This is very true. Traditional archeology was very top down, all about who ruled where when. Modern archeology is lot more about finding out what everyday life was like for regular people. Experimental archeology has really taken off in the last 20 years, people living long stretches in strictly period lives.
This is very true. Traditional archeology was very top down, all about who ruled where when. Modern archeology is lot more about finding out what everyday life was like for regular people. Experimental archeology has really taken off in the last 20 years, people living long stretches in strictly period lives.
These folks do a great job of creating accessible documentary series’ of their experiences living period lives for long periods. Here they visit an entire castle being made with medieval methods by archeologists living medieval lives: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL72jhKwankOiwI5zt6lC3eQtsQDxOaN_g&si=ZNevj_CuevNrMwNr