Bronze Age

Latvijas Arheoklubs (LV)

The society "Latvijas Arheoklubs" unites 20 members with a practical interest in the prehistory of the Baltic region. The group started in 2009 and in 2015 the society (NGO) was officially registered.

The society organizes and its members often are involved in different educational activities (like demonstrations of prehistoric and traditional skills and crafts, lectures about archaeology and experimental archaeology) in collaboration with different museums and municipalities, like Daugava Museum at Dole Island and Āraiši Archaeological Park.

EAD21 in the Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet

EAD21 in the Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet
Date
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Organised by
Parco Archeologico Didattico del Livelet (IT)
Country
Italy

19 June 2021 - Saturday afternoon at Livelet
Enjoy the extraordinary opening on Saturday afternoons in June 2021.

The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in whose territory the Livelet is included, have recently become a UNESCO Site ... To celebrate, the saturday workshops at Livelet are dedicated to the UNESCO HERITAGE of the World!

Fresco Mixtures with Dried Lime Plaster: Cameron’s Experiments Revisited

Αntonis Vlavogilakis (GR)
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/2
Ancient Technology

Introduction

During the Bronze Age, the craftspeople of the eastern Mediterranean practiced a form of reuse or recycling: fragments of mortar were used as aggregates in lime mixtures intended for walls or floors (Shaw, 1973, p.222; Brysbaert, 2003, pp.168-173, pp.175-176; Jones, 2005, p.220; Brysbaert, 2008, p.118). Such a mixture was found in a house in the Akrotiri settlement of Santorini, in a part of the wall that was intended to be painted (Jones, 2005, p.220).

The Many Faces of Experimental Archaeology

The Many Faces of Experimental Archaeology
Date
Organised by
MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya (AT)
Country
Austria

Experimental archaeology combines scientific research methodology with traditional craftsmanship, public relations and community building. Matilda Siebrecht (PhD Student at the University of Groningen and host of the podcast series 'The EXARC Show') and Franz Pieler discuss the opportunities of experimental archaeology as a research approach.

Archaeological Experiment on Reconstruction of the “Compound” Bow of the Sintashta Bronze Age Culture from the Stepnoe Cemetery

Ivan Semyan (RU) and
Spyros Bakas (GR)
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/2
Experimental Archaeology
#EAC12 World Tour 2021
***This article presents data from an international experimental study on the reconstruction of the “compound” bow of Sintashta culture of bronze age South Ural, Russia. The project is carried out by a collective of researchers from Greece and Russia as part of the grant program of EXARC - “Twinning program”...

Pyrgos Mavroraki Smelting and Melting Experiments in a Metallurgical Workshop of the Second Millennium BC

Maria Rosaria Belgiorno and
Livio Pontieri (IT)
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/2
Experimental Archaeology
Interpreting the cultural influences of Cyprus in antiquity has posed an issue, depending on one’s point of view or the different conclusions reached. Until the 1970s, in large part due to the extensive excavations along the northern coast of Cyprus, it seemed reasonable to recognise a plethora of Aegean traits in the island culture. Every element of the Cypriot Bronze Age was analysed and interpreted in...

The Ancient Magic of Malt: Making Malt Sugars and Ale from Grain Using Traditional Techniques

Merryn Dineley (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2021/2
Ancient Technology
The transformation of grain into malt, malt sugars and ale is a three step process. First, the controlled germination (malting), then ‘mashing in’ and collecting a sweet liquid known as wort and finally, the fermentation by pitching the yeast which converts the sugary wort into an alcoholic beverage. Each step requires different conditions for the process to work. They cannot be combined...

Adrien Fauchois

Member of EXARC since
E-mail address
adrien.fauchois [at] gmail.com
Country
France
Crafts & Skills
Stone

I am a student in archaeology at the Sorbonne-université in Paris, France. I am also a flint knapper since 2018. I have always been fascinated by archaeology, ancient civilisations and artifacts. Thus, when the time had come, I decided to study archaeology at univeristy.