the Netherlands

The recent past has witnessed a flowering of scholarship explicitly addressing the way that individuals, communities, and societies responded to the introduction of the pottery wheel.

During our next #FinallyFriday episode we'll be discussing ancient music and soundscapes with guest speakers Lara Comis and Simon Wyatt. Prepare that lemonade and settle back to immerse yourself in the sounds of the past.

The #EAC12 Conference will be an “around the world in 80 experiments” taking place in March 2021 (exact dates to be confirmed). It will start in New Zealand & Australia, turning towards Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America as the time proceeds. #EAC12 has online lectures as well as presentations by local hotspots in different time zones.

Always wanted to know what life at sea was like in the 17th century? Climb on the ship De Batavia, stroll the decks, experience the craftsmanship of the wooden shipbuilding industry and discover all the stories. (Controls in the bottom left corner)

The Hunebedcentrum offers a virtual tour which allows one to pick from a map, zoom in and look up-close at every megalith in the Netherlands.

Have you always wanted to learn how to tan (fish) skin? During this day workshop we will start making salmon leather. We do this by using fat-tanning: one of the oldest methods of turning rough skin into a beautiful and similar piece of leather. This method is not easy and requires a lot of time, but is certainly worth the hard work.

In this 3 day workshop you will get to work yourself to turn a raw deer skin into a beautiful piece of leather, also known as Buckskin. We go through the whole process step by step with you: from skinning to breaking out the skins. We are also going to use fat tanning; a technique where the brain is used to lubricate the fibers of the skin.

Prehistory in the Netherlands has left little complete or tangible archaeological material. Often it is about some stains in the ground, or a handful of flint turns. The translation of this abstract archaeological material into a striking story therefore carries a lot of "free space" with it. This means that the image makers bear a great responsibility. But ...

Come and visit the open day / opening of the PAW “island”!

Last year we have been busy making this new location workable. A number of workshops are already planned this year and craft days and children's parties are coming!

To celebrate this, I invite you and your family to drop by and get to know this small piece of land and a lot of lovely people that PAW works with!