Bibliography on experimental archaeology, education and archaeological open air museums

  • warning: Parameter 2 to gmap_gmap() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • warning: Parameter 2 to faceted_search_ui_faceted_search_query_alter() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/module.inc on line 406.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/includes/file.inc on line 646.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.
  • : Function split() is deprecated in /home/archeo-interface.nl/public_html/site/sites/all/modules/biblio/biblio.module on line 2434.

One of the most important first steps before doing any own research is to explore what is already done in the specific field. For the purpose of discouraging reinventing the wheel, the present listing is offered.

This bibliography holds references for those interested in experimental archaeology and archaeological education as well as to archaeological open air museums.
With the start of EXARC, founded by Schmidt, Johansson & Paardekooper 2001, the Institute of Ancient Technology (IAT), Sweden encouraged and helped me to start with making this list on line available. It goes back on the 2,078 entries of the "Bibliographie zur Experimentellen Archäologie", Beiheft 7, (1994), published in the series: "Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland" which is unfortunately no longer available.
The original bibliography has been expanded over the years with whatever came across. There are “experimental” bibliographies from the 1970s for example and some journals are checked issue by issue (The Bulletin of Primitive Technology, The Bulletin of Experimental Archaeology 1980-1990, the “Bilanz” series of EXAR, EuroREA of EXARC and the Bulletin VAEE, to name a few).
The current listing holds probably only the tip of the iceberg as it is much biased because it only holds whatever we come across.

Sources
The original bibliography has been expanded over the years. The following publications have been reviewed and yielded an extensive amount of entries for the bibliography:

Ongoing publication series
Checked until 2010
1986 Archaeological Textiles Newsletter, by the Center for Textile Research, Denmark
1991 Bulletin of Primitive Technology, by the Society of Primitive Technology, USA
1995 Experimentelle Archäologie in Deutschland/in Europa, by EXAR, Germany
1996 Bulletin voor Archeologische Experimenten en Educatie, by VAEE, the Netherlands
2004 EuroREA, by EXARC, the Netherlands

Bibliographies and ended journals
1974–1996 The Nordic Archaeological Abstracts (NAA). 1993 was never published.
1980–1990 The Bulletin of Experimental Archaeology, University of Southampton
1981–1994 Forntida Teknik
DEVERMANN, Hermann, FANSA, Mamoun, 1994. Bibliographie zur Experimentellen Archäologie, Oldenburg: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte.
HESTER, T.R.; HEIZER, R.F., 1973. Bibliography of Archaeology I: experiments, lithic technology, and petrography.
WHITTAKKER, John, atlatl bibliography, accessed 1-8-2010, updated every 6 months.

Last added / edited