4th August 2011, 06:14 PM
If you have 5 sessions stretching over 3 days each of about 3 hours long each you can do a lot of simple introductions. I see it more like a 'hands on experience' with materials and techniques used in our archaeological past then it is experimental archaeology. An easy one is ceramics and it is nice to burn your own made pottery in a own made kiln. Another good one is getting an animal carcass and take it apart - using all parts for different purposes. A little more difficult but very feasible is iron smelting. It is not as dangerous as bronze casting. If you consider making a wooden structure, set fire to it and then excavate it one, two weeks later, you have a great "cycle". Many more ideas, if you need help, let me know and I'll get you the contacts or literature.