC11) was held in Trento, Italy in May 2019, organized by EXARC and the University of Trento. Over 190 participants gathered together hailing from more than 25 countries, and for the first time the conference ran parallel sessions.
While archaeologists discover ever more sites and gain insight in the past, the challenge is to convey these stories accurately to the public in an appealing way. During the conference at KernavÄ— (LT) the mix of people and program was remarkable...
The 10th International Experimental Archaeology Conference (held in April 2017) was hosted jointly by EXARC and Material Culture Studies, Leiden University (NL). The conference two days with 125 delegates, followed by...
The Dialogue with Skills in Archaeological Open-Air Museums was an important Theme in the OpenArch Project, coordinated by the Museum of Modena (Italy) and the Archaeological-Ecological Centre Albersdorf (Germany)...
The 7th International Experimental Archaeology Conference (held in January 2013) was hosted jointly by the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University and St Fagan’s Open-Air Museum (UK). Two days with over 100 delegates...
In 1999, at the archaeological education centre Wilhelminaoord, an international workshop took place, with a focus on the experimental and educational aspects of bronze metallurgy. The Proceedings, published in hard copy by VAEE, are republished here by EXARC...
The 1980s saw a boom of new archaeological open-air museums. The 1987 ESF workshop in Ă…rhus on the reconstruction of wooden buildings was initiated by professors Waterbolk and Olsen. Some of the problems addressed there are still valid today...
Book Reviews
You will find book reviews in each EXARC Journal we publish. We like to talk about what other people publish on experimental archaeology and museums, all to make it easy for our readers to see what is being published on the topics...
There have been conferences on experimental archaeology in the German language area since the start of the famous exhibition, made in Oldenburg, under guidance of Professor Fansa, in 1990. This led in 2002 to the foundation of EXAR (without a 'c' at the end)...