The field of archaeomaterials research has enormous potential to shed light on past innovation processes. However, this potential has only been partially recognized beyond the immediate practitioners
Reconstructing the past through fabricated artifacts
Artifacts are often the most interesting part of archaeological research. Priceless or ordinary, they are key to deciphering archaeological records and information about how people lived in the past.
Excavations in factories and plants
Human history is closely intertwined with the industrial development that has shaped the modern world we live in.