A special day dedicated to re-enactment to relive the atmosphere of a terramara.
The village of Montale is animated by figures engaged in daily activities: artisans at work, women at the hearth and the loom, warriors armed with swords and daggers.
The Bronze Age Vatin culture has been known in archaeology as a cultural phenomenon distinguished by a specific material culture which existed between c. 2200 to 1600 B.C. in the region of the southern part of the Pannonian Plain, and the area along the lower Sava river and south of the Danube river. The Vatin culture followed on from the Early Bronze Age cultures in the region, indicating stabilization in this area after the disintegration of the Aeneolithic Vučedol culture by tribes from the Russian steppe (Garašanin 1979, p. 504; cf.
I am an archaeological scientist interested in ancient labour division in past and traditional societies. I study the impact on health of ancient crafting activities. I am particularly interested in 'dusty' crafts such (as pottery, pigments, dyes making, textile production).
KU Leuven - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (BE)
Institut für Ägyptologie und Koptologie Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (DE)
Mines d’argent des Rois Francs de Melle (FR)
EXARC
Country
France
The first conference (ICA I) resulted in the foundations for a methodology, allowing experimental archeology to be a scientific research tool in its own right. Following these reflections, we hope that the participants, in their presentations and experiments, will also define and highlight the methodology they practice.
Due to the uncertain circumstances and evolving travel and gathering restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the conference will be held only online.
Conference fee
30 € for employed registrants
15 € for students and those working on scholarships
That rabbits do not lay eggs is known to most. But who knows when and how the human came to the chicken? On Easter Monday, the story of chicken farming is told in individual stages. First, the NAMU Bielefeld clarifies about the fossil relatives of the chickens - the dinosaurs. The Bronze Age is about the first tame poultry in Europe, the guinea fowl.
The weekend on the 20th and 21st of July is all about the metal ages. Focus will be on the Bronze Age in one area and on the Iron Age on the adjacent site. The museum is open on Saturdays from 1pm to 6pm and on Sundays from 12pm to 5pm.