Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological legend about an elderly Inuit man in the 1950s who fashioned a knife out of his own frozen feces. He used it ...

Forensic and experimental archaeology are two sub-fields that encompass a wide range of methods and practices for locating, investigating, and recovering human remains, along with associated culture ...

How can we tell whether and how a prehistoric weapon was used? How can we better understand the dexterity and combat skills involved in Bronze Age spear fighting? A research team including scientists ...

Kent State University’s experimental archaeologists, along with those from several other universities, joined forces with the popular hunting, outdoors, and conservation media platform, MeatEater, Inc ...

Archeologists in movies have a reputation for being hands-on, like Indiana Jones unearthing hidden treasure, or Lara Croft running through a temple. Archeology in real life tends to be a bit more ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.

Experimental archaeology is solving ancient mysteries that digging into dirt never could. Apple Podcasts will only work on MacOS operating systems since Catalina. We do not support Android apps on ...

During the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies, we will be showcasing artisans and their work in experimental archaeology. They will have several recreated artifacts from early medieval ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. In a remote forest clearing in Burgundy, France, a 13 th-century castle is ...

You teach ancestral skills, from basketry to stone tool construction and more. What sparked your interest? It evolved from being outdoors a lot as a child. My earliest memory of wanting to do this was ...