Sweden

Folkfesten Kulturmötet – A Multicultural Celebration

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Sweden

A living meetingplace for all people, no matter background, age, ethnicity or gender.

Entrance fee: 50 sek adults, 30 sek children aged 3-15. Free under the age of 3. (It is of cource also allowed to pay more, to support the event. )

Avaliability: HWC toilette  (wheel chair accesable)

Animal Teeth in a Late Mesolithic Woman’s Grave, Reconstructed as a Rattling Ornament on a Baby Pouch

Author(s)
Riitta Rainio 1 ✉,
Annemies Tamboer 2
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***In one of the Late Mesolithic graves at Skateholm, Sweden, dating from 5500–4800 BC, was buried a woman together with a newborn baby. Altogether 32 perforated wild boar (Sus scrofa) teeth, along with traces of red ochre pigment, were found in this grave. We interpreted these artefacts as a rattling ornament decorating a baby pouch...

Book Review: The Archaeology of Time Travel. Experiencing the Past in the 21st Century, edited by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf

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Silje Evjenth Bentsen 1
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Archaeological time travel, or experiencing the past through re-enactment, virtual reality, popular culture or other means, is presented from multiple perspectives in The Archaeology of Time Travel. Experiencing the Past in the 21st Century, edited by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf. The book is freely available in pdf format at http://www.archaeopress.com

Conference Review: Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology 2017

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Črtomir Lorenčič 1
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The Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology (NFEA) is a yearly seminar aimed at presenting and popularising experimental research within archaeology. It has been held since 2011 at the Veien Cultural Hertage Park, and as the name implies, it is a gathering of Norwegian archaeologists, held and presented in Norwegian. In 2017, things were done a bit differently...

Family Week

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This week will be filled with activities for the whole family. Meet the citizens of the Viking town, see how they lived amused themselves and worked on their estates a normal day in the era of the Harald Bluetooth dynasty's reign. Daily we hold the Family Games Open contest, so gather up your family and compete in the historic Viking dames.

Childrens Week

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In our Viking town you will travel back in time to meet craftsmen, warriors and traders, wise men, skilled women and storytelling bards.
This week will be full of activities for all ages: Exciting Viking tales, historic games and various crafts you can watch, learn or try your hand at. Children may join the Harald Bluetooth Viking club. 

Viking Summer at the Farm

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Sweden

Take part in the daily work on a Viking farm and have a go at different types of crafts such as forging, weaving, try your hand at archery, or relax by playing Viking games. Guided tours of the area held in English.
Opening hours: Thursday-Sunday from 28th of June to 26th of August, 11 am – 5 pm
Entrance fee: 50 SEK for adults, 25 SEK for children up to the age of 13. 

Walpurgis Eve Party

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Sweden

Come and celebrate that Spring has arrived!

19.00 The gates are open.
Experience the Viking museum with café and shop.

20.00 Local politician Ulf Bingsgård signal the arrival of Spring with his horn. Spring singing with Shirine and spring speech. Fiery show and the Valborg bonfire is lit by Gantelius.

Viking Market Fröja Thing

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One weekend a year, trade travelers, craftsmen, Vikings and other visitors gather at Lödde å to shop, exchange news and socialize - just like 1000 years ago. At that time, Lödde was an important trading route and a crowded trading place annually attracted people from near and far. VikingaTider offers you a time travel back to Skåne's early history.