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	Butser Ancient Farm - Experimental Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The object of this paper is to explore the nature of experiment in archaeology today and to assess its potential role insofar as it may confirm or deny interpretations of data from excavations.
		Archaeology has traditionally been an 'arts' subject and it is only relatively recently that science has begun to have a significant role.
		Thus the experimental sequence, which spanned a period of fifteen consecutive years, validated the hypothesis (interpretation) that certain types of pits could have been used for the bulk storage of (seed) grain but invalidated any argument which sought to establish population estimates.
	www.butser.org.uk /iafexp_hcc.html (5446 words)

	The University of Exeter - SoGAER - MA in Experimental Archaeology
		The Experimental Archaeology MA is designed to accomplish two main goals: 1) to give practical experience of many ancient technologies; and 2) to embed these experiences within current scientific and academic theories, methodologies and presentation to the profession and public.
		Experimental archaeology students may decide to participate in programmes at outdoor archaeology centres or work with a professional potter or metalworker.
		Experimental archaeology, specifically technological reconstructions, is commonly used to present archaeological information and interpretations to professional and non-professional audiences.
	www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk /archaeology/prospective/maexp.shtml (1054 words)

	CINARCHEA - Experimentelle Archäologie in Deutschland
		Experimental archaeology is an inclusive term encompassing all theories and experiments, ancillary technology, devices and procedures used for reconstruction, testing and explanation.
		Experimental archaeology cannot deliver unequivocal proof of specific methods in tool-making and the lifeways of early and prehistoric man. One option, among others, is to explain and interpret a given context.
		Experimental archaeology is inseparable from its photographic resp.
	www.uni-kiel.de /cinarchea/text/exparch-e.htm (1135 words)

	Archaeology by Experiment
		Experimental archaeology is one of the methods available to us in the process of studying the material remains of life in the past.
		Experimental archaeology aims to test hypotheses and data resource, whilst being replicated so that its results may be assessed statistically, though not exclusively, of those associated with function, technology, or economic matter about the past.
		One argument for experimental archaeology is that it may be seen as an attempt to discover practical aspects that might otherwise have been overlooked.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /colin42/ExperimentalArchaeology.htm (2225 words)

	Experimental archaeology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Experimental archaeology employs a number of different methods, techniques, analyses, and approaches in order to generate and test hypotheses or an interpretation, based upon archaeological source material, like ancient structures or artifacts.
		Other types of experimental archaeology may involve burying modern replica artefacts and ecofacts for varying lengths of time to analyse the post-depositional effects on them.
		Tringham, Ruth (1978), Experimentation, ethnoarchaeology, and the leapfrogs in archaeological methodology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Experimental_archaeology (747 words)

	Center for Experimental Archaeology Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We at the Center for Experimental Archaeology are focused on adhering to and promoting ethical, scientific, and experimental principles instilled in us by our teachers, mentors, and founders of the experimental archaeological approach.
		Furthermore, experimental archaeology should be implemented as a part of any archaeological research plan utilizing a holistic approach.
		Our mission is to explore variation in the technological problem-solving strategies of the past, manifested in the archaeological record, through an ethical and holistic approach to experimental archaeology.
	www.experimentalarchaeology.org (148 words)

	Toppest Archaeology News and Archaeology Website Directory
		London Museum of Archaeology The London Museum of Archaeology is a unique Canadian museum devoted to the study, display, and interpretation of the human occupation of Southwestern Ontario over the past 11,000 years.
		Society for American Archaeology The mission of the Society for American Archaeology is to expand understanding and appreciation of humanity's past as achieved through systematic investigation of the archaeological record.
		University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Founded 1887, the museum is dedicated to the understanding of cultural diversity and the exploration of humankind.
	www.toppest.com /archaeology.htm (678 words)

	Archaeology
		The field of experimental archaeology can generally be divided into four categories: controlled replication of recovered artifacts or known activities; testing the validity of methodological assumptions by applying them to known data or results; "contextual"; and ethnographic data.
		This area of experimental archaeology deals with the way in which a site is formed and how it deteriorates over time.
		Experimental archaeology, if done correctly, can create situations as close to the original as possible.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/archaeology/archaeology/experimental_archaeology.html (725 words)

	Bill Schindler's Living Archaeology Project: Field School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Overview: The Experimental Archaeology field school will take place in a variety of outdoor classroom settings in the Delaware Valley and be comprised of two phases.
		It is important to note that food being consumed during the experimental portion will be “period correct” and the instructor needs to be informed of any food allergies and preferences as soon as possible so that they can addressed.
		During the two-week experimental phase of the field school (May 31 to June 14) we will be on the island for 15 consecutive days.
	schindler.intrasun.tcnj.edu /livingarch/fieldschool.htm (608 words)

	EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
		Experimental tools are often made and used in conjunction with blind tests.
		To alleviate this problem some experimenters have painted the lithics a bight colour in order to facilitate the recover of the lithics.
		Ohnumu, K and Bergman, C. Experimental studies in the determination of flaking mode.
	www.hf.uio.no /iakk/roger/lithic/EXPARCH/exparch.html (1049 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Experimental Archaeology is a method to study ancient behavior and technologies by recreating those technologies, today.
		The SLCC experimental garden always had a good crop of bottle gours and rattle gourds.
		This Acomoa Rattle Gourd (Lagenaria siveraria) was grown during the summer of 1992 and studied by Bonnie Potter (a SLCC-FV anthropology student).
	users.stlcc.edu /mfuller/slccgarden.html (481 words)

	Archaeology - MSN Encarta
		Introduction; The Scope of Archaeology; Fields of Archaeology; The Goals of Archaeology; Gaining Insights on the Past; Establishing Archaeological Sites; Archaeological Excavation; Determining the Age of Finds; Interpreting the Archaeological Record; Recent Trends in Archaeology; The Future of Archaeology
		In experimental archaeology, archaeologists perform controlled experiments to help interpret finds such as abandoned fire hearths, accumulations of waste from stone toolmaking, and collapsed buildings.
		Some of the most ambitious experimental archaeology projects have involved long-term trials with prehistoric farming methods in Europe.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572159_4/Archaeology.html (2059 words)

	Experimental Archaeology
		If you have an interesting or peculiar cultural phenomenon that you feel will benefit from experimental investigation, we are ready to conduct such for you or assist on the project.
		Experimental archaeology is becoming a readily accepted practice for interpretation in North American archaeology.
		Such notables figures in North American archaeology and Old World archaeology as Don Crabtree, Francois Bordes, and J.B. Sollberger pioneered the use of the experimental approach for lithic technology; this tradition has continued and grown due to the efforts of George Frison, Jacques Pelegrin, Jeff Flenniken, Errett Callahan, Bruce Bradley, Rob Bonnichsen and others.
	members.tripod.com /Pedernales/StoneWorks/Experimental_1.htm (362 words)

	UCL Institute of Archaeology
		The Material Culture and Data Science research group are hosting an Experimental Archaeology Conference, to be held in the Lecture Theatre (G6) at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Thursday 9th November 2006.
		The aim of this Conference is to promote experimental archaeology as a valid academic approach for answering archaeological questions; one that can enhance our interpretations about the past in ways other methods cannot.
		Papers and posters are requested on research-led experimental archaeology in any relevant field e.g.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /archaeology/events/conferences/experimental.htm (213 words)

	PrimTech: Institute of Archaeology UCL
		At the end of induction week, all first-year students spend four days on the Experimental Archaeology course, held in Sussex, organised jointly by the staff of the Institute and the Society of Archaeological Students (SAS).
		Students should think about the broader aims and objectives of experimental archaeology and how what they have written fits into them.
		Transport to and from the site will be by coach from the Institute, so students need not worry about transporting their equipment, you will also be provided with fairly basic but nonetheless nutritious and substantial amount of food (most of this food is vegetarian, and we will strive to accommodate any specific dietary requirements).
	www.ucl.ac.uk /archaeology/ug/primtech/index.htm (1081 words)

	archaeology anthropology eared experimental archaeology
		ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY __ A field in which inter-disciplinary research, involving archaeologists and natural scientists, is directed at the reconstruction of human use of plants and animals, and how past societies adapted to changing environmental conditions.
		ETHNO_ARCHAEOLOGY __ The approach to archaeology which makes use of observations of the "archaeological" remains of living non-literate peoples in an attempt to gain understanding of the nature of the material evidence associated with specific activities.
		EXPERIMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY __ Scientific studies designed to discover processes that produced and/or modified artifacts and sites.
	www.archaeolink.com /glossary-e.htm (1736 words)

	ABOUT STONEWORKS ARCHAEOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		StoneWorks Archaeology provides high-quality lithic analytical services to organizations which do not currently retain a lithic technologist on staff and to any other archaeological entity needing a lithic technologist.
		We are specialists in growing discipline of experimental replication and experimental archaeology and are capable of producing museum quality replicas.
		StoneWorks Archaeology is also available to provide both in-house and in-field consulting on your organization's or company's projects and reports.
	members.tripod.com /Pedernales/StoneWorks/About_Us.htm (170 words)

	Archaeologyfieldwork.com - Experimental Archaeology Quandary
		Well, "experimental archaeology" can be a form of off-shoot from ethnoarchaeology.
		in experimental archaeology you see a question in the record you think can be answered through experimentation, do the experiment w/ controlled parameters, then go back to the record to see how it measures up, then present to your peers.
		ARCHAEOLOGY Magazine - Explore the human past with the premiere publication devoted to worldwide archaeological discovery.
	www.archaeologyfieldwork.com /cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1139863009 (1346 words)

