Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper

I am an experienced analyst of prehistoric and early historic leather artefacts holding a PhD in this speciality field from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. I also have over 15 years experience in public demonstration work in open air museums and educational programmes and provide replication services for exhibitions.

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Click for analysis, demonstration and replication.

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My mission is to bring the past to life with accurate demonstrations of traditional technologies based on archaeological evidence and ethnographic parallels. I wish to give a voice to the level of technological sophistication which is often lost in the morass of misunderstandings surrounding early time periods in human prehistory.

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I also specialise in the replication of artefacts made from primary and secondary animal by-products such as skin, bone, sinew, internal organs, horn, antler and fur.

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My museum work to date includes: 

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• Analysis of leather artefacts for museums, private collections      and research projects

• Demonstrations of traditional tanning technologies, animal          processing and use of primary animal by-products for open air    museums and educational groups

• Artefact replication for museum exhibitions and educational        collections

• 1-5 day courses tailored for conservators and researchers in understanding pre-industrial leather as a material

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Please contact me directly to discuss the needs of your group or research projects.