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"The skills you’ll learn in an in‑person course are the same ones I’ve refined over thirty years — proven in museum conservation work, shaped through decades of field practice, and relied on out in the wild".

Orange stylized deer head.

Before convenience, there was skill

TV & MEDIA

My TV Projects, Documentaries & Interviews: Alone Season 8 & Surviving the Stone Age

I'm an experimental archaeologist with a PhD from the University of Exeter — not just a survivalist. Viewers met me as a participant on Alone Season 8, then again on Surviving the Stone Age, both grounded in skills I'd been researching and practicing for over 30 years.

Alone Season 8: What thirty years of research looks like in the wild

Cover photo for Alone Show season 8 with a bear growling in the snow.
Group of Alone Series 8 contestants
Theresa Emmerich Kamper dressed in leather, holding a bow and looking at the mountains in Canada.
Contestants including Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper on Surviving the Stone Age

It was one of the most incredible and challenging experiences of my life, pushing me far out of my comfort zone and testing my problem-solving skills to their limits.

 

Living in the unforgiving wilderness, relying solely on my skills and resilience, was both humbling and exhilarating.

 

Beyond the survival aspect, though, the show is a deep dive into the human spirit – the strength we find within when stripped bare of our social support network. It's about the quiet moments of connection with nature, the mental fortitude required to keep going, and the profound self-discovery that comes from being utterly alone. It’s a journey I’ll never forget!

Watch "ALONE season 8” on the History Channel​

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Completed PhD

University of Exeter, prehistoric tanning technologies

Published Researcher

Peer-reviewed book, Sidestone Press

National TV Credits

Alone Season 8, Surviving the Stone Age

30+ Years Practicing

Hands-on practitioner since childhood in Wyoming

Surviving the Stone Age: Living like our ancestors actually lived

Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper walking dressed in primitive leather clothing with a spear in hand.
Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper rowing a historical leather boat.
Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper and friends sitting on a log in the woods dressed in primitive clothing.
Contestants on the show called Surviving the Stone Age.

Experiencing "Surviving the Stone Age" was a transformative journey. In the show, you see our group fully immersed in the world of our Paleolithic ancestors, tackling the daily necessities of life with only the skills and resources available at the time.

From the painstaking process of knapping tools and constructing basic shelters, to the constant quest for sustenance and the ever-present awareness of the natural world. Every moment was a profound lesson in resilience and ingenuity.

More footage, more Stories

Interviews, behind-the-scenes moments, and hands-on skill demonstrations — see it all on my video page.

Experimental archaeologist on Alone & Surviving the Stone Age

The techniques you'll learn in a course with me are the ones I've spent thirty years refining — tested when it actually mattered, out in the wild.

Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper holding a handmade bow and arrows in the forest during Alone Season 8.
Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper and castaways rowing a handmade leather boat on Surviving the Stone Age.
Close-up of hand-split bone tools used in traditional toolmaking.
Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper scraping a hide on a wooden beam during a traditional tanning course.
Group of students in furs and leather celebrating together after a hands-on ancestral skills course
Group of students holding tanned furs after fur tanning course.

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