With “Terra and Paglia” (hearth and clay)
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Italy
The architects of the association Terra e Paglia, specialized in green building, dealing with the "eco-sustainable" houses of the terramare.
Italy
Bone for Bone, Tooth for Tooth!
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Italy
Demonstration: archaeozoologist Elena Maini tells the history of food through the study of animal bones.
Chipping Flint
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Italy
Demonstration: the flint artifacts of Terramare and production techniques
A Matter of Skin
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Italy
DEMONSTRATION: from tanning to the countless uses of animal skin
WORKSHOP to make small leather secret holders
The Amber Road
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Italy
DEMONSTRATION: experimental reproduction of amber jewelry by master goldsmith Francesco Pavan and archaeologist Sara Garbellini
WORKSHOP to make beautiful amber pendants (recommended 6-13 years old)
The Metals Road
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Italy
Free entry today.
DEMONSTRATION: experiments in casting and manufacturing of bronze weapons and tools
WORKSHOP on copper sheet to decorate the armor of warriors (recommended 3-13 years old)
Montale Park turns 20!
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Italy
The Terramara di Montale archaeological park turns twenty and for the occasion it dresses up, offering the public exciting new installations to recall the Bronze Age, experimental archaeology experiences brought together in a festival, tastings of gourmet sandwiches and other surprises .
Antichi Popoli (IT)
Our association, based in Florence, Italy was established in 2002, and has been in the field of historical re-enactment since 1999, with the re-enactment of the Celtic period (III-I century BC), since 2003 it re-enacts the medieval period (A.D. 1289-1325), and from 2014 the archaic Etruscan period (VI-IV century BC).
We offer fighters and civilians, duels, didactics and staged animations, full camp and working camp kitchen. Our didactics include: lighting fire with flintlock, weaponry, acorns-missiles, food preparation, herbalist, writing and inks, cosmetics and perfumes, hygiene with handmade soap and laundry, blacksmith, woolworking, dyeing of fabrics, ancient games and others in Etruscan area only: religion, haruspicina, banquet pottery, athletic competitions. Over the years we took part in movies, documentaries, museums guided tours, didactics in private schools and even videogames.
Experimental Archaeology and the Sustainability of Dental Calculus Research: The Case of Chocolate and the Nuns Of S. Maria Della Stella’s Church, Saluzzo, Italy
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In Italy, chocolate (Theobroma cacao L.) was introduced during the Columbian exchange, and it quickly became both an important and accessible part of the Italian culinary tradition. Today, Italy is Europe’s second-largest chocolate producer...
How were Half-Moons on Shells Made in the Upper Palaeolithic? An Experimental Approach
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In the Upper Palaeolithic levels of the site of Grotta Continenza (Abruzzo, Italy), numerous shells shaped as half-moons have been found. These artifacts, being important examples of ancient ornaments, have been regularly subjects of study, but the production process has only been hypothesised...
