The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

38. What is Experimental Archaeology?

The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant - Cynthia Shafer-Elliott

Jennie Ebeling
University of Evansville

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Experimental archaeology is a valuable approach to understanding ancient technology. By re-creating or replicating ancient artifacts and installations, archaeologists gain insights into how people made and used a variety of things in the past. Replicating traditional cooking and baking, flint knapping, metal working, and glassblowing allows archaeologists to gain first-hand experience with these technologies and consider archaeological problems from a different perspective.

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Ebeling, Jennie. 38. What is Experimental Archaeology?. The Five-Minute Archaeologist in the Southern Levant. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 157-160 Sep 2016. ISBN 9781781792421. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=27890. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.27890. Sep 2016

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