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Experimental archaeology

LC control no.sh2007007031
LC classificationCC81.5
Topical headingExperimental archaeology
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Variant(s)Archaeology, Experimental
See alsoArchaeology--Methodology
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Found inWork cat.: Von der Altsteinzeit über "Ötzi" bis zum Mittelalter : ausgewählte Beiträge zur experimentellen Archäologie in Europa von 1990-2003, 2005.
Wikipedia, viewed, Aug. 23, 2007 (Experimental archaeology employs a number of different methods, techniques, analyses, and approaches in order to generate and test hypotheses or an interpretation, based upon archaeological source material, like ancient structures or artifacts. [1] It should not be confused with primitive technology which is not concerned with any archaeological or historical evidence, living history or historical reenactment, which is generally undertaken as a hobby, for entertainment or to demonstrate a romantic atmosphere of a specific (pre)historic era. One of the main forms of experimental archaeology is the creation of copies of historical structures using only historically accurate technologies. This is sometimes known as reconstruction archaeology. However, the product of experimental archaeology is data, not the constructed item itself.)