Early Middle Ages

Introduction to Medieval Textile Skills with Leine Medieval Crafters

Date
Country
Ireland

Join Léine Medieval Crafters who will show you how to master the basics of some of the Medieval textile skills.

Making clothing in early Medieval times was very labour intensive and required skills that took many years to perfect. The result was high quality, well-made garments that reflected the status of the wearer.

Introduction to Blacksmithing Course with Guy Urbin

Date
Country
Ireland

Join Guy Urbin as he introduces you to the wonderful world of the Blacksmith. Within the confines of a site-specific forge, Guy will inspire you to create your own poker, candle holder or a functional piece of hardware.

Tools Required: Steel toe cap safety boots or strong equivalent

Course suitable for age 16+years

Living Middle Ages

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Country
Germany

How did the people of the Middle Ages live in the Upper Palatinate? What is your daily work? What is roasting in their cooking pots? Which garments do they wear? And what is the difference between the early Slavic settlers and the warriors at the castle or in the cities of the late Middle Ages?

This weekend, you will be looking for signs in the Bärnau-Tachov Historical Park.

Lara Comis MA cand. PhD

Member of EXARC since
E-mail address
lara.comis [at] ucdconnect.ie
Country
Ireland

The first time Lara got in contact with experimental archaeology was in 1995. As an ERASMUS student at the University of Edinburgh, she attended Nicholas Dixon’s Underwater Archaeology and contributed in building one of the wattle walls of the Scottish Crannog Centre.

Symposium Experimental Music Archaeology

Date
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Organised by
The Study Group on Music Archaeology of the ICTM
The International Study Group on Music Archaeology (ISgMA)
Country
Germany

Music-archaeological studies often draw to a large extent on experimental activities, which are more and more reflected in the scientific discourse, as the subject evolves. This symposium acknowledges current trends in the experimental reconstruction and making of ancient musical instruments, and in experimental playing.

ISBSA 15 - International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology

Date
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Organised by
ISBSA
Country
France

The purpose of ISBSA is to bring together all those involved in the study of the form, structure, function, and operational performance of ancient boats. The first symposium examined the methodological problems of studying boat remains. Many of the topics addressed at that initial meeting, such as experimental archaeology and ethnography.

Summer Course Archaeometallurgy

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Organised by
Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project
Country
United Kingdom

Due to the nature of the practical experiments we cannot take anyone under the age of 18 on this course. 
Ever wondered how ancient people made metal, and/or created their beautiful objects? 

SAA Conference: Experimental Archaeology

Date
Organised by
SAA (US)
Country
USA

There is lots of Experimental Archaeology at the SAA in Albuquerque (NM): 2 paper sessions, three poster sessions and many papers scattered accross other sessions. An excerpt: 

Paper Session: New Directions in Experimental Archaeology (1)

April 11, 2019
Room: 130 Cimarron
Time: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM
Chair: Jeanne Binning
Participants: