Experimental Archaeology Research or Educational tool (Experiential archaeology)
Approaches to Interpretation 1.Historical changes – paradigm shifts Artefacts (evolution and sequences) Culture History (sets of objects in time and space) New Archaeology and processualism Post-processual (Interpretive) Archaeology 2. Key approaches Spatial analysis Experimental archaeology Ethnoarchaeology
What kinds of questions? Technologies Processes (Social interactions) (Deceptions) (Concepts) ((Beliefs)) Natural processes; taphonomy
Issues in experimental archaeology Short vs long term Public presentation Publication (amateur and researcher) Expertise; materials Variables; controls; replication Relevant records