On Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th, visitors to the MAMUZ will be introduced to the secrets of glass production in Roman antiquity. In the craft district of the archaeological open-air site, you can experience how glass is made and processed in the Iron Age glass melting furnace. Experts demonstrate the age-old te
The javelin throwing on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th, is for the adventurous and families. Equipped with a spear and a spear thrower, young and old learn about Stone Age hunting techniques and all kinds of interesting facts about hunting and everyday life in prehistory. Special throwing techniques can be tested under expert guidance.
On Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20, the journey to the Bronze Age continues, when experimental archaeologist Wolfgang Lobisser delves into the secrets of prehistoric clay building. Under his expert guidance, visitors create rammed earth in the Bronze Age forge and learn how to judge, process, apply and compact clay.
Visitors can find out all sorts of interesting facts about building and living in the Bronze Age on May 28th and 29th at the experience weekend "The walls of the sleeper construction are sealed with clay". Franz Pieler, scientific director of MAMUZ, shows the techniques and materials our ancestors used to build their houses thousands of years ago. In the threshold construction of the Bronze Age
How did our ancestors' lives change when they became sedentary farmers and did agriculture and animal husbandry? How did one live? What do we still know about them today?
On Saturday, September 5th and Sunday, September 6th, learn about the millennia-old tradition of wattle fence production. The technology can be tried out together for the renewal of the woven fence around the Neolithic nave in the archaeological open-air site.
I’m an Archaeologist, living in Austria, studies in pre- and early history with professional combination of classical archeology, numismatics, paleontology, ethnology and human biology. Formerly employee of the Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna (Department of Prehistoric Commission) and Archaeo
From Cave Painting to Graffiti
What does cave painting have in common with modern graffiti pictures in public spaces? What methods and materials did the ice age artists use? Why were the pictures created then and are they created today? Try to create your own picture with earth colors and the simplest tools!
MAMUZ presents a themed weekend about prehistoric animals: from hunting to domestication.
The Paleolithic settlement of the archaeological outdoor area in
Stichting Erfgoedpark Batavialand
att. EXARC
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the Netherlands
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