Roman Era

The Many Faces of Experimental Archaeology

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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.

The Career of an Orange Stone

Irena Podolska and
Wojciech Rutkowski (PL)
The analysis of archaeological works of art involves their formal, thematic and interpretative description. The importance of these stages rests in their potential to reveal the biography of an artefact. Research methods investigating the production technology behind an object are a valuable factor extending the field of interpretation of a given object. Each finished work is the result of a creative process...

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

Merryn Dineley (UK)
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...

EAD21 in Musée Gallo-Romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal

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France

Guided tour of the House of the Ocean Gods, with the archaeologists of the site

Discover this vast domus which was updated in 1967. It is one of the largest houses on the site.

Admire the evocation of the impressive black and white mosaic representing the god Ocean surrounded by fish and shells. A fragment of this pavement is visible at the entrance to the museum.

EAD21 at Amphoralis

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France

Gallo-Roman repeating demonstration

The archaeological experiments developed at Amphoralis since 1992 have made it possible to understand and rediscover the gestures of the Gallo-Roman potters who occupied the site. The village of potters with its kilns, its habitat and its garden has thus been built over the years and research.