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Early Middle Ages

Games from Bygone Eras

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  • Switzerland

What did the children play with in the pile-dwelling village? How did Romans pass the time? And which games were popular in the early Middle Ages? On Monument Day we offer guided tours, games and workshops.

Opening Archäo Basis

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  • Austria

The MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya will open the new ARCHÄO BASIS on Saturday, August 20, 2022 - a unique journey of discovery through 40,000 years of human history in Central Europe.

Exar 2022 Conference

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Organised by
European Association for the Promotion of Experimental Archeology eV

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  • Germany

In 2022, the conference of the European Association for the Promotion of Experimental Archeology eV, EXAR, will take place from September 29th to October 2nd at the Brandenburg State Archaeological Museum in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.

The topic of the conference is: "Experimental Archeology in Science and Education 2022".

(Re)constructing an Early Medieval Irish Ard

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Brendan O’Neill 1,
Claus Kropp 2 ✉,
Frank Trommer 2,
Vanessa Töngi 2
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This article outlines the results of an EXARC funded 2019 Twinning project exploring the production and use of an Irish early medieval ard. In this, the project partners researched the evidence for early ploughs and ards, made bloomery iron, produced an ard share, and worked wood to form the frame of the ard. This paper also includes...

How Premysl got his Pants

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  • Czech Republic

During a visit to a Czech rural household in the early Middle Ages, we will get acquainted with ancient methods of processing flax, sheep wool and leather. We will try washing wool and breaking flax, combing and dyeing fibers, spinning threads, weaving fabrics and sewing clothes. We will learn how demanding and le