Roman Era

Event Review: Food Workshop in Archeon at the OpenArch conference 2013

Rüdiger Kelm (DE)
EXARC Journal Issue 2014/3
Mixed Matters
OpenArch Dialogue with Skills Issue
***Food and drink are basic needs for every human being. From the perspective of our modern culinary practices, with all its specialities and customs, the traditional cuisines, and especially the pre- and protohistoric dishes, seem not only very far away, but also very primitive and have a negative connotation...

Investigating the Influence of the Kettle Material on Dyeing in the Industry of Pompeii

K. Kania (DE),
H. Hopkins (UK) and
S. Ringenberg (DE)
EXARC Journal Issue 2014/3
Experimental Archaeology
7th UK EA Conference Cardiff 2013
***Dyeing, especially in bright, intense colours, has been one of the methods used to embellish textiles and add to their value. A considerable dyeing industry can be shown to have existed in Pompeii. The city of Pompeii was destroyed in a volcanic eruption in AD 79, but its remains were preserved in situ...

Villa Urbana Longuich (DE)

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In 1984 the roman villa in Longuich, on the river Mosel, was discovered giving new insights on the roman civilization of the land in the second century AD.

In 1984 the roman villa in Longuich, on the river Mosel, was discovered and later re-constructed in situ.

Katzenberg (DE)

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In the wide and beautiful Volcano Park, in which one can experience both nature and history (see the roman quarry, fully available to the visit thanks to a modern museum structure), stood the largest late Roman fortification in the Eifel and Hunsrück region.

In the wide and beautiful Volcano Park, in which one can experience both nature and history (see the roman quarry, fully available to the visit thanks to a modern museum structure)...

Archäologischer Park Cambodunum (APC) (DE)

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In the 1st century AD, Cambodunum, situated at present day Kempten, was the administrative centre of the province Rhaetia before this changed to Augusta Vindelicum, present day Augsburg.

In the 1st century AD, Cambodunum, situated at present day Kempten, was the administrative centre of the province Rhaetia before this changed to Augusta Vindelicum, present day Augsburg...

Janet Stephens

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E-mail address
jntvstp [at] hotmail.com
Country
USA
Crafts & Skills
Other

I am a professional hairdresser and experimental archaeologist specializing in the recreation of ancient Roman, Greek and other archaic hairstyles. I use period appropriate tools and techniques and live models.

Book Review: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences by L. Shillito, E. Fairnell and H. S. Williams (eds)

Katy Whitaker (UK)
EXARC Journal Issue 2014/2
Mixed Matters
A set of eleven articles resulting from the call for papers for the Sixth UK Experimental Archaeology Conference (held in York in January 2012) is now published in a special issue of the Journal of Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences...

Conference Review: 8th Experimental Archaeology Conference, Oxford 2014

E. Giovanna Fregni (IT)
EXARC Journal Issue 2014/1
Mixed Matters
EAC Conferences
***The conference unofficially began in the Royal Blenheim pub at 6 pm on Thursday evening. Conference staff and attendees filtered in throughout the evening eventually filling the back room. The pub had excellent food and a good variety of local ales. Those who managed to brave the flooding introduced themselves and got to know...