Early Middle Ages

Course objective: Making a quiver for arrows

It is believed that people have been using wild herbs as useful or medicinal plants since prehistory. Many plants can look back on a long cultural history. During the "Herbs in Ancient Times" experience weekend, visitors to MAMUZ receive a herb tour

Over two days, you can experience the everyday life of our ancestors from the Paleolithic to the early Middle Ages in the archaeological open-air area: authentic camp life, exciting exhibition fights, demonstrations of historical crafts, hands-on stations, music and much more create a unique spectacle.

The Livelet is open from 10.00 to 18.00. Throughout the day our archaeologists will take you to discover life on the lake shore between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The day's workshops will be run by the guests of Ludendo Docere who will lead us to discover ancient games.

The Lauresham experimental archaeological open-air laboratory in the UNESCO World Heritage Lorsch Abbey is heading towards the high point of the year. On May 8, 2022, the head of Lauresham Claus Kropp and his team will present topics from the early Middle Ages on the Day of Experimental Archeology to watch and participate in and offer a public forum for science with lectures.

Guided tours of the stilts and workshops dedicated to the Middle Ages in collaboration with the Conegliano Castle Civic Museum

#Compast will bring together people who want to share and extend their knowledge of how live interpretation and museum theatre are used to interpret the past in museums and at heritage sites. The Conference is organised by IMTAL Europe and the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences/Dept. of Communication, Media and Culture.

With the extended special exhibition, MAMUZ Schloss Asparn/Zaya is dedicated to its core area: experimental archaeology. Exciting and unusual experiments by renowned archaeologists from all over the world will be presented, through which insightful

20,000 years ago herds of wild horses roamed the landscapes of Europe. They inspired people to paint caves, but were also hunted. It was only much later, in the Bronze Age, that horses were tamed and used as draft and riding animals. Today there are efforts to preserve the last wild horses. An afternoon for horse lovers with a wide range of activities.

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Metal finds from the early Middle Ages are artistically decorated with stylized animals. You will get to know the techniques and motifs in demonstrations and hands-on activities.