Archaeological engineering
Archaeological engineering is a specialty assigned to archeology and describes the research and implementation of ancient processes and working methods such as historical handicraft , agricultural or hunting techniques. Another component of archaeological engineering is the demonstration of these techniques in front of an audience as part of museum education , at living history or museum events .
The best-known works of archaeological engineering include making fire, spinning wool and the manufacture of historical textile products, the manufacture or reconstruction of ironwork, jewelry, wooden objects and stone or bone tools using historical means. The prerequisite for the execution of the archaeological technique is the mastery of the historical techniques according to the level of knowledge of the relevant time. The term was coined in 1994 by Rudolf Gantenbrink .
Demarcation
Archaeological engineering differs significantly from experimental archeology . The starting point for experimental archeology is a precisely defined question, the results of which must be measurable, traceable and documented. These results must be reproducible at any time under the defined conditions. Archaeological engineering does not meet these criteria, for this reason many experimental archaeological activities, such as bronze casting, iron smelting in the racing fire furnace , or stone and bone processing in front of an audience, by definition, can actually be assigned to archaeological engineering .
The University of Tübingen offers a training course to become a technician for archaeological sciences (archaeotechnician) , but without a state qualification. Here the term "archaeotechnician" is used in the sense of an expanded spectrum of excavation techniques and restoration and is not related to the research and execution of ancient techniques.
literature
- Wulf Hein: "To please everyone ..." Archaeological technology between authenticity and feasibility. In: Rüdiger Kelm (ed.): From the post hole to the stone age house. Albersdorf research on archeology and environmental history. Albersdorf 2000. pp. 177-185
Individual evidence
- ↑ WITH THE UNUSUAL RESEARCHER AND ARCHEOLOGY CRITIC RUDOLF GANTENBRINK SPEECHED CHRISTA SCHAFFMANN “I consider all theories about the pyramid building to be wrong” Berliner Zeitung of November 12, 1994
- ↑ Training as an archaeotechnician | Prehistory & Scientific Archeology | University of Tübingen. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .