Chalcolithic

Later Prehistoric Finds Group Conference: Crafting Identities: Making and using objects in the Bronze and Iron Ages

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

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. 

Come and join our gathering as we bring our settlement alive and share skills around the fires for five days in August. The camp will run from a Sunday evening meal to Friday lunch

This year the REARC meetings are scheduled for October 25th and 26th in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. We are excited to announce that the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington will host Friday presentations.

As we know, the people of the Late Stone Age were able to produce impressive paintings. Colourful depictions of bison, wild horse or Capricorn decorate parts of numerous European caves. Red hands tell us unmistakably: I was here!

Have you ever wondered what happens to the parts of an animal which don’t make it onto your shop shelves? This course is a chance to learn some options for using those parts! The course aims to introduce you to what parts are useful for what products and how to preserve those parts until they can be used. Multiple levels of technologies from stone to steel will be covered!

Dedicated to the memory of Karen Finch, visionary leader in textile conservation and research.