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Experimental archaeology

Meaning in history, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In history, experimental archaeology means: Testing ideas about past practices through controlled reconstruction or replication of activities and objects.

In Turkish: deneysel arkeoloji

How it is used

An experiment tests feasibility or effects; a successful replica does not prove the exact ancient method.

Example sentences

  1. Experimental archaeology compared wear produced by cutting different plants.

    Controlled use generates reference traces for archaeological comparison.

  2. The kiln trial in experimental archaeology tested one possible firing process.

    A workable process remains one possibility among alternatives.

Common collocations

  • experimental archaeology project
  • methods of experimental archaeology
  • archaeologyThe study of the human past through the material remains people left behind, such as buildings, tools, pottery, bones and traces in the soil.
  • evidenceInformation from sources, objects or data that helps show whether a claim about the past is true, or how likely it is.

More terms: Archaeology Basics

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