experiarchaeuwmSep 24, 20204 min readA Process of Trial and ErrorHello friends! Socially-distanced blacksmithing is a phrase we never thought we'd need to write, but here we are. Despite the continuing...
experiarchaeuwmApr 12, 20202 min read An Ornamental Diversion & Project Postponement Hello Friends! Well...we are in the middle of a hiatus on our project due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the Milwaukee...
experiarchaeuwmMar 13, 20202 min readA 5th century BC Spear Re-createdHello Everyone! Last weekend (March 7), we returned once again to the forge and finished our prototype spear! We attached the central...
experiarchaeuwmFeb 19, 20202 min readProject Update: Spears and Dragon's BreathHello Everyone! We're back after the winter holidays and the start of the semester at UWM. We managed to return to the forge and continue...
experiarchaeuwmAug 26, 20191 min readProject Update! Belt 2.0After a brief hiatus, we've resumed work on the main project! As mentioned in "The Project Begins" post, after we finished the prototype...
experiarchaeuwmJun 26, 20193 min readSmiths of the Iron Age: Skilled "Sorcerers?"How can a blacksmith be seen as a sorcerer? The Iron Age Celts straddle the period between "pre-history" and "history" in regards to...
experiarchaeuwmJun 21, 20195 min readWho Are These Ancient Celts? The Heuneburg Region Our "Death-Metal" project is based off of objects from a burial mound in the region of the Heuneburg. The following is a excerpt from an...
experiarchaeuwmJun 21, 20191 min readWho Were the Ancient Celts?Contrary to popular belief, the ancient Celts did not originate on the British Isles, nor did they build Stonehenge. The ancient Celts...
experiarchaeuwmJun 12, 20192 min readThe Project Begins!Hello Friends! This post marks the start of our journey in recreating a set of grave goods from a burial near the Iron Age hill-fort of...