The XXVII Archaeological Festival will be devoted to Mother Nature in various guises. During the Festival, you will be able to find out how in the past people perceived and worshipped Mother Nature, as well as how they used her benefits. But that is not everything! Scientists from various fi
A Project In Experimental Archaeology, lecturer: Lisa Kahn
Experience heat and iron as the forges of fire at The Irish National Heritage Park are fired up for the inaugural Steel Bangers Festival on September 14th and 15th. Our resident Blacksmith will bring his crew of metal workers and steel artists to the Medieval Lodge in the heart of the Park and they will stoke the forges and tell the story of iron and steel and the pivotal role it played in
Livelet adheres to "Famiglie al Museo" Day (FA@MU 2019).
Thanks to the presence of our special guests, the association TRE DI SPADE, it will be possible to deepen the techniques of bronze working and to attend the bronze smelting with prehistoric methods.
Horses and equitation are often associated with Ireland; coins of the pre-Euro modern period displayed Irish hunters, and florid Victorian art imagined the heroes of the Táin (the early medieval Irish saga of gods, bulls and heroes) in chariots drawn by fiery steeds. That image has persisted despite archaeological evidence, or lack thereof. There is a considerable lack of understanding of the prehistoric use of the horse, and even the types of animals present.
A warm welcome to the crafts week! During this week, Vitlycke Museum's Bronze Age farm becomes a handicraft farm, an open space for all our visitors to roam around in and learn, ask questions or just feel the atmosphere. It will be cast, woven, sewn and burned.
Join Mark Havey from the Butser Education team and discover how our ancient ancestors gathered materials and made use of them. This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in prehistory and history, ancient technology or bushcraft.
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2019 will see inauguration of the new Lake Ledro Pile Dwelling Museum, a new-generation building that is a wonderful showcase for part of this UNESCO world heritage site. Free entrance this weekend.
On June 22, we invite you to the Open-Air Museum at Trzinica. On this day, we will celebrate Polish Sobótka (Kupala Night, Bonfire, St. John's Night). Kupala Night is an ancient event that can be traced to the tradition of paganism.
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