Openarch First Exeter Dialogue with Science Workshop October 6th-11th 2012
Aims
This workshop aims to provide a solid grounding in the methods and pedagogies of experimental
archaeology and present a variety of examples to show how these principles can be put into practice.
Participants will be encouraged to use the workshop to help with issues in their workplace such as
improving the dialogue with science, writing up experimental actions for the Openarch website or journal,
and planning for future experiments.
Style
The workshop will be small with close interactions between participants, academic staff and postgraduate
students. There will be lots of chances to ask questions and discuss issues and there will always be
someone who can help explain points of English.
Linda Hurcombe mobile 07972 707737
Clock Tower Hotel 01392 424545
Gemini Taxis 01392 666666
Sat 6th October: Arrival Day
Arrive Exeter
6.30 pm
meet in lobby of hotel
7.00 pm
Evening meal at ASK on Cathedral Green (01392 427127)
Sun 7th October: Site visit to participate in experimental boat building
project, National Maritime Museum Cornwall (Falmouth)
8.00 am
leave hotel and travel by road to Cornwall (c 2 hour drive)
(Thrifty Exeter van hire – 01392 207207)
10.00 am
coffee and cake at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall.
10.30
explanation of boat project from academic and craftsman perspectives and
tour of work and exhibitions.
12.30
Lunch in museum cafe
1.30 3.30 pm
Participate in project using bronze age tools and techniques
Sarah Riddle will explain the museum’s perspective on the project
5.00pm
6.00 pm
7.30 pm
Free time in Falmouth
Evening meal in Falmouth –The Shack (next to museum) 01326 212800
leave Falmouth
9.30 pm
Arrive back at hotel in Exeter
Mon 8th October: The principles and practice of experimental archaeology
9.00 am
9.40 am
9.45 am
10.00 am
10.15 am
Leave hotel to walk up to the University campus and short tour of the
Department of Archaeology if time allows
Introduction: the methods and parameters of experimental archaeology
(Exeter staff and postgraduate students)
Series of short ‘lectures’ from academic staff and postgraduates with lots of
opportunity to ask questions and clarify points of English if something has not
been understood.
(Amory B315
has
PC/projector)
Introduction:
What do people mean by ‘experimental archaeology’
The strengths and opportunities of experimental archaeology
What do we mean by a dialogue with science within Openarch?
Linda Hurcombe
Framing a hypothesis, Alan Outram
Long term and short term experiments, Bruce Bradley
Hideworking experiments: long term and short term objectives, Theresa
Emmerich Kamper
10.35 mins
Skill as a concept, Nada Kreisheh
10.45 am
11.15 am
coffee and biscuits
Examples of experimental archaeology projects putting principles into
practice (Exeter staff and postgraduate students)
Series of talks showing how principles have been applied
11.10
11.30
11.50
12.20
12.40
The Solutrean Project, Bruce Bradley
Learning to be Human, Nada Kreisheh
Integrating analogy, ethnography and experiment: bone grease extraction, Alan
Outram
Experiments in the crafts of plantworking, Linda Hurcombe
Metalworking experiments and ethnographies, Gill Juleff
1.00 pm
sandwich lunch
(Laver 218)
1.30 pm
Flintknapping as a skill to learn for experimental archaeology
Introduction to the afternoon sessions (Linda and Bruce,)
(Laver 218
2.00 pm
Flintknapping: observe the class, then participate and try out flintknapping as a
‘new skill’; make simple flakes and scrapers
(Laver 218)
5.00 pm
Discussion of participants’ interests/projects/skills
(Laver 212)
6.00 pm
Taxi from the department to Bridge Inn, Topsham
7.15 pm
(Short walk to) Evening Meal the Lighter Inn, Topsham,
9.30 pm
Taxi return from Lighter Inn to Clock Tower Hotel.
