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There is a growing trend among archaeologists to re-create
artefacts and actions at a 1:1 scale in order to answer questions
and gain new insights into the past. In November 2007, the
University of Exeter hosted a one-day conference on experimental
archaeology, and it was soon discovered that experience is a key
issue in understanding the use of materials and past processes.
Papers presented in this volume consider both theoretical issues
and practical case studies. The scope ranges from skinning animals
or dyeing wool the Roman way, to producing sound with flint tools,
carving stone on Chalcolithic Cyprus, or casting bronze objects
both as art and science in Ireland. The eight chapters in this book
demonstrate the myriad possibilities of archaeology by experiment.
Experimental archaeology is multi-disciplinary by nature, with
examples from anthropology, ethnography, taxidermy, finite element
analysis and manufacturing systems theory all being present in this
volume. Not only does this sub-discipline have a colourful and
meaningful past, but it will surely have a significant future.
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