So I, like many Canadian archaeologists plan on attending the CAA’s (Canadian Archaeological Association) big annual conference next week in London, Ontario. I won’t be presenting this year but I figured I’ll try and live-blog as much of the conference as I can (photos, quotes etc). I thought it would be great if we could all see who was planning on going so reblog if you think you’ll be in London next week. We could also potentially plan a little meet-up or something. I’ve attached the link for the conference schedule. Do your thing everyone :)

(Pre-Dorset serrated endblade. Baffin Island, Nunavut. Photo by Tim Rast.)

Cheers,

Zomganthro

The CAAs start today! I’ll be there soon, hopefully to soak up some awesome archaeological knowledge. If I can I’ll draw a tumblr “t” or something on my name tag so anyone else there can find me, if not I’ll be the blonde in the black dress (I know, very specific haha).

“Conclusions: Ridin’ Cherty”- Josh Keddy

Experimental Archaeology: the Daco-Roman Synthesis (Romania)

Quick Facts

Where: Teleac, Harghita County (Transylvania), Romania

When: June 2- 29 2013

What: experimental archaeology (smelting, weaving etc)

Level: Anyone interested in European history and archaeology.  

$$:  $1985 (room and board included)

Description

Students andand participants will make the intellectual and phenomenological journey from the academic, to the experiment and to the experiential, in the fields of: - PYROTECHNOLOGIES: iron smelting, quick lime manufacturing, iron and bronze casting, iron forging, ceramics - DOMESTIC CRAFTS: bone and leather work, weaving - WEAPONS AND TACTICS: weapon manufacturing; Dacian/Thracian, Sarmatian and Roman weapon training; Roman and Dacian tactical training - PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE: wattle and daub construction, experimenting with structure destruction, evaluating taphonomic processes

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