Amory B315
Tues 9th October: Developing aims, objectives, and recording methods
9.00 am
-11.00
9.00 -10.00 discussions with Roeland Paardekooper
(Between 9-10am Meeting with key University and college support staff
Roeland Paardekooper, Linda Hurcombe, Bruce Bradley, Alan Outram, Sue
Salter and EU research communications, in Laver 212)
Or for those who do not need to be present at these meetings:
Either
free time in Exeter (the Royal Albert Memorial Museum has been named
Museum of the Year after a major extension and redesign. It opens at 10.00 am
and is a short walk from the hotel).
Or attend lecture on metal smiths (Gill Juleff) Laver 218, 9-11.00 am
Or further flintknapping practical ( Nada Khreisheh), experiments lab, Laver
11.00 am
coffee and biscuits
11.20 am
Writing research questions, aims and objectives
Developing recording methods.
Short overviews/recaps followed by discussion of examples and participants
own experiences and needs.
Linda Hurcombe and Alan Outram
12.30 pm
Buffet lunch
1.00 pm –
2.00
Discussions of reading in small groups (with postgraduate facilitators). Based
on participants’ stated interests there will be relevant examples and literature.
(Poldhu
Room Kay
Building)
(Poldhu
Room Kay
Building)
(Poldhu
Room Kay
Building)
Assess the aims, objectives, and recording methods.
2.00
Stations of activities and examples with small groups rotating around the
Poldhu Room
stations with postgraduate facilitators (Theresa Emmerich Kamper, Bryce Girbal
and Marc Cox, Dani and Nada Kreisheh, Kate Verkooijen)
3.30 pm
Tea and biscuits (Laver common room)
4.00 pm –
5.30 pm
Bruce Bradley’s research lecture
7.00 pm
Evening meal – Olive Tree Restaurant, 01392 272709 (NEED TO PREORDER)
(Laver LT3)
Wed 10th October: developing projects
9.00 am
11.00
Overview: ‘writing up’ experimental actions at different levels (Linda Hurcombe
and Gill Juleff)
Research journals (Linda and Gill)
the ExArch Journal (Roeland Paardekooper)
the Openarch website for experimental actions: what is it trying to achieve ?
Roeland Paaredekooper
the Openarch website for experimental actions: what is it like to write up and
upload an experimental action (Miska Sliden)
Work Package 5 The dialogue with science
Discussion
coffee and biscuits
11.30 am
Discussion: what makes a good experiment
12.00
Participants outline and assess past and current experiments at their venues
This is a chance for our partners to showcase their centres and raise awareness
of opportunities.
Brainstorm ideas for experiments
1.00 pm
Lunch
(Reed Hall)
2.00-5.00
develop the writing up of existing experiments
identify new opportunities for experiments in participant’s own museums.
making experiments across different openarch partners
(Peter Chalk
2.2)
5.00 pm
Meeting: Debriefing on The dialogue workshop and WP5,
Roeland Paardekooper, Exeter and Kierikki colleagues
Or
For those who do not need to be present at the meeting walk back to hotel
6.45pm
Taxi booked from Clock Tower Hotel to Mill on Exe
7.00 pm
Evening meal – Mill on the Exe pub 01392 214464
Return taxi booked for 9:30pm
(Peter Chalk
2.2)
(Peter Chalk
2.2)
(Peter Chalk
2.2)
(Peter Chalk
2.2)
Thursday 11th October: Departure day
Optional Site Visit to project partner St Fagans, Cardiff:
If any participants would like to undertake a site visit St Fagans, Cardiff, then
Steve Burrows will be happy to host a visit and Exeter will organise transport
from Exeter to St Fagan’s by minibus at. Arriving at St Fagan’s. (although those
travelling from Italy can investigate flights to and from Cardiff as well as
Bristol).
Those travelling from Finland may need to be dropped at a railway station and
stay overnight in near a London airport.
8.30
c 11.30
am
lunch
3.30 tbc
leave the hotel in a minibus
Arrive St Fagans Cardiff.
Meet Steve Burrows to discuss their experiences of building a new structure,
excavating the spaces where structures have been, and practical experimental
issues,
Museum cafe
The minibus will return to Exeter in the afternoon and could drop people at
Bristol airport