Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)

In 1998 the Society for Experimental Primeval Archaeology (SEPA) was founded at the Institute of Archaeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń. Since its beginnings, SEPA members have dedicated a great effort to engaging in numerous scientific experiments with the aim to present h...

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Autores principales: Grzegorz Osipowicz, D. Nowak, Justyna Kuriga
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d69e8c47af7e4e45b87afd087f607e952021-12-01T14:42:31ZTwo Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/d69e8c47af7e4e45b87afd087f607e952015-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10186https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956In 1998 the Society for Experimental Primeval Archaeology (SEPA) was founded at the Institute of Archaeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń. Since its beginnings, SEPA members have dedicated a great effort to engaging in numerous scientific experiments with the aim to present human lifestyle in prehistoric times in general. One of the indisputable successes of SEPA is the reconstruction of one of the supposed prehistoric birch tar and pitch production methods without the use of ceramics (Osipowicz 2005a), as well as the recreation of a Neolithic technique for making holes in stone axes (Osipowicz 2005b) and successful experiments with various techniques for bone and antler softening (Osipowicz 2007). At present, papers on the findings of further experiments in these fields are being prepared for publishing, as well as results of new experiments with use of, for example, ranged weapons, axes made of bone and antler and trampling. Moreover, the SEPA members also conduct wide-raging promoting activities by organising numerous archaeology fairs and presentations for schoolchildren.Grzegorz OsipowiczD. NowakJustyna KurigaEXARCarticle(re)constructionconstruction of buildingwoodthatching of roofpalaeolithicmesolithicneolithicpolandMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2015/1 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic (re)construction
construction of building
wood
thatching of roof
palaeolithic
mesolithic
neolithic
poland
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
spellingShingle (re)construction
construction of building
wood
thatching of roof
palaeolithic
mesolithic
neolithic
poland
Museums. Collectors and collecting
AM1-501
Archaeology
CC1-960
Grzegorz Osipowicz
D. Nowak
Justyna Kuriga
Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
description In 1998 the Society for Experimental Primeval Archaeology (SEPA) was founded at the Institute of Archaeology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) in Toruń. Since its beginnings, SEPA members have dedicated a great effort to engaging in numerous scientific experiments with the aim to present human lifestyle in prehistoric times in general. One of the indisputable successes of SEPA is the reconstruction of one of the supposed prehistoric birch tar and pitch production methods without the use of ceramics (Osipowicz 2005a), as well as the recreation of a Neolithic technique for making holes in stone axes (Osipowicz 2005b) and successful experiments with various techniques for bone and antler softening (Osipowicz 2007). At present, papers on the findings of further experiments in these fields are being prepared for publishing, as well as results of new experiments with use of, for example, ranged weapons, axes made of bone and antler and trampling. Moreover, the SEPA members also conduct wide-raging promoting activities by organising numerous archaeology fairs and presentations for schoolchildren.
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D. Nowak
Justyna Kuriga
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title Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
title_short Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
title_full Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
title_fullStr Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
title_full_unstemmed Two Reconstructions of Prehistoric Houses from Torun (Poland)
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