Early Middle Ages
Scientific Profit through Daily Routine
***The open-air museum Campus Galli is a construction site where we built an early medieval monastery, following the so-called “Plan of St. Gall”, an architectural drawing from the first half of the 9th century (Carolingian period) as our major reference source (cf. Schedl, 2014; Facsimile: Tremp, 2014)...
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Large Theme Day Music
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- Germany
For just one day everything in Lauresham will revolve around the Theme of "Music". Watch craftspeople making early medieval instruments. Learn about the lyre, how it may have been played and what has been found of it archaeologically. Listen to the dulcet tones of Gregorian chant and learn of the Old High German Epic that is the Hildebrandslied.
Conference Session: Archaeological Landscapes in the Museum
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- Germany
The 83rd conference of the Northwest German Association for Archaeological Research will take place in Heide, Holstein (DE). One of their sessions is particularly interesting: the meeting of the workgroup „archaeological museums” of the German Museum Association. This conference will be in German.
Kernave Archaeological Site – the Place for Experimental and Living Archaeology
***KernavÄ— is one of the most picturesque places in Lithuania. Five hill-forts surround the wide valley of Pajauta. This place has always been visited by people not only for its sights but also for its aura of the distant past. Ever since people in Lithuania became more interested in history, KernavÄ— has been a symbol of...
IVth Medieval fest "Remember the Glory"
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- Bulgaria
For fourth consecutive year, the centuries old Tuida fortress will be scene of clashes between armies, impressive demonstrations of warrior techniques from the back of the horse, tournaments, crafts, music and dances. The medieval festival “Remember the Glory” is conducted because of the town Sliven fair.
11th Experimental Archaeology Conference EAC11
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- Italy
EXARC (www.exarc.net) and University of Trento (www.unitn.it) are pleased to announce the 1st call for papers for the 11th Experimental Archaeology Conference (#EAC11), which will be held in University of Trento, Italy, on the 2-4 May 2019.
From Fibre to Decorated Textiles in the Early North Atlantic
Country
- Canada
IONA: Seafaring is a three-day international conference on the islands of the North Atlantic that brings together scholars of early medieval Ireland, Britain, and Scandinavia to imagine cooperative, interdisciplinary futures for the study of North Atlantic archipelagos during the early medieval period. The conference will be held at Simon Fraser University at th
Slav Days
Country
- Germany
The Slav Days are not just any medieval market: Every year in July, warriors, traders and craftsmen from all over Europe meet and revive the westernmost princely seat of the medieval Slavs in all its facets!
Iron Smelting Weekend in Holland
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- the Netherlands
Looking for teams!
In the weekend of seven and eight July, Huis van Hilde and the Hoogoven Museum organize a public event close to Amsterdam (NL). In the context of 100 years of Tata Steel, iron furnaces will be made and used.