EXARC

EXARC International Association for Experimental Archaeology, Archaeological Open-Air Museums, Ancient Tech & Interpretation.
600 members in 40+ countries.
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EXARC is the ICOM* Affiliated Organisation on Archaeological Open-Air Museums, Experimental Archaeology, Ancient Technology and Interpretation. ICOM is the International Council of Museums.

🧶What is spinning?In this EXARC Journal article, the authors present a critical analysis of archaeological experiments u...
05/08/2026

🧶What is spinning?

In this EXARC Journal article, the authors present a critical analysis of archaeological experiments using spinning tools.

Focusing on the archaeological experiments on whorl weight and wool spinning carried out as part of the Tools and Textiles – Texts and Contexts project at the Danish National Research Foundation’s Centre for Textile Research, the paper examines a number of key variables.

👉Would you like to know more? Check the article: https://exarc.net/issue-2014-1/ea/variables-and-assumptions-modern-interpretation-ancient-spinning-technique-and-technology

📝 by Tracy P. Hudson.

🐂 From March 5–8, 2026, the Congress of International Agricultural Museums (CIMA) took place in Lorsch, Germany!The CIMA...
03/08/2026

🐂 From March 5–8, 2026, the Congress of International Agricultural Museums (CIMA) took place in Lorsch, Germany!

The CIMA 2026 Conference brought together many specialists from across the world for four days of intensive exchange on agricultural and intangible cultural heritage.

🧐 Would you like to know what was discussed and why agricultural and intangible cultural heritage are so important? Check out our latest article: https://exarc.net/issue-2026-2/mm/conference-review-cima-germany-2026

📝 by Julia H**b.

🏇 From day 30 July to 2 August, the annual Terra Ibèrica re-enactment festival will take place at La Ciutadella Ibèrica ...
31/07/2026

🏇 From day 30 July to 2 August, the annual Terra Ibèrica re-enactment festival will take place at La Ciutadella Ibèrica de Calafell (Spain)!

Join four days of immersive historical re-enactments and living history in a unique archaeological setting!

🎥 Films set in prehistory are few and far between and often by no means based on scientific insights. In this episode of...
29/07/2026

🎥 Films set in prehistory are few and far between and often by no means based on scientific insights.

In this episode of the EXARC Show our new host Noah Melton talks with filmmaker Maarten Peels about what he deems essential for a truthful depiction of life in the upper Paleolithic. In Maarten's short film De Poten van de Bison (The Bison’s Legs), released in 2024, he introduces his characters as human beings interested in music and art rather than hunting and violence.

Maarten recounts the many aspects that informed the process of making this film. He also lifts the veil on a new movie he is working on which, again, aims to portray the connection between people and nature during the prehistoric era in a more profound way.

👉 Listen to the full podcast episode here: https://www.exarc.org/exarc-podcast/filming-prehistory-getting-it-right

In 1993, the remains of a wooden boat were uncovered during drainage works north of the village of Gislinge, on the isla...
27/07/2026

In 1993, the remains of a wooden boat were uncovered during drainage works north of the village of Gislinge, on the island of Sjælland in Denmark (Gøthche 1995).

Now reclaimed agricultural land, the area had once been part of the shallow Lammefjord, itself connected to the Isefjord and the open sea. The boat, dendrochronologically dated to ca. AD 1130, was remarkably well preserved.

The boat was reconstructed in full-scale at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, in 1995, and a second time twenty years later.

This article tells the story of this amazing project. Read the full text in EXARC Journal: https://exarc.net/issue-2016-4/ea/gislinge-boat-open-source-project-old-boat-an

📖 by Triona Sørensen, Martin Rodevad Dael, Silas Tavs Ravn, Marie Broen, Marie Krogh Nielsen.

🪢 On 1–2 August 2026, the Brandenburg State Museum of Archaeology Archäologisches Landesmuseum Brandenburg will host ARC...
24/07/2026

🪢 On 1–2 August 2026, the Brandenburg State Museum of Archaeology Archäologisches Landesmuseum Brandenburg will host ARCHÄOTECHNICA 2026 – FIBRES, CLOTHING, JEWELLERY: People and Fashion Through the Millennia.

Over a summer weekend, practitioners and academics will present demonstrations centred on the clothing techniques and trends of our ancestors.

The protective yet decorative attire of Stone Age hunters and gatherers will be explained.

The focus will also be on fashion in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, among the Romans and Germanic peoples, in the Middle Ages, and in the early modern period.

🏇 Many Volunteers from Düppel and Markus Klek will also attend!

👉 Would you like to know more? Check the museum's page: https://www.landesmuseum-brandenburg.de/en/welcome/

22/07/2026

What makes the globular-bellied pots of Late Bronze Age China so special, and what can they teach us about experimental archaeology?

Find out with EXARC! Check our bio for more experimental archaeology every week.

🛶 In July 2018, a group of students from the UK participating in the Placements in Environmental, Archaeological and Tra...
20/07/2026

🛶 In July 2018, a group of students from the UK participating in the Placements in Environmental, Archaeological and Traditional Skills (PEATS) Erasmus+ Work Placement attended the Kierikki Stone Age Centre in Pahkalantie, Finland.

As part of their training, they took part in an experimental project to reconstruct a skin-on-frame coracle!

👉Would you like to know more? Check out the article in the EXARC Journal! https://exarc.net/issue-2019-1/at/construction-skin-frame-coracle-kierikki-stone-age-centre

👚 How did the ancient Romans clean their clothes?This project experimentally reconstructs textile cleaning practices in ...
17/07/2026

👚 How did the ancient Romans clean their clothes?

This project experimentally reconstructs textile cleaning practices in ancient Roman fullonicae. White wool fabric was stained with olive oil, soil, wine, and a tomato-based sauce to approximate the everyday soiling of Roman garments.

After allowing the stains to set for seventy-two hours, the cloth underwent a washing, rinsing, and drying procedure modelled on descriptions and archaeological evidence from fulling workshops.

👉 Would you like to know more? Read the full article in our Journal: https://exarc.net/issue-2026-2/rev/reconstructing-textile-cleaning-ancient-roman-fullonicae

📝by Kaira Shlipak

🛶Boats and ships have long been essential tools for mobility, communication, trade, and exploration, connecting communit...
15/07/2026

🛶Boats and ships have long been essential tools for mobility, communication, trade, and exploration, connecting communities across rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans.

In our new EXARC Journal collection, we bring together experimental archaeology studies that investigate ancient watercraft through reconstruction, building, use, and long-term testing.

From dugout canoes and skin-covered vessels to Viking ships and archaeological rafts, these projects explore how past peoples designed, constructed, maintained, and navigated their craft.

Find the collection here: https://exarc.net/journal/themed-collections/ships-and-boats

📸 Credits: First image from the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, from an article by Tríona Sørensen and Martin Rodevad Dael. Please check the individual articles for the credits of the remaining images.

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