Austria

Historical Games

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Austria

Historical games are the focus of the event weekend on July 16th and 17th. Visitors to MAMUZ have the opportunity to get to know and play games from different eras: While the ancient Egyptians played Senet, Hnefatafl was very popular in Scandinavia. In the Middle East, the royal game of ur was popular and the Romans loved t

40,000 BC: Mammoth Hunters, Celts and Co.

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Austria

Over two days, you can experience the everyday life of our ancestors from the Paleolithic to the early Middle Ages in the archaeological open-air area: authentic camp life, exciting exhibition fights, demonstrations of historical crafts, hands-on stations, music and much more create a unique spectacle.<

Book Review: Exhibition Catalogue on Experimental Archaeology by Mamuz

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Roeland Paardekooper 1
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The Mamuz Schloss Asparn/Zaya, Austria, is best known for its archaeological open-air site with reconstructed buildings and an active experimental archaeology program. In 2021, MAMUZ designed a traveling exhibition on experimental archaeology, in collaboration with EXARC, who assisted with the provision of experimental archaeologists. Therefore, many of the authors of the exhibition are EXARC members or had previously presented at EXARC conferences...

Roman Gold Washing as Described by Pliny the Elder

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Brigitte Cech
Heimo Urban
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#EAC12 World Tour 2021
***As part of a four-year interdisciplinary research project of a Roman gold mine in the landscape known as the "Karth" to the south of Vienna, Austria, a reconstruction of gold washing took place as described by Pliny the Elder in book 33 of his Natural History. So far, the "Karth" is the only proven Roman gold mine known in the Eastern Alps...