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"The Perfect Sword: Forging the Dark Ages" by P. Gething and E. Albert explores the rediscovery of two seventh-century pattern-welded swords found in a tenth-century context at Bamburgh Castle. The book delves into the significance of these swords, their manufacture, fittings, and the warrior culture of the period, blending science, archaeology, and historical texts. While the narrative style is accessible, some aspects like the art styles on the fittings and the dating of the swords could have been further elaborated. The book also highlights the smithing experiments that provide insight into the craftsmanship of these ancient swords. [Extracted from the article]

Title in English: "Much More Than Boats: A Theoretical Approach to Functions, Nautical Performance, Material Bases and Social Dimension of Prehistoric Watercraft Technology" Using society and environment as the main spheres in which nautical architectural traditions emerge, Moyano di Carlo builds up a theoretical framework that serves as an approach to reinterpret prehistoric watercraft technology. Then, Chapter 3 describes the main features and possible evolution lines of the different watercraft used in prehistory and included in the book, following previous works on watercraft typologies. [Extracted from the article]

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Pernet analyses a large corpus of late La Téne graves from several regions in Gaul around the time of their conquest to identify Gallic auxiliaries and provide the context through which they would have become affiliated with the Roman army. Alongside papers on regions of Gaul, two contributions present comparative evidence for the Roman campaigns in Spain. In conclusion, the volume provides a lengthy Europe-wide overview of archaeological approaches to late Republican conquest of Gaul, with a significant proportion of the research published in English for the first time. [Extracted from the article]

After an introductory chapter, eight sections provide detailed descriptions of the excavations between 1991 and 2015 on an 81.6 m stretch of curtain wall located west of the fort of I Segedunum i in Buddle Street, Wallsend. Chapter 10 describes other excavations, mostly rescue projects, to the north and west of the fort in Wall Mile 0. The primary construction of the Wall included provision for the passage of two channels of an aqueduct, which must have been carried over the Wall ditch in a timber channel. [Extracted from the article]

The Archaeological Institute of Hamburg University has been offering courses to students in the field of "Experimental Archaeology and Museum Pedagogy", for over 15 years. These courses take place annually at the Archaeological/Oekological Center Albersdorf (AÖZA). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Experimental Archaeology: from Research to Society" is a transcript of the proceedings of the Vth International Congress of Experimental Archaeology in Tarragona, Spain, on the 25-27th October 2017. The conference, organized by Experimenta (Asociación Española de Arqueología Experimental), the Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES), the Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica (ICAC) and the Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (ICRPC), should be considered within the scope of the programme of affirmation and development of the practices of experimental archaeology in Spain, a programme that consists of 12 years of activities. In fact (and as mentioned in the presentation) this initiative, that has now materialized in this book, attests to the "growing vitality of experimentation in Archeology" (Cáceres et al. 2018, 10) in Spain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A review of the book "Reconstructions: Recreating Science and Technology of the Past," edited by Klaus Staubermann is presented.

A review of the book "Designing Experimental Research in Archaeology: Examining Technology Through Production & Use," edited by Jeffrey R. Ferguson is presented.