Bronze Age

Olivier Charnay

Member of EXARC since
E-mail address
o_charnay [at] hotmail.com
Country
France
Crafts & Skills
Ancient Technology
Transportation
Weapons

As a teacher of Classical Letters in the Lyon region in France, I have hired several experimental archaeology projects (2017-2021) over the past four years, with the the participation of many players (CNRS, Lycées, Apprenticeship Centres, Craftsmen, Associations, Grandes Ecoles, Museums etc.), wi

#FinallyFriday: Building Engagement

#FinallyFriday: Building Engagement
Date
Organised by
EXARC
Country
the Netherlands

Open-air museums are always looking for ways to engage the public. What is the best way to offer visitors a glimpse into the past? How can open-air museums be used to address issues of interpretation and social responsibility in the modern world? Zsolt Sári and Luke Winter join us for December’s #FinallyFriday to discuss their different approaches to these questions.

Pottery Chat

Date
Organised by
EXARC
Country
the Netherlands


Following the Potter’s Wheel Conference in November, we will have a potter’s chat open to anybody. Discussion is open about any pottery related subject, wheel throwing, clays, ethnography, but also pottery trade, using ceramics, breakage and their archaeology.

Documentation Strategies at Butser Ancient Farm

Trevor Creighton (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/4
Archaeological Open-Air Museum
Butser Ancient Farm has been at the forefront of experimental archaeology in Britain1. for more than 45 years. The pioneering work of its first director Dr Peter Reynolds in the evaluation of Iron Age structures and agriculture demonstrated beyond doubt the importance of experiment in archaeology in the UK and international experimental archaeology work...

Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park) (JP)

Member of EXARC
No

As a national center for learning about and promoting Ainu history and culture, Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park) (ウポポイ(民族共生象徴空間）) enables people of all nationalities and ages to learn about the Ainu’s worldview and respect for nature. It also acts as a symbol of a society based on mutual respect and coexistence, passing on and sharing various aspects of Ainu culture, which has developed over many years and is influenced by the surrounding nature.

The Ainu are an indigenous people in the northern region of the Japanese archipelago, particularly Hokkaido. The Ainu culture is distinctive, with a language that is unrelated to Japanese, a spirituality that holds that spirits dwell in every part of the natural world, traditional dances that are performed at family events and festivals, and crafts such as wood carving and embroidery that incorporate unique patterns.

Dasha Derzhavets

Member of EXARC since
E-mail address
dashaderzh [at] hotmail.com
Country
the Netherlands
Crafts & Skills
Agriculture
Ceramics
Fibre
Food
Wood

As a multifaceted craftsperson I have always been interested in the ''making of" anything really, but more specifically tools, practical objects and decoration. Working with ceramics and incense during my BA ignited more of the interest in experimental archaeology.