From the 21-23 August ARCHON organised a summer school for experimental archaeology. The summer school was organised in collaboration with the Putting Life into Late Neolithic Houses Project. The summer school was held in three different locations, aimed to highlight three major aspects of experimental archaeological research. On the first day a symposium was held […]
https://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/371166953_1286057152050691_6768749425404578530_n-1.jpg15362048Lasse van den Dikkenberghttps://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.pngLasse van den Dikkenberg2023-09-25 12:24:162023-09-25 12:24:16ARCHON Summer School for Experimental Archaeology
During several periods of the Neolithic, be it the Michelsberger or Vlaardingen period, flint tools to cut cereals are absent in the archaeological record. Could this absence be due to the fact that people cut cereals with other tools? To answer this question an experiment was made in summer 2022 to cut cereals with other […]
https://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.png00Tatiana Crombeenhttps://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.pngTatiana Crombeen2023-08-18 11:59:212023-08-18 11:59:21Cutting cereals with shells, bone or wood
On a hot and sunny Saturday, a group of volunteers gathered in the flintknapping area of Masamuda Archaeological Educational Centre. Their first task: making simple flint flakes to clean out some deer legs. Only one of the participants had knapped flint before, but an hour later everyone had a handful of the necessary tools. These […]
https://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Bone-awl-making-1-scaled-e1688114241710.jpg16441920Tatiana Crombeenhttps://www.puttinglife.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/putting-life_logo-text-2.pngTatiana Crombeen2023-06-30 09:24:332023-06-30 09:24:33One day workshop making bone awls with flint tools
ARCHON Summer School for Experimental Archaeology
blogFrom the 21-23 August ARCHON organised a summer school for experimental archaeology. The summer school was organised in collaboration with the Putting Life into Late Neolithic Houses Project. The summer school was held in three different locations, aimed to highlight three major aspects of experimental archaeological research. On the first day a symposium was held […]
Cutting cereals with shells, bone or wood
blogDuring several periods of the Neolithic, be it the Michelsberger or Vlaardingen period, flint tools to cut cereals are absent in the archaeological record. Could this absence be due to the fact that people cut cereals with other tools? To answer this question an experiment was made in summer 2022 to cut cereals with other […]
One day workshop making bone awls with flint tools
blogOn a hot and sunny Saturday, a group of volunteers gathered in the flintknapping area of Masamuda Archaeological Educational Centre. Their first task: making simple flint flakes to clean out some deer legs. Only one of the participants had knapped flint before, but an hour later everyone had a handful of the necessary tools. These […]