XXVIII Archaeological Festival - We Slavs
Date
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Organised by
Country
Poland
The theme of this year's Fest
Early Middle Ages
Georgia Gould cand. PhD
Member of EXARC since
Country
United Kingdom
Crafts & Skills
I am a PhD Candidate in the Scandinavian Studies Department at University College London, England. My main project involves interdisciplinary archaeological research focusing on specifics of early medieval textiles and trade in Northern Europe.
Leena Lehtinen MA
Member of EXARC since
Country
Finland
Crafts & Skills
I was working from 6/2000 until 5/2023 as a director of Kierikki Centre and was active in EXARC meetings and OpenArch-project.
Maud LaMarche
Member of EXARC since
Country
USA
I'm an old lady. I spin. I weave. I sew. I burrow ever deeper into the Iron Age Anglo-Saxon fiber processing and weaving rabbit hole.
Glass Lamps, a Few Points
Publication Date
Funnel-shaped glasses have been found in several places, for example in Birka (graves 577, 526, 551, 850, 854, 464, 849 and 433), Sweden and in the Netherlands (De Heul, Utrecht collection PUG). They are often used by reenactors as drinking cups, but could that be their only possible function?
Open Day
Date
Organised by
Country
United Kingdom
Wednesday 16th August 2023
This Open Day will be led by our volunteers and give a chance to see how they have helped to develop our site. There will be heritage skills demonstrations and have a go, site tours, tea and coffee in the longhouse and a storyteller in the Earthouse.
Medieval Illuminations Course
Date
Organised by
Country
United Kingdom
Join me for a relaxing day of painting and learning about the weird and wonderful world of mediaeval manuscripts
- Draw or choose your design
- Apply gold leaf
- Paint your design
- Learn about real pigments
- Create your manuscript on real vellum
Can be combined with the Calligraphy Workshop for a complete experience over the weekend.
Learn to Write like a Medieval Scribe
Date
Organised by
Country
United Kingdom
Using authentic materials you'll learn how to put quill to parchment and create your own manuscript. The workshop is from 10am to 4pm and will cover the following:
Caesar Festivities
Date
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Organised by
Archeocentrum Velzeke
Country
Belgium
This year, the Open Monuments Weekend is entirely devoted to the Caesar festivities. The festivals that are only organized once every 25 years, in Velzeke! They go back to the origins of Belgium. Historical figures were - literally and figuratively - placed on a pedestal. In 1873 Velzeke unpacks with a suit of armor in honor of Julius Caesar.
17th International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology
Date
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Organised by
ISBA
Country
Italy
The Programme Committee of the International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology welcomes submissions of papers and posters for the ISBSA 17, organized as a collaborative effort of the University L’Orientale of Naples, ISMEO-The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies and the National Superintendency for the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
