Switzerland

Book Review: An Archaeology of Skill: Metalworking Skill and Material Specialization in Early Bronze Age Central Europe by Maikel H.G. Kuijpers

Author(s)
E. Giovanna Fregni 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/1
Craft is a difficult thing to define. The skills required to make objects is ephemeral. We know it when we see the results of craftsmanship, but studies about understanding the development and practice of the skills of craftsmanship are rare. Furthermore, the application of these studies to archaeology are almost non-existent. Statements about craft in archaeological literature are made in ...

Conference: Living Heritage & Sustainable Tourism

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Organised by
UNESCO Chair in ICT (CH)
consultancy Elgin & Co. (NL)
Country
Switzerland

The Heritage, Tourism and Hospitality 4th International Conference will again bring together researchers, practitioners and policy makers to discuss the leading question: How to succeed in attracting tourists while simultaneously engaging all stakeholders in contributing to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage?

Primitive bowmaking course part 1

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Organised by
Kim Pasche
Country
Switzerland

This course, taking place on two weekends, will teach participants to make effective bows from freshly harvested wood, from a hunter-gatherer perspective.

Arrow making and linen string making will also be seen, and all participants will leave with their ready-to-tiller bow with its linen fiber string, and a set of arrows.

At the Roman Camp – Vindonissa on the Eve of the Fight

Preparing food at the roman camp
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Organised by
Legionärspfad (CH)
Country
Switzerland

More than 100 roman legionnaires, hostile warriors, tradesmen and craftsmen give insight into their private chambers and their most secret spots. Visit them in their tents, go see the camps oft he enemies, discover the big market and be stunned by the art oft he craftsmen.

Excavated

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Organised by
Kantonales Museum für Urgeschichte(n) Zug (CH)
Country
Switzerland

What happens to finds after the excavation? On the occasion of the Archaeology Days in Europe, the Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archaeology gives an insight into its everyday life. On the archeology course "Excavated" one can even understand the methods with which archaeology decodes the traces of the past.

14:00h - 17:00h

Obituary: Peter Kelterborn (4 July 1928 – 9 March 2017)

Excursion to Stevns Klint (DK) on 3rd August 1981 as part of the Flintknapper-Workshop in Lejre. From left to right: Errett Callahan (USA), Bo Madsen (DK), Peter Kelterborn (CH), Jacques Pelegrin (F), Ivan Andersen (DK). Photo: Jürgen Weiner.
Author(s)
Kurt Altorfer 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2018/2
On 9 March 2017, Peter Kelterborn, Swiss civil engineer and experimental archaeologist closed his eyes for good at the age of 89. He was known to many of his colleagues through his well-researched works on prehistorical flint and rock technology, but also from his methodological scientific experiments in archaeology. Many cherished him as a modest and thoughtful colleague, friend and counsellor...

Book Review: The Art of Prehistoric Textile Making: The Development of Craft Traditions and Clothing in Central Europe by Karina Grömer

Author(s)
Raylene McCalman 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2016/4
Textile research has made significant advances in recent years as new technologies and methods are developed, tested, and applied to the analyses of archaeological textiles. The FWF-Project1, a collaborative research effort involving researchers and artists from institutions in Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany, engaged in ...