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Iron Age

Just how practical is it to Move a Warp-weighted Loom from between the Interior and Exterior of a Roundhouse?

Author(s)
Helen Poulter 1,2 ✉
Publication Date
An experimental programme at Butser Ancient Farm run between 2015 and 2017 was to investigate weaving within a roundhouse on a warp-weighted loom. Part of these investigations was an examination into the feasibility of moving the loom in and out of the house, to take advantage of the longer daylight available in summer...

Oakbank Dog Rose: A Working-model of an Iron Age Wooden Whistle from a Loch Tay Crannog

Author(s)
Simon Wyatt 1 ✉
Publication Date
In 1980 a small piece of worked wood was discovered during excavation at Oakbank crannog in Loch Tay, Scotland. It was interpreted as a whistle by Nick Dixon. While there are several other Iron Age artefacts which have been interpreted as whistles, in Britain, this is the only one currently known to the author which is made of wood. This paper describes the manufacture and sounding of a model of this Iron Age...

Weaving Production in Butser Ancient Farm Roundhouses in the South of England

Author(s)
Helen Poulter 1,2 ✉
Publication Date
From 2015 to 2017 a series of weaving experiments using warp-weighted looms were conducted in the roundhouses at Butser Ancient Farm. The aim was to focus on the working environment within the roundhouse and to assess any potential issues that may occur whilst weaving, including benefits. The results of the research would also assist in evaluating any seasonal patterns which cause productivity to...

Traces of Manufacture, Use, Repair and Modification Observed on Ethnographic Throwing Sticks and Boomerangs

Author(s)
Luc Bordes 1 ✉
Publication Date
Throwing sticks and boomerangs are present in the collections of many French and international museums. Collected mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries by travelers, they were mainly analyzed from a stylistic point of view, to relate them to their region of origin. Some of these objects were made by the indigenous populations especially to be exchanged with Europeans and only bear macro-traces of manufacture...

The Past Has a Future! 2021

The Past has a Future! 2021
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Organised by
Department of Archaeology University of Warsaw

Country

  • Poland

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2nd Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology ‘PrzeszÅ‚ość ma przyszÅ‚ość!/ The Past Has a Future!’, which will take place, in a hybrid format at the Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw (Poland) and online on March 22-26th, 2021

Ancient Drum-making Workshop

Ancient Drum-making Workshop
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Country

  • United Kingdom

Spend your day creating a historic frame-drum, using natural materials and ancient techniques.

Utilising ethically sourced and traditionally prepared goat hides and hand-bent birch, you will create yourself an utterly unique gift, whilst learning the history and prevalence of an instrument steeped in ancient history dating to the Neolithic!

Iron Age Cookery

Iron Age Cookery
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Country

  • United Kingdom

Join historical food specialist Caroline Nicolay, from Pario Gallico - Historical Food and Crafts - to learn about the utensils, ingredients, recipes and techniques used to prepare everyday meals in Celtic Britain (2nd-1st century BC).

Iron Smelting Days 2021

Iron Smelting Days
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Organised by
Werkgroep IJzerenring - Ulft

Country

  • the Netherlands

Organizer of the ISD2021 is the working party IJzerenring (from the Ring of the European Cities of Iron Works) in Ulft (Netherlands).

Book Review: Scelte Tecnologiche, Expertise e Aspetti Sociali della Produzione. Una Metodologia Multidisciplinare Applicata allo Studio della Ceramica Eneolitica by Vanessa Forte

Author(s)
Valeria Tiezzi 1 ✉
Publication Date
This book is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of Italian archaeologists interested in Prehistory and will certainly be of great use to those who are trying to gain a good understanding of pottery technology. Written in Italian, it is one of the few books in this language dealing with ceramic technology and the social aspects of the production by presenting, as a case study, the Copper Age domestic and ...