Late Middle Ages

Fortezza Verrucole Archeopark (IT)

Member of EXARC
No

The Fortress of Verrucole dates back to the 10th century. It was constructed by the Gherardinghi family on a previous human settlement. Because of the expansionist aims of Lucca northwards, many battles took place here such as a long siege during the winter 1170.

The Fortress of Verrucole dates back to the 10th century. It was constructed by the Gherardinghi family on a previous human settlement. Because of the expansionist aims of Lucca northwards, many battles took place here such as a long siege during the winter 1170...

A Broken Leg in the Year 1350: Treatment and Prognosis

Wiel van der Mark (NL)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
Interpretation
It is the year 1350 in Gravendam (the medieval town of the archaeological open-air museum, (AOAM) Archeon, in the Netherlands). Master Roelof, a wood-and-bone processor, lies unconscious on the stone floor. Shortly before this, he had been climbing the ladder to the attic to grab a log of wood, but it slipped from under him and he ended on the floor...

Spiral Tube Decorations: a Thousand Years of Tradition

Riina Rammo and
Jaana Ratas (EE)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
Interpretation
An overview of finds, their regional spread and significance though the ages. The spiral tubes are made of an alloy that consists of copper supplemented mainly with zinc and/or tin (Rammo, Ratas 2015, table 1). The outer diameter of the spiral tubes usually range from 2.5 to 5 mm. Woollen and linen threads as well as horse hairs, were used to join spiral tubes into decorations...

Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2015

Heather Hopkins (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/2
Mixed Matters
The European Textile Forum (Textilforum) was held between the 2nd and 9th November 2015, at the Laboratory for Experimental Archaeology (LEA) in Mayen, Germany. LEA kindly hosted the European Textile Forum as part of their inaugural event in 2012 and since then the Director Michael Herdick has invited the conference to return annually...

Glow of iron

Date
-
Organised by
Stara Fužina, Bohinj, Slovenia
Country
Slovenia

The International Iron Working Festival – Iron Smelting Days 2016 will occur in Stara Fužina, the village near the Lake Bohinj. The owner of the castle was the Zois family that had the whole iron facilities in Bohinj and other places from the years 1740 – 1869. The program of Iron Working Festival will show practical smelting the bloom to billet or bar, using domestic ore, charcoal and clay.

Museo de la Mineria del Pais Vasco (ES)

Member of EXARC
Yes

Mining Museum of the Basque Country - Archaeological survey along all the Basque Country to locate “ferrerias de monte”. Selected archaeological digs. Reconstruction of a medieval iron workshop due to realize public demonstrations for experimental archaeometallurgy congresses, schools and general public.

Mining Museum of the Basque Country - Archaeological survey along all the Basque Country to locate “ferrerias de monte”. Selected archaeological digs. Reconstruction of a medieval iron workshop due to realize public demonstrations for experimental archaeometallurgy congresses, schools and general public...

The Value of Experience: Lessons from a Study of Reenactment

Samantha Hartford (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1
Interpretation
It is no secret that in many ways experimental archaeology overlaps with what has come to be called experiential archaeology, an interpretive and humanistic approach to the past. As a result of drawing distinct lines between the two, experimental archaeology struggles with its conception of itself, and experiential archaeology is poorly studied.

Book Review: Recent Publications: Experimental Archaeology in the November 2015 Issue of the Cambridge Archaeological Journal (Volume 25, Issue 4)

E. Giovanna Fregni (IT)
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/1
Mixed Matters
In the last quarter of the 1900s, John Coles (1979) and Peter Reynolds (1999) introduced the subject of experimental archaeology, which has gained significant momentumin the past few years. The discipline has become essential for reconstructing past technologies, in addition to supporting archaeological theory.