Palaeolithic

Prehistoric Feast

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Organised by
Organised by
Samara (FR)
Country
France

Flint cutting, cooking, ceramic, metal and wood crafts, development of weaving...
The program of prehistoric festivals is part of a process of archaeological experimentation and allows you to glimpse the daily life of prehistoric men.

Barely Scratching the Surface: An Experimental Approach to Engraved Magdalenian Plaquettes

Author(s)
Matthew Amy 1
Publication Date
This paper investigates the creation, utilisation, and destruction of engraved Magdalenian plaquettes through the application of actualistic experimental replication. Archaeological evidence suggests that there is a relationship between plaquettes and hearth structures, as well as engraved depictions and the destruction of the plaquettes through heating. However, this relationship between fire and plaquettes...

Health Weekend

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Organised by
Country
the Netherlands

Health and beauty are inextricably linked. People have known that as long as they exist. During this weekend, Museum Park Archeon will show how people, from prehistoric times to the 21st century, deal with the care and well-being of their bodies. 

ICMAH 2020

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Organised by
ICMAH - ICOM Colombia
Country
Colombia

In the last few years, ICOM and its members have reflected upon the following difficult issues. In 2017 the subject for the international museum day was Contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums, and this year it is going to be Museums for equality: Diversity and Inclusion.

Forging a Lance or Spear Tip, creating Glass Beads or Handmade Paper

Date
Country
Austria

Forging a Lance or Spear Tip

Course objective: forging an iron lance or spearhead.

Course content: After an introduction to forging technology and the history of thrust and throwing weapons, each participant forges his own lance or spearhead historical model.