Experimental Archaeology
2 reportsExperimental Archaeology is an archaeological method used to locate, date, document, sample, or interpret material evidence. The method is judged through context control, chronological method, and laboratory preparation, especially where design choices change uncertainty or causal interpretation.
The main lines of inquiry around Experimental Archaeology include spatial context, while also considering interpretive assumptions and field or laboratory procedure. Before drawing conclusions about spatial context, readers can compare calibration standards with blind or comparative tests; interpretation remains cautious because disturbance, contamination, and incomplete context can narrow what the method establishes.
The main lines of inquiry around Experimental Archaeology include spatial context, while also considering interpretive assumptions and field or laboratory procedure. Before drawing conclusions about spatial context, readers can compare calibration standards with blind or comparative tests; interpretation remains cautious because disturbance, contamination, and incomplete context can narrow what the method establishes.
Medieval Skull Injuries at Visby Linked to Spiked Club Weapons
A new forensic analysis of 14th-century skeletons from the Battle of Visby in Sweden has identified spiked clubs as the likely cause of distinctive square cranial injuries, challenging assumptions about medieval militia training and combat methods
Gold Tongues in Egyptian Tombs and a New Monkey in Congo
Archaeologists have uncovered 18 tombs in Egypt containing gold tongue amulets, while researchers in the Congo rainforest have identified a new monkey species. These discoveries highlight both the complexity of ancient mortuary practices and the ongoing potential for finding new species.