One way archaeologists learn how ancient people, including Neanderthals, did things is to attempt to do those things themselves, a […]
Category: experimental archaeology
Study pinpoints when bow and arrow came to North America
At some point in North America, the atlatl was replaced by the bow and arrow, thanks to the latter’s increased […]
45-hour voyage in replica canoe tests Paleolithic migration theory
(Left) GPS tracking and modeling of ocean currents toward the end of the experimental voyage. (Right) The team on the […]
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 […]