Chalcolithic

Archeopark dell’Etna (IT)

Member of EXARC
No

The Archeopark Etna is the first real-life prehistoric interactive village reconstructed in Sicily on the basis of archaeological documentation obtained in Sicily, in particular Etna, and experimentations in the field of lithic, textile, ceramic and agricultural crafts. A dynamic educational park, open to the public and schools, aiming to demonstrate the millenarian bond of people with the territory by means of an experiential path.

In a hut daily activities are reproduced: spinning, weaving, milling of cereals, wining of vegetable fibers, working of clay, decorative painting by crushing natural pigments, processing of animal bones and wood to make ornaments and tools of various kinds; a large sampling of vases faithfully reproduced according to ancient methods is shown.

ASOR session on Experimental Archaeology

Date
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Organised by
ASOR (USA)
Country
USA

Anyone interested in coming to San Diego, CA in November to talk about their work? There will be an Experimental and Experiential Archaeology session at this year's ASOR Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Nov. 20-23, 2019. ASOR is about the Near East and wider Mediterranean world, from the earliest times

Archeofest 2019 Metallurgica

Date
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Organised by
Paleoes (IT)
Country
Italy

Archeofest®, the festival of experimental Archaeology conceived and organized by the Cultural Association Paleoes - eXperimentalTech ArcheoDrome, reaches this year its sixth edition in collaboration with Museo delle Civiltà, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia and the Istituto Centrale per la Demoetnoantropologia.

Workshop stone tool making

Date
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Organised by
PGIAR (LK)
Country
Sri Lanka

Experimental archaeology: fundamentals of the manufacture and use of prehistoric stone artifacts

The PGIAR is planning to organize a workshop on experimental archaeology: fundamentals of the manufacture and use of prehistoric stone artifacts on 29th -30th of December, 2018 from 9.00 am at

Sannai-Maruyama (JP)

Member of EXARC
No

The Sannai-Maruyama special historical site ((三内丸山遺跡)) features the remains of a large, long-term settlement that from the Early to the Middle Jomon period (from approximately 5,500 to 4,000 years ago).

Excavation that started in 1992, and pit-dwellings, large pit-dwellings, burial pits for adults, burial jars for children, mounds, the remains of large and regular-sized pillar-supported building, storage pits, clay mining pits, and remains of roads have been found. These findings have revealed how people lived in this settlement, as well as the natural environment at that time.

Interview: "Right Time, Right Place" with Jürgen Weiner

Wulf Hein (DE)
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/1
Mixed Matters
Jürgen Weiner - you can’t get away with not knowing this name if you are involved in Experimental Archaeology, even more if it involves flint. Weiner has published numerous works and he is known as a walking encyclopaedia. Along with Marquardt Lund, I met Jürgen and his charming wife in their house near Cologne. Our interview took place on a pleasant June afternoon in the garden...