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Event Review: Experimental Archaeology in Denmark 2024
EXARC JournalFrom the 8th to the 10th of November 2024, the Viking fortress Trelleborg welcomed researchers, students, and craftspeople for three days of celebrating experimental archaeology.
Gustav Hejlesen Solberg
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Early Efforts in Experimental Archaeology: Examples from Evans, Pitt-Rivers, and Abbott
EXARC Journal, 2019 Experimental archaeology formally began more than 150 years ago with attempts in replicative flint knapping by well-known archaeologists such as Sir John Evans, Augustus (Lane Fox) Pitt-Rivers, John Lubbock, and Sven Nilsson (Coles, 1973).
Carolyn Dillian
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Past, present and future of local crop evolution
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Promoting agrobiodiversity is a promising strategy for mitigating the negative effects of climate change on global food security. We highlight the central role evolutionary processes play in harnessing the potential of local crops by integrating genomics, archaeology, ethnobotany and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Nataly Allasi Canales +6 more
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Experimental Archaeology in the Scottish Highlands
EXARC Journal, 2019 Over the past year, Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) has been running a series of experimental archaeology workshops in the Scottish Highlands.
Susan Kruse
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, 2013 It is often said that it is easier to learn by doing. This paper explains what experimental archaeology is and shows through examples that it is a viable discipline to be used to increase public appreciation for archaeology and allow a better understanding of what happened in the past.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sorghum is a staple food for hundreds of millions of people in dry regions worldwide, and improving its nutritional quality is vital for global food and health security under climate change. In this study, we evaluated traditional Sudanese sorghum varieties grown in eastern deltas to better understand their natural health‐promoting properties. We found
Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim +5 more
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Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify knowledge gaps and assess the nutritional contributions of selected wild edible ...
Nicola Kühn +5 more
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Event Review: Experimental Archaeology in Denmark 2025
EXARC JournalThe fifth annual meeting of Experimental Archaeology in Denmark (EAD) took place from 7 to 9 November 2025. This event followed previous meetings held at Ribe Vikingecenter, Middelaldercenteret, Bork Vikingehavn, and Vikingeborgen Trelleborg. The meeting
Gustav Hejlesen Solberg
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Conference Review: A Trip to the Birthplace of Experimental Archaeology
EXARC Journal, 2014 Summer is already coming to an end, but in experimental archaeology, season is not important. Following the conclusion of a field course in experimental archaeology held in the University of Latvia, it is hoped that a short report and perhaps a more ...
Artūrs Tomsons
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios +7 more
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