Bronze Age

Join us round the Earthouse hearth for a myriad of merry activities to celebrate the Winter Solstice, as we welcome the return of the sun!

For thousands of years the peoples of Earth have gathered in the darkest days of winter, to celebrate the Winter Solstice and welcome the return of the light, as the sun starts to grow stronger and rise higher in the sky.

"Woods at Christmas" proposes also this year 32 wonderful nature walks for the whole family.

On Monday, March 7, 2022, SAXO Archeology will hold a one-day webinar similar to the well-attended seminar "New research in old iron" last year. The aim of the seminar is to examine new trends in Danish and Scandinavian experimental archeology - through concrete examples but also through untested theories and methods.

With the state archaeologist through the permanent exhibition

Until mid-January, you can still make Pfahlbau jewelry in the workshop and explore the night sky in the children's gallery. A museum tour especially for families will take place on January 9, 2022.

The toilet - a topic that everyone knows, but about which one usually puts on the shameful cover of silence. PD Dr. Urs Leuzinger, Thurgau Archeology Office, will present a fascinating cultural history of the “quiet place” on this evening. An event by the Archaeological Association of Zug , guests are welcome.

Come and see our metalworker demonstrating smelting - the craft of turning rock into metal, and other skills first developed over 4000 years ago in the Bronze Age.

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Easily flammable material, oxygen and heat - these are the basic requirements for starting a fire. From  1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Patrick Geiger will  present how and with what flames have been and were kindled from the Stone Age to the present day.

Making fire - the prehistoric way. This skill was vital for our ancestors. There are various methods of doing this, one of which requires team spirit! And how can fire be transported? Each participant produces his own candle and can symbolically carry the fire on.