Usually, I am skeptical of archaeology. It is either portrayed as grave robbing or as people making weird jumps of logic that make no sense to me. For those who hate the sense of archaeology, there is a book for you: Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. It is not your typical archaeology book, but rather experimental archaeology.
Rather than just looking at artifacts, experimental archaeology is about actually living what is being studied. Interested in an old reason for doing something? Why not actually try that thing to see how it works? Interspersed with the trial-and-error of different ancient techniques are possible stories of what could happen. I really enjoyed that to stories swapped between genders and discussed the possible differences in gender roles based on what we’ve always been told. It was a very interesting way to present the information, actually showing what wouldn’t work.
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