Archaeology and Experiment: Moving beyond the Artifacts
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Dark Ages Recreation Company
Organizer Name
Neil Peterson
Organizer Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Presider Name
Neil Peterson
Paper Title 1
"Turf to Tools": Ore to the Rhynie Man Axe
Presenter 1 Name
Darrell Markewitz
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Wareham Forge
Paper Title 2
New Speculative Reconstructions of Viking Age Women's Clothing Informed by Finds from Revninge, Hårby, and Lejre
Presenter 2 Name
V. M. Roberts
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Start Date
15-5-2015 1:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1125
Description
Experimental archaeology moves beyond the artifacts, allowing researchers to examine the underlying question of "how" related to artifact finds. Ideally, experiments can provide a preliminary answer to the question "Does this theory of how it was done actually work". A keystone of experimental archaeology (and a differentiator from reenactment/recreation) is that it follows the scientific method of question, setup, and result - whether that result is positive or negative. Presentations in this session will be expected to review all three key elements in the discussion of their paper.
Neil Peterson
Archaeology and Experiment: Moving beyond the Artifacts
Schneider 1125
Experimental archaeology moves beyond the artifacts, allowing researchers to examine the underlying question of "how" related to artifact finds. Ideally, experiments can provide a preliminary answer to the question "Does this theory of how it was done actually work". A keystone of experimental archaeology (and a differentiator from reenactment/recreation) is that it follows the scientific method of question, setup, and result - whether that result is positive or negative. Presentations in this session will be expected to review all three key elements in the discussion of their paper.
Neil Peterson