(Left) GPS tracking and modeling of ocean currents toward the end of the experimental voyage. (Right) The team on the […]
Category: experimental archaeology
This archaeologist built a replica boat to sail like the Vikings
“On we sweep with threshing oar” Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along […]
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
not just men with muskets Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons Pitting the Brown Bess against the long […]
Prehistoric bone tool cache suggests advanced reasoning in early hominins
A prehistoric bone tool “factory” Credit: CSIC Bone tools shaped by knapping, however, were much rarer until about 500,000 years […]
Inside the hands-on lab of an experimental archaeologist
Reverse-engineering the Stone Age Beyond flint-knapping and tossing spears with atlatls, Kent State University’s Metin Eren has a vision for […]
Ten cool science stories we almost missed
Skip to content Bronze Age combat, moral philosophy and Reddit’s AITA, Mondrian’s fractal tree, and seven other fascinating papers. There […]