1.Antje Wilton, "Presenting the project", Freie Universität Berlin

The Interaction Lab project, led by Antje Wilton, professor of English sociolinguistics at FU Berlin, is centered around the construction of a Mesolithic hut on the university campus. The design of the hut was based on a local discovery from Brandenburg and executed by experts in ancient technology and experimental archaeology. The construction took place during two events: the Long Night of Sciences in Berlin on June 17, 2023, and the European Archaeology Days from June 16 to 18, 2023, and actively involved citizens. The entire building process was documented through audiovisual recordings captured from different perspectives to get interactional data for linguistic and interaction analytic investigation.

The establishment of the hut marked the inception of a new Interaction Lab which plans to incorporate various prehistoric structures to investigate diverse aspects of social interaction within heritage environments.

The Interaction Lab project remains ongoing. The updates on its progress are available through its Twitter account (@interactionlab_) and the project's dedicated blog. The project team encourages individuals interested in collaboration to get in touch.