Mesolithic

University of Kyiv (UA)

Member of EXARC
No

At the Department: Archaeology and Museum Studies, Assoc. Ryzhov Sergey Nikolaevich teaches a module on experimental archaeology. 
Experimental archaeology is a field of modern archaeology through which the reconstruction or modelling of particular techniques or technologies of the past is carried out on the basis of previous research into archaeological sources.

Experimental archaeology uses a hypothetical-deductive method of checking and evaluating archaeological information. In the process of checking the sources, practical historical reconstructions are carried out for each individual chronological and territorial complex of archaeological sites.

26th Archaeological Festival in Biskupin

26th Archaeological Festival in Biskupin
Date
-
Organised by
Muzeum Archeologiczne w Biskupinie (PL)
Country
Poland

This year's edition of the Festival will be organized under the slogan "Back to the past" . We will present a wide range of attractions, among which both adults, school children and families with children will find something for themselves. And all this in an inter

Stephen Fox BA MA

Member of EXARC since
E-mail address
Steveythefox [at] gmail.com
Country
Canada
Crafts & Skills
Ancient Technology
Education, teaching & training
Weapons
Wood

I studied Archaeology at University College Dublin where I completed my BA and MA in Prehistoric and Experimental Archaeology in 2014. I have a particular interest in craftsmanship and embodied cognitive approaches to tool use, which I have personally explored through archery and bow-making.

Flint Knapping Workshop

Butser Ancient Farm
Date
Organised by
Butser Ancient Farm (UK)
Country
United Kingdom

Discover how our human forebears made highly effective tools using stone and skill, with flint knapper and author Bob Turner. Learn to understand flint as a material, and how to knap and work it to create your own functional tools. The course provides a brief overview of the tools of Heidelbergensis, 500,000 years ago, throug

REARC 2019

Date
-
Organised by
EXARC
REARC
Country
USA

This year the REARC meetings are scheduled for October 25th and 26th in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. We are excited to announce that the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington will host Friday presentations.

Event Review: Yeoncheon Palaeolithic Festival: from Hand Axe to Street Dance

Eva IJsveld and
Dorothee Olthof (NL)
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/3
Mixed Matters
In 1978 a US Army soldier stationed in the North of South Korea discovered several hand axes near Jeongok in the Yeoncheon Province. This was the start of many years of archaeological investigations and eventually the building of the very futuristic Jeongok Prehistory Museum and the organisation of the annual Yeoncheon Paleolithic Festival...