Daily Life and Feasting in the Neolithic: Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Experience in Experimental Archaeology at the Steinzeitdorf Albersdorf

Abstract

During summer 2014, just over 30 students from Archaeological Studies at the University of Hamburg, as well as four children, participated in a practical week of experimental archaeology at the Steinzeitdorf Albersdorf. In preparation for this week, the students attended a seminar at the University of Hamburg, held by lecturers T. Friedrich and B. Meller. The participants were introduced to the basic theories and skills involved in experimental archaeology as well as museum didactics. They were also given an overview of the archaeological context of the project, encompassing chronological frameworks, archaeological cultures and archaeological finds.

Keywords

• archaeological open-air museum
• stone
• flint
• ceramics
• textile
• food
• brewing
• music and musical instruments
• skin or leather
• mesolithic
• germany