#experimentalarcheology — Public Fediverse posts

Guédelon Castle "one the world's longest-running experimental projects" brings together archaeologists and artisans to (re)learn thirteenth-century construction techniques as they build a castle in an abandoned quarry. Guédelon's craftspeople helped restore Notre Dame after the devastating fire. Students learn about Guédelon in my experimental archaeology class, and I would love to take them there one day.

#experimentalarcheology #archaeology #Guédelon #handsonhistory

https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/features/how-to-build-a-medieval-castle/

A Roman oil lamp replica I'm working on. The original to the right was found by chance in Nijmegen. I sculpted a solid "master", around which I shaped the mould. With the mould I can make a series of lamps, just the way the Romans used to make them.
#experimentalarcheology #romanpottery

RE: https://treehouse.technopagans.de/@Magic_Cauldron/116120256524021033

CN Food

Und hier dann noch das Video, das ich dazu verbrochen habe. Ahem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxXpQYztqnw&t=11s

#LivingHistory #reenactment #experimentalArcheology #Food #medieval

Replicating the World’s Oldest Stringed Instrument https://hackaday.com/2025/08/21/replicating-the-worlds-oldest-stringed-instrument/ #experimentalarcheology #musicalinstrument #MusicalHacks #archeology #recreation #lyre

Replicating the World’s Oldest Stringed Instrument - Posts on Hackaday sometimes trend a little bit retro, but rarely do we cover hacks... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/21/replicating-the-worlds-oldest-stringed-instrument/ #experimentalarcheology #musicalinstrument #musicalhacks #archeology #recreation #lyre

Although... they were made with moulds! Not one huge mould to cast the whole thing but smaller ones for different details. The jugs themselves where first thrown on the potter's wheel and then decorated with thin sheets of clay that were pressed in those moulds.
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#experimentalarcheology

Sadly, authors did not describe the experiment they conducted

#Experimental #experimentalarcheology

Meet the Blacksmith Resurrecting Greek History - Atlas Obscura
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/greek-blacksmith-ancient-armor

Dimitrios Katsikis geeks out on making ancient armor with traditional methods.

#History #ExperimentalArcheology #Greece #Metallurgy

Re-Visited #CampusGalli mostly for the new barn that is almost finished by now. My last visit was in 2019. This time I took so many pictures that my battery drained 😆

https://beko.famkos.net/b/1jya

#experimentalArcheology #Halftimber #karolinger #timberframed

Campus Galli

Re-Visited Campus Galli in 88605 Meßkirch / Germany mostly for the new barn that is almost finished by now. My last visit was in 2019 so it was really time to see how much changed (despite the gorram pandemic). This time I took so many pictures that my battery drained.

Visitors aren’t allowed inside of the barn yet since it will be under construction until the end of the month. That was perfectly fine for me because catching the impression of the almost finished building is what I was after:

This cart also catched my attention so I checked it out closer. Spoiler: It doesn’t come with free rust proofer:

I consider myself lucky with the weather situation by the way. I could see a lot of systems that prevent flooding of the area in action – or not.

The orchard changed a lot since my last visit. The entrance for example is now completed.

Many trees were cut down for the constructions going on. Wood is needed everywhere and for everything on the site and some areas are becoming aerial.

The wooden church also got some changes. Most important the bell tower next to it and also a new porch. Couldn’t get enough of it.

All the other buildings required on a medieval construction site are also still there. Some show a lot of wear by now and constantly ongoing repairs are required.

The masons seem to be busy with a new arch. No idea where it will go tho 🤔 Their space doubles as a place to dry scales of wood in the attic.

This time I also managed to get pictures of some of the livestock!

This was a great day. Didn’t poke my nose outside much over the last year and I really missed excursion like this.

I also recorded some small video snippets so I may eventually come around creating a small video later too 🙂

https://www.campus-galli.de/

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https://beko.famkos.net/2021/08/02/campus-galli-2/

#campusgalli #experimentalarcheology #Halftimber #karolinger #timberframed

Medieval building crane

Good read about medieval building cranes in 14C including pictures of a reconstruction and it's schema.

https://beko.famkos.net/2019/08/31/medieval-building-crane/

#experimentalarcheology

Visited Hechingen-Stein 72379 / Germany [again] to take another look at the reconstruction of a Roman Villa Rustica. It’s a large Roman countryside estate from the 1st to 3rd century AD that was discovered in 1972. The excavation site was turned into a museum with reconstructions on the original foundations.

It’s a very huge areal including smithies, a mill and even a dedicated temple area that can probably finally be visited starting next year. Plenty of the local findings can be seen in the museum. Visitors can move freely on the areal and discover plenty of interesting stuff.

The place is also a lof of fun for the children. They offer plenty of games, costumes, a playground and ice cream of course.

http://www.villa-rustica.de