	Experimental Archaeology: Making Cordage
		Experimental replication of artifacts, buildings, and wear patterns is one method.
		Distribute copies of the "Experimental Archaeology" activity sheet to each student or team.
		"Archaeology of the North Carolina Coast and Coastal Plain:Problems and Hypotheses." In The Prehistory of North Carolina: An ArchaeologicalSymposium
	www.learnnc.org /lessons/UNCArchaeology1132002193 (3112 words)

	Intute: Arts and Humanities - browse Experimental Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The website gives brief details of the excavations and survey, information on experimental reconstructions of copper production and information on proposed scientific studies and analyses which will be undertaken in the future.
		Archaeology and Performance began as a sub-site of the ESTATE website (Performance, Architecture and Location), an Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) funded Web project looking at urbanism, architecture, location and performance.
		A section covers experimental work being carried out on iron smelting and charcoal burning giving lists of all smelting experiments with their operating parameters.
	www.intute.ac.uk /artsandhumanities/cgi-bin/browse.pl?id=200278 (748 words)

	BBC - History - Experimental Archaeology: Go Further
		Council for British Archaeology: The site covers a wide range of topics ranging from the latest news to education and conservation.
		Association for Environmental Archaeology: For those who are interested in the environmental archaeology, this site from the University of York includes images and texts on the flora and fauna of rural archaeology.
		Archaeology Data Service: Another site from the University of York of digital resources for research, learning and teaching.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/trail/archaeology/experimental/go_further.shtml (465 words)

	Archaeology Merit Badge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Tell what archaeology is and explain how it differs from anthropology, geology, paleontology, and history.
		Use the methods of experimental archaeology to re-create an item or to practice skills from the past.
		Identify three career opportunities in archaeology and tell what education and experience are required for each.
	www.meritbadge.com /mb/132.htm (693 words)

	University of Edinburgh Archaeology - PG - Intro
		Archaeology therefore benefits from excellent library, computing and research facilities.
		Archaeology also has its own site library, the Drummond Library (shared with Geography).
		Currently, we offer taught masters degrees (MSc or Diploma) in Archaeology (conversion course), European Archaeology, Mediterranean Archaeology, Osteoarchaeology and Underwater Archaeology, as well as MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees by research.
	www.arcl.ed.ac.uk /Archaeology_PG_Intro.html (294 words)

	Humbul : Archaeology : experimental archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The project is a joint-venture between the Archaeometallurgical Project of Agia Varvara-Almyras in Cyprus, the Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research, and the Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research.
		'Archaeology and Performance' is a forum for all those interested in exploring the archaeology and performance interface ('Can one study performance in all its manifestations - dance, music, theatre, feasting, processions, spectacle and ritual - archaeologically?').
		Information is published here concerning events and articles that investigate the relationship between performance and archaeology in its broadest sense.
	www.humbul.ac.uk /output/headlist.php?sub=archaeology&code=DC.2004 (370 words)

	Illustrate Archaeology
		He joined the Interpretation Unit at the Museum of London whilst studying for a Masters in Archaeology and worked on the BIG DIG where Key stage 2 and 3 pupils were taught the basics of archaeological practice and interpretation.
		He is presently guest lecturer at Universty College London (Archaeology of Thatch) and University College Winchester (Experimental Archaeology and the Public) and has trained undergraduates from Universities all over the Uk in archaelogical field methods and techniques.
		If you would like to book a tour, talk or walk with Alex for a group of students or for a local archaeology/history group then please do contact him at www.alexlanglands.com.
	illustrate-archaeology.com /education.htm (135 words)

	Experimental Archaeology
		The remains of contemporary Dutch ships discovered by archaeology.
		It is the solid evidence of archaeology that lets us see what other evidence was hinting.
		The proposed design, a broad-beamed but sleek design, has been tested by computer modelling (using the Western Australian developed Maxsurf program) and the results are encouraging, showing a design with good stability and able to maintain good average speeds even in light conditions, in keeping with the historical evidence.
	www.duyfken.com /replica/experimental.html (579 words)

	The University of Exeter - SoGAER - Department of Archaeology Homepage
		Come and find out about our MA programmes, talk with members of staff, see Experimental archaeology in action, and have a tour of campus.
		The Theoretical Archaeology Group Conference was a great success, and thanks go out to all the volunteers who worked hard to make this event work.
		The Fund is open to all academic staff in Archaeology, and each expedition must have student involvement.
	www.sogaer.ex.ac.uk /archaeology (381 words)

	AERA - Pyramid builders, Experimental archaeology
		This kind of experimentation can provide great insights into long-lost arts as well as a better understanding of elementary structures of everyday life.
		We are looking forward to more experimental archaeology in ancient culinary arts.
		We would like to recreate the bakeries again to better answer some of the questions that are so important to understanding the diet that sustained the builders of the pyramids, because it is on just such basics of everyday life that great civilizations—and pyramids—were built.
	www.aeraweb.org /lost_city_bakeries.asp (1918 words)

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