Twelfth Night: Moving to the Next Year
Date
Organised by
Country
Germany
Time: 4-6PM
Late Middle Ages
#FinallyFriday: Building Engagement
Date
Organised by
EXARC
Country
the Netherlands
Open-air museums are always looking for ways to engage the public. What is the best way to offer visitors a glimpse into the past? How can open-air museums be used to address issues of interpretation and social responsibility in the modern world? Zsolt Sári and Luke Winter join us for December’s #FinallyFriday to discuss their different approaches to these questions.
Pottery Chat
Date
Organised by
EXARC
Country
the Netherlands
Following the Potter’s Wheel Conference in November, we will have a potter’s chat open to anybody. Discussion is open about any pottery related subject, wheel throwing, clays, ethnography, but also pottery trade, using ceramics, breakage and their archaeology.
The Shroud of Turin and the Extra Sheds of Warping Threads. How Hard can it be to Set up a 3/1 Chevron Twill, Herringbone on a Warp-weighted Loom?
Publication Date
On the 10 May 2020, Mr. Hugh Farey sent me an email. He introduced himself as “a researcher into the weaving of the linen cloth known as the Shroud of Turin”. Then he described the size of the Shroud and how it looked. His question to me was this: “If you had a piece of cloth as described and looked at it closely, could you tell if it was made by a warp-weighted or treadle loom, or would there be no difference?”...
Experimental Archaeology, Fundamental Research and Applicability
Date
Organised by
Museu d'Arqueologico de Catalunya
Country
Spain
Archaeological experimentation is fundamentally a methodological tool used in fundamental research and has now been established, in an increasingly consistent way, in the fields of formal and informal training.
Old Textiles More Possibilities
Date
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Organised by
Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen
Country
Denmark
The CTR conference is moving online - and participation/registration is now FREE! Textiles, tools, sciences, archaeology, history, fashion....You have until the end of this month to send us your abstract at ctr@hum.ku.dk.
Robert Jones PhD, FR HistS
Member of EXARC since
Country
United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills
I am a medieval historian, researching, publishing and teaching on aspects of medieval military culture.
I have twenty years' experience as a guide in museums and heritage sites, including the Roman Baths in Bath and Goodrich Castle in Herefordshire.
Stool Graves and Corpses - Burial Customs of our Ancestors
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Organised by
Country
Germany
Burials are particularly significant findings for archaeologists. Although it may sound contradictory at first, graves, but also the deceased themselves, provide experts with a great deal of information about life long ago.
Archeology and the Public - Experience the Past?
Date
Organised by
Country
Germany
Within the last two decades, a "scene" has developed across Europe which combines elements from archaeological engineering and historical representation to sophisticated archaeological reconstruction for a hobby or commercial activity.
European Textile Forum - Virtual Meet-up
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Organised by
Katrin Kania
Country
Germany
I have scheduled a Zoom meeting for 6 pm Amsterdam time. You should be able to join directly through this link:
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