Organizing and conducting experimental research in archeology

2020

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DOI 10.26577/jh.2020.v97.i2.18
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Abstract

The role of experimental archeology in a deeper understanding of archeology is extremely important.Some experimental studies are conducted with the aim of studying and testing replicas of artifacts,while others are aimed at determining the effectiveness of various operations. Despite this, all experimentshave many common features related to the practical and physical aspects of theoretical testingand the study. However, the experimental research procedure should begin with the definition of aspecific hypothesis and goal. This article is devoted to the study of existing procedures for organizingand conducting experimental research, as well as the development of the best option with a clear definitionof each stages of the experiment. The theoretical basis of the study is the work of foreign authors ofthe mid.19th- early 21th centuries, devoted to the process and procedure for conducting experimentalresearch in archeology. As a result, we presented the optimal procedure for conducting an experimentalresearch consisting of five stages. In conclusion, we summarize that the proposed option for organizingand conducting experimental research can only increase the degree of evidence, since experimentalresearch in archeology have the ability to turn hypotheses based on these data into reasonable concepts.