These projects were done in the context of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), recreating the Middle Ages in Europe. My Laurel in the SCA is for herbalism. To that I bring modern experience as a professor of biology.

Beyond plants, I have an ongoing interest in the history of technology: how were things done before?
before they had cheap cotton;
before aluminum could be easily worked;
before tomatoes and potatoes made it to Europe;
before Europeans had chocoate and vanilla...

And, finally, I am fascinated to try to see the assumptions through which we view our lives. How much or how little have those changed in a thousand years? Consider: [plant example]and [shortages]

Presented here are my views, and though I hope to support them, they are, as any one person's views, subjectively filtered through training and experience. You can reach me for questions and comments at kkeeler1@unl.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCA and Medieval Herbalism

Angevin Topics

Persona Studies

Recreating Medieval Lent

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