Some sites may, though ignored now, prove to be as important in time as are excavated archaeological sites, and may indeed even be excavated themselves - as with Overton Down and the Old Rag experimental station in Virginia. Those should be identified, protected, and interpreted. I would suggest that there be a registry of certain key experimental sites. If we fail to do this, we will be just another special interest group. We cannot just stop with making and testing.
We need to consistently apply our research findings back to archaeology. We possess the knowledge and know-how to prepare the world for the next disaster, such as Katrina and the wide disasters of 2011, but fail to spread the word to the general population. We, experimental archaeologists and primitive technologists, need to be more service oriented. I am also leery of the fascination with digital technology and fear it may replace and kills the grassroots philosophy of hands-on learning and instruction. We will see the death of traditional knapping if the ‘dark side’ takes over, as it almost has. We must do more to apply our knowledge to environmental understanding. The SPT must do the same or else I fear it will splinter and fall apart. I believe the field must try to embrace all types of research and researchers. Where do you see the future of Experimental Archaeology going and what do we need to do in order to ensure its success? I must also acknowledge two organizations: the Schiele Museum and the Society of Primitive Technology (SPT) along with their publication, the Bulletin of Primitive Technology for their contributions. John Coles, Peter Reynolds, Hans-Ole Hansen, Steve Watts, Kjel Knutsson, Jack Cresson, David Wescott, the DeHaas’, and Hugo Nami. Who, in your mind, do you feel contributed the most to the field of experimental archaeology? I have also been impacted by, and am thankful for my followers including my many students, my customers, my family, patrons Ray Wood and Bob Richards, Hugo Nami, Bill Schindler, Greg Nunn, Hans-Ole Hansen, Jan Apel, Mike Frank, Peter Kelterborn, and Dan Stueber. INSTITUTE, Lejre, the King of Sweden, the Schiele Museum, Bob Verry, and my customers have made my research possible. Numerous supporters and funders including Jean Auel, the C.R.A.F.T. Sollberger, the DeHaas’s, John Coles, Steve Watts, Thorbjørn Peterson, Kjel Knutsson, Jacques Pelegrin and, while not an individual, the Society of Primitive Technology. What individuals would you consider to be the most influential in your life/research/career? Who are you most thankful for having had contact with? įor sharing their philosophy, craftsmanship, and generosity, the names that first come to mind are Don Crabtree, Francois Bordes, Gene Titmus, J.B.
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