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The example of the transnational EU LEADER project (2017-2020)

Epidemics, plagues, pandemics, none of them are inventions of modern times, but have existed throughout human history. The plague, the Spanish flu and leprosy wiped out entire sections of the population and changed the course and development of history. The corona pandemic shows us that, despite different hygiene

Bikourgion is a group of young people who deal with the depiction of life in the Bronze Age. Quality reproductions of jewelry, weapons and implements from this early culture demonstrate the artistic skills already mastered by Bronze Age people. A special highlight are the reconstructed textiles based on finds from Centr

At this seminar you can try your hand at casting bronze objects.

Insights into cultivation and use with Barbara Suchanek-Voget Herbs have been used by humans in a variety of ways for thousands of years. Whether as food, medicine, material or mystical-religious use. But their presence tells us much more. They provide information about the condition of the soil, its use or climatic conditions.

The group LUDUS NEMESIS from the Netherlands not only shows fights, but also the social function of the bloody spectacle. Who knows that many gladiators were quite chubby? This came out through Austrian excavations in the gladiator cemetery of Ephesus. Because fat protects against cuts. The diet was very low in meat: the gladiators nickname at that time was grain grinders or

Every child knows that the Easter Bunny does not lay the eggs himself. But who knows when and how humans came up with chickens? On Easter Monday you can learn more about the history of chicken breeding with us. 

On Sunday, March 6th, the 2022 season begins in the Lauresham Experimental Archaeological Open-Air Laboratory. As in previous years, the team led by Laboratory Manager Claus Kropp invites you to the Open Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free admission. The motto is: "To be a lord in the early Middle Ages".

On this weekend you will experience the Middle Ages in the whole town of Bärnau with all your senses!