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Dr Milica Tapavički-IlićEXARC Board Member

Introduction to

EXARC

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Archaeological Open-Air Museums Experimental Archaeology

Ancient Technology Interpretation

Four Legs

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EXARC is worldwide

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Links with other organisations

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Members

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EXARC Members

We have more members every year.

By June 2017 we have 278 members in 40 countries.

Half are Institutional (AOAMs, Universities, Living History etc.) others Individual.

Archaeological

Open-Air Museums

(AOAM)

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EXARC AOAM Members

The characteristics of an archaeological open-air museum (AOAM):

Museum

Archaeological

Life size architectural (re)constructions in the open air

Collection of immaterial cultural heritage

Link with scientific research

Appropriate interpretation

What is an AOAM?

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What is an AOAM?

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What is an AOAM?

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What is an AOAM?

We tell stories, relevant to

modern-day visitors, so they

can reflect on the past to

learn for the present.

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What is an AOAM?

Experimental

Archaeology

(EA)

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Verbal Theoretic Data &

Knowledge By Experience

Technical Approach&

Human Science

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What is EA?

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What is EA?

The EXARC Bibliography on Experimental Archaeology (11.000+ titles) is hosted by tDAR. See experimentalarchaeology.net

From 11,000+ titles:

7% was published before 1960

66% was published after 1990

80% are articles, chapters or conference papers

47% is in English, 29% in German

85% of the 5,500 authors, a one-time experiment?

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What is EA?

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What is EA?

Experiments do not only satisfy scientific purposes

You are forced to look at your data differently

A reconstruction is no experiment

Long term monitoring

It teaches us crafts, methods and techniques

It often is interdisciplinary work

It requires looking broader

It has become part of a toolkit of methods

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What is EA?

Interpretation

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“HERITAGE

INTERPRETATION

EXISTED TO EDUCATE,

PRIMARILY WITH

A VIEW TO IMPARTING

AN UNDERSTANDING OF

THE NEED TO CONSERVE

AND PRESERVE”

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What is Interpretation?

INTERPRETATION IS:

“ANY LIVE

INTERACTION

BETWEEN MUSEUM /

SITE STAFF AND

VISITORS.”

(IMTAL EUROPE)

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What is Interpretation?

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What is Interpretation?

Verification of Scripts

Encourage Questioning

Using Competent People

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What is Interpretation?

Ancient

Technology

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What is Ancient Technology?

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What is Ancient Technology?

PRMarketing &

Communication

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The EXARC Journal

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Starting from 2011, we are publishing the “best of” EXARC Digest. At first once a year, from 2014 two issues annuallyour members receive 36-40 pages journal.

journal.exarc.net

The EXARC Journal

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Four online EXARC Journal Issues (February, May, August and November).

The average amount of articles published per year is 45.

Most of it open access.

The EXARC Journal

Venues

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www.openarchaeology.info

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Social Media

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On Social Media we reach an audience of almost 20,000 people, spread over different groups and pages.

Our website reaches100.000 people annually.

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Social Media

July LT Live Archaeology Days

July DK Stone Age Gathering

August NL Roman Festival

August DE Iron Smelting Symposium

August DE Medieval World Convention

August GR Neolithic Pottery Course

August RU Workshop Archaeometallurgy

September DE Bow & Arrow, Atlatl Tournament

September US Primitive Skills Gathering

Meetings 2017

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September NL EAA Conference

October DE Conference Experimental Archaeology

October ES Conference Experimental Archaeology

November DE European Textile Forum

November AR Symposium on Knappable Materials

November US REARC Conference (EXARC)

March ‘18 TR Conference on History Studies

March ‘18 ZA Conference Experimental Archaeology

April ’18 IE Arch. Food & Experiment (EXARC)

Sept ’18 LT Open-Air Museums & Tourism (EXARC)

April ’19 IT Conference Experimental Arch. (EXARC)

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Conferences 2017 - 2019

1. EXARC’S WHISHES

Bridging between the museums

Offering tools for improvement

Advancing science

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2. EXARC’S OFFERS

A long term perspective

An overview of what is done, what is published (or not)

Match-making: who-is-who

Where from here?

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Conclusion

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Become EXARC Member

Students and Individual Members from Russia pay EUR 35 a year.

Institutional Members from Russia pay EUR 50 a year.

full fee individual membership is EUR 60 for European Members and EUR 40 for non-Europe.

Contact us today here, or register online at exarc.net

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