14th Experimental Archaeology Conference: A Recap

In May this year EAC14 took place in Curitiba, Brazil. In this special edition of the EXARC Show, introductions to 22 research projects - on many different topics in many different parts of the world - slide by in just over half an hour. This compilation offers an easy and accessible dive into experimental archaeology and what researchers, many of them EXARC members, are up to today.

Presentations are divided into 4 sets: lithics and stone technologies, organic technologies, ceramic technologies and metalworking technology. Of course, you can find the full presentations in the EAC14 playlist on our YouTube channel.

00:00 Intro
01:15 Lesmas of the Itaparica tradition
02:58 Fracture formation in lithic points using bow and arrow
04:06 Functional analysis and experimental traceology of lithic industires
05:09 Norwegian coffee bean sinkers
07:00 Recycle your Neolithic axe! __________
08:25 Bone artefacts from the Central Coast of Rio Grande do Sul
10:06 Understanding labial striations on dental remains
11:24 Acoustic properties of Eneolithic bone tubes
12:56 Identifying tattoo tools among prehistoric bone artefacts
16:10 Wooden sleeves from subneolithic sites in Lithuania
17:30 Teaching young students how to make Roman leather shoes__________
19:39 Reference frameworks based on historical sources
21:48 Hunter-gatherer ceramic perforation techniques from the Lower Paraná Wetland
23:05 Temper of animal and human-related origin in prehistoric pottery
24:49 Raw material selection in prehistoric pottery
26:32 Reconstructing the Incrustation technique in prehistoric pottery
28:09 Foreign influence or kitchenware: Cucuteni Type C pottery
29:54 Reconstructing and testing Eneolithic ceramic kilns
31:21 Roof tiles production by 'back side cut' technology
32:41 Pottery tuyères from bronze casting sites of the Shang Dynasty__________
33:59 Local bog iron ore and iron smelting experiments in Lithuania