EAC12 Hotspot hour #40: YEAR: The York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre (UK)

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Издатель Apr 2, 2021

The York Experimental Archaeology Research (YEAR) Centre, part of the Department of Archaeology, University of York is a unique outdoor experimental facility in the UK, with a growing reputation as a global leader in experimental archaeological research. We are housed on our university campus, surrounded by trees, next to a lake. The Centre was founded in 2015. Due to its great success it has expanded to include specialists studying material culture from nearly all archaeological periods. Staff/students work on cooking technologies, textiles, bone and antler working, pottery production and use, and more recently, metallurgy. Our strength is combining experimental analysis at our dedicated outdoor facility with state-of-the-art digital imaging and bioarchaeological analysis in partnership with the Department of Archaeology BioArCh and PalaeoHub Material Culture Laboratories. This allows for novel combinations of experimental archaeology with other types of complementary scientific analysis: placing us at the cutting-edge of material culture research. The YEAR Centre supports teaching and research at all levels - undergraduate, Masters, PhD and postdoctoral projects. Our teaching is research-led, meaning students work on real archaeological questions with scope to disseminate their research via conference papers and published articles: important for enhancing CVs in a competitive job market. Thanks to strong links between the YEAR Centre and local organisations, e.g. York Archaeological Trust and the York Museum, students have fantastic opportunities to work on archaeological collections, developing resources for exhibitions, education and public events, including large festivals. This session showcases recently completed and ongoing YEAR Centre and research from colleagues at other institutions. Papers highlight the diverse aspects of experimental work, including food preparation and cooking technologies; ancient and contemporary health, craft and community; the relationship between experimental archaeology and other technical analyses via the creation and use of reference collections; Mesolithic and Neolithic fishing and Roman glass technologies.