Late Middle Ages

Virtual Tour of Swargas - with Russian song

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Russia

Swargas (Сваргас) is a historical and ethnographic open-air museum, recreated in full size, as a fortress of the Baltic Slavs - the Wends of the early medieval period of the 8th - 12th centuries, during the birth of Russian statehood.  "Swargas" is an Indo-European word translated as "Sunny sky." ( Location: latitude / longitude: 60 * 49'40.74 '' C / 28 * 50'13.69

Loncarski Center Bahor: Opening of the Educational Hub

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Slovenia

New challenges, new beginnings. At the opening of our educational hub, Pottery Center Bahor as a member of EXARC and the holder of the Heritera brand will prepare an archaeological/pottery time travel.  The grand opening will be accompanied by Max Zimani on clay instruments and African drums.

Book Review: Historical Brewing Techniques by Lars Marius Garshol

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Susan Verberg 1
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My fascination with Scandinavian yeast rings let me to meet Lars Marius Garshol, online, several years ago. It was refreshing to meet someone, even if only online, who, just like I, enjoys the practical aspects of enjoying and brewing a good home brew as well as being deeply fascinated with its traditions and history. We shared research, compared notes, and had lively discussions, even though...

Museu de Prehistòria de València at the European Archaeology Days

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Country
Spain

The Museu de Prehistòria preserves much of the material legacy of the towns that occupied the Valencian territory. The recovery of this important heritage has been possible thanks to the excavations that the Prehistoric Research Service (SIP) has carried out for more than 80 years.

Università di Bologna (IT)

Member of EXARC
No

The Laboratory of Experimental Archaeology at the University of Bologna  is based at the Bronze Age site of Solarolo (Ravenna), where excavations have been carried out since 2006. The laboratory was settled in 2011 to train students in the analysis and interpretation of stratigraphic processes and in the understanding of prehistoric technologies.  Activities include the participation of different expertise, from archaeologists to archeotechnicians, from ethnoarchaeologists to experts in archaeometry, which share their skills and knowledge with students...

Concerning the methodology, research questions are formulated starting from the analysis of  finds from different chronological contexts, from prehistory to Middle Ages. Recently most of the attention has been devoted to the archaeological site of Solarolo in the wider context of the Bronze Age Northern Italy, where  excavations have yielded a remarkable quantity of ceramic, metal, bone artifacts, as well as archaeobotanical and archaeozoological finds, which raised important questions about Bronze Age manufactures, land use, agricultural practices and animal farming.