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Winter Solstice Celebration at the Ancient Technology Centre

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Organised by
Earth Kin Events

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  • United Kingdom

Join us round the Earthouse hearth for a myriad of merry activities to celebrate the Winter Solstice, as we welcome the return of the sun!

For thousands of years the peoples of Earth have gathered in the darkest days of winter, to celebrate the Winter Solstice and welcome the return of the light, as the sun starts to grow stronger and rise higher in the sky.

New Trends in Experimental Archeology

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Organised by
SAXO Archeology

Country

  • Denmark

On Monday, March 7, 2022, SAXO Archeology will hold a one-day webinar similar to the well-attended seminar "New research in old iron" last year. The aim of the seminar is to examine new trends in Danish and Scandinavian experimental archeology - through concrete examples but also through untested theories and methods.

Birch Bark Glue and its Potential Use in Neanderthal Clothing: A Pilot Study

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Phoebe Baker 1 ✉,
Christopher Scott 1,
Peter Gethin 1,
Anthony Sinclair 1
Publication Date
Evidence that Neanderthals had mastered the production of birch bark tar as an adhesive has generated important and timely debate concerning behavioural complexity. Increased resolution of the data on palaeo-climatic conditions has also brought into sharp focus the need for hominins living in high latitudes to possess complex cultural mechanisms to deal with cold environments...

Beeswax an Addition to the Production of European Stone Age Adhesives

Author(s)
Aleksandra Cetwińska 1 ✉,
Maciej Sadło 1
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Beeswax is a frequently mentioned binder additive in the literature. Unfortunately, it is not so durable as to be well preserved in archaeological records, although there are faint exceptions. Because of its strengthening capabilities, which is believed to be its role, this research set out to carry out an experiment to verify the effects of adding it to the adhesives potentially used in the European Stone Age...

Approaches to Experimental Pit House Reconstructions in the Japanese Central Highlands: Architectural History, Community Archaeology and Ethnology

Author(s)
John Ertl 1 ✉,
Yasuyuki Yoshida 2
Publication Date
#EAC12 World Tour 2021
***In Japan, over 1,000 prehistoric house reconstructions have been built at 360 different locations since 1949. Pit houses from Neolithic Jomon Period (14,000–300BC) are the most common but they are mostly based on archaeological remains limited to pits and postholes. Therefore, decisions on material and structure come from various sources, some based on research and others rooted in cultural ideologies or individual’s preferences...