Archeology is more than just digging, collecting and analyzing finds. Many objects reveal their secrets only by utilizing them. Likewise, interrelations can be better understood if the finds are examined experimentally. How was an artefact made? What function did it have? How could its signs of wear have arisen? How long does it take to fell a tree with a stone axe? How can flint nodules produce sharp tools? Are shoes made from lime bast suitable for crossing the Alps? Answering these and similar questions is the task of experimental archeology.