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Eat Like A Viking Cookery Course

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United Kingdom

Craig Brooks, author of Eat like a Viking! 1 & 2 will be hosting this event at the Ancient Technology Centre. Come hang out in the longhouse, where Craig will demonstrate how to make some of the things from his Cookbooks. From making butter, cheese & flatbreads, to making sausages and whatever else we can fit into the day.

Open Day

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United Kingdom

Wednesday 16th August 2023
This Open Day will be led by our volunteers and give a chance to see how they have helped to develop our site. There will be heritage skills demonstrations and have a go, site tours, tea and coffee in the longhouse and a storyteller in the Earthouse.

Medieval Illuminations Course

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Join me for a relaxing day of painting and learning about the weird and wonderful world of mediaeval manuscripts

  • Draw or choose your design
  • Apply gold leaf
  • Paint your design
  • Learn about real pigments
  • Create your manuscript on real vellum

Can be combined with the Calligraphy Workshop for a complete experience over the weekend.

Eat like a Viking

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United Kingdom

Eat like a Viking! Deer Butchery & Cooking Course (18+ only)
Craig Brooks, author of Eat like a Viking! 1 & 2 will be hosting this event at the Ancient Technology Centre.

Come hang out in the longhouse, where you'll get hands on with skinning and butchering a deer and then create some tasty food, using replica Viking and Saxon cookware and knives.

The Scottish Crannog Centre: Sustainable Thinking through Time and Place

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Edward Hiden 1
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The Scottish Crannog Centre is currently in the process of moving to a new larger site, just across the waters of Loch Tay to the northern shores. On our journey to our new home of Dalerb we took the decision to embrace sustainability in all its forms and consider how we can highlight certain sustainable practices that can be seen in the archaeological record...

Pottery at the Scottish Crannog Centre

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Rachel Backshall 1
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The Scottish Crannog Centre, an open-air museum on Loch Tay in Highland Perthshire, has been able to do some really meaningful, powerful work over the past 12 months focusing on the power of prehistoric pottery! Supported by the Esmee Fairbairn Collections Fund and the Headley Trustand Art Fund, the project has led to new relationships, a new strategic partner for the organisation and ...

Ancient Metalworking, Silver Rings or Language of the Britons

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United Kingdom

Get hands-on with one of humanity’s greatest inventions, and experience ancient metalworking with our experimental archaeologist! 

Craft a pair of stunning Celtic rings based on real finds from archaeology!

A unique chance to explore the origins of British language with linguist and Medievalist Harriet Earis.

Drum Making, Venison Cooking or Saxon Cookery at Butser's

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Discover the sound of our ancestors and craft an ancient instrument used in performance and ritual by Neolithic, Celtic, Viking, and modern peoples.

Learn the most ancient skill there is: how to prepare an animal for the table. Skin, butcher, and cook a deer using traditional Saxon tools and techniques.