Book Review: Recent Publications: Experimental Archaeology in the November 2015 Issue of the Cambridge Archaeological Journal (Volume 25, Issue 4)

• Main Author: E. Giovanna Fregni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EXARC 2016-02-01
• Series: EXARC Journal
• Subjects: experimental archaeology; theory; methods and techniques; palaeolithic; mesolithic; neolithic; chalcolithic; bronze age; iron age; roman era; viking age; early middle ages; late middle ages; newer era; newest era; united kingdom; book; review
• Online Access: https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10226
• ISSN: 2212-8956

In the last quarter of the 1900s, John Coles (1979) and Peter Reynolds (1999) introduced the subject of experimental archaeology, which has gained significant momentumin the past few years. The discipline has become essential for reconstructing past technologies, in addition to supporting archaeological theory. For this reason, experimental archaeology has become increasingly popular in academic programmes, with masters and PhDs being offered on the subject at several universities in the United Kingdom, as well as being taught as a study unit within the undergraduate degree programme. These programmes not only provide a hands-on approach for interacting with archaeological material, but also give students grounded knowledge on past technologies.