News: 7th Experimental Archaeology Conference dates confirmed 11-12 Jan 2013
We are pleased to announce that the 7th Experimental Archaeology Conference will take place on Friday 11th-Saturday 12th January 2013. The 7th Conference will be hosted jointly by Cardiff University and St Fagans National History Museum, Wales. This year’s conference is also supported by EXARC, the ICOM Affiliated Organisation representing archaeological open-air museums and experimental … Read more
The web presence for the Experimental Archaeology Conference
The Experimental Archaeology Conference is an annual gathering of experimental archaeology practitioners, established in 2006 with a workshop at UCL, London. As the Conference grows and gathers larger numbers of attendees, we have decided to establish a new web presence which should facilitate communication of the upcoming conference, an archive of materials relating to past … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Review
An informal conference review of the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York, has been produced on the social media aggregator site Storify by Ruth Fillery-Travis, and can be viewed here. A formal conference review will be published in the Exarc Journal in due time.
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Abstract – Gaynor Wood
From the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York, 2012. Practitioner, professional and the public: examining the impact of experimental archaeology on different user groups. Gaynor Wood School of Forensic and Investigative Sciences, University of Central Lancashire, UK As experimental archaeology becomes a more mainstream study, there is also much debate over the definition of the term … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Abstract – Ruth Fillery-Travis
From Session 4 of the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York – Practicing Experimental Archaeology Learning and teaching in experimental archaeology Ruth Fillery-Travis The ways in which past peoples communicated knowledge is of considerable importance to studies of technological processes, and is an area in which experimental archaeology could prove highly informative. Whilst some teaching of … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Poster Abstract – Antonio Morgado et al
From the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York, 2012. Experimentation on the lithic technology of ophites rocks. The manufacture of axes heads in the South of the Iberian Peninsula Antonio Morgado(1), Francsico Martínez-Sevilla(1), José Antonio Lozano(2) 1) Dpto. Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Granada, Spain and 2) Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra, CSIC-Universidad de … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Poster Abstract – Francisco Martínez-Sevilla
From the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York, 2012. The Neolithic stone bracelets in the south of the Iberian Peninsula: experimentation on their manufacturing technology Francisco Martínez-Sevilla Dpto. Prehistoria y Arqueología. Universidad de Granada, Spain Póster A PDF of the poster, copyright of the author, is available to downlowad. Among the wide variety of elements of … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Poster Abstract – Danielle Davies
Breaking Point – A new method for assessing impact fractures Danielle Davies A PDF of this poster (copyright of the author) is available here. Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, UK This poster will detail a new approach to impact fracture experiments, in particular those regarding projectile point damage, which sees knapped stone substituted for … Read more
6th Experimental Archaeology Conference Poster Abstract – Eva Fairnell
From the 6th Experimental Archaeology Conference, York, 2012. The application of skinning experiments to the interpretation of bone assemblages A PDF copy of this poster, copyright of the author, is available. Eva Fairnell Department of Archaeology, University of York The pelts of fur-bearing animals have sartorial significance when used to create garments. The different colours and … Read more
