Iron Age

The South West Heritage Trust conducts a wide range of experimental and experiential archaeological work. Much of this has taken place at the Avalon Archaeology Park, but other projects have also taken place on nearby nature reserves.

Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) is located in the northeast of the country, bordering both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It has over 1.5 million inhabitants. Vienna, the capital of Austria, is a separate state and located in the middle of Lower Austria. The state is very rich in archaeological finds, both of local and foreign production.

Kernavė (Širvintos district, Lithuania) is an area of unique archaeological and historical value. In 2004 Kernavė Archaeological Site (the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site, thus recognizing the importance of the area according to the criteria:
- the archaeological site of Kernavė presents an exceptional testimony to the evolution of human settlements in the Baltic region over the period of some ten millennia. The property has exceptional evidence of pantheistic and Christian funeral traditions;
- the settlement patterns and the impressive hill-forts represent outstanding examples of the development of such types of structures and the history of their use in the pre-Christian era.

The Natural History Museum of Vienna holds some of the most remarkable prehistoric finds. In display halls covering 8.700² metres the visitor can travel through our planet's history, through the breathtaking diversity of nature and back to the origins of our culture.

Join the 21st Century Crannog Community where you will be guaranteed a warm welcome and taken on a fascinating journey into Scotland's prehistory. Walk in the footsteps of the original Crannog dwellers and immerse yourself in village life with original artefacts; demonstrations of textiles, cooking and ancient crafts & technologies; paddle into prehistory in one of our replica log boats and take in the atmosphere inside the Crannog Roundhouse.

Association for experimental archaeology, project Osada Všestary, connected to the University of Hradec Králové. First higher education centre for experimental archaeology. With much attention for their Neolithic project Monoxylon.

Lejre Land of Legends near Roskilde, is the oldest open air museum in Denmark and over has for decades been am example to many. The extensive site was in the 1960s scene for an experimental archaeology village, later followed by an experiment in ethnographic education and now famous for its Iron Age scenery as well as Mesolithic, Viking Age and post medieval area.

In the heart of Central Italy there is an ancient land once known with the name of “Etruria”, where you can make a journey through centuries. Located in this pristine landscape, dominated only by nature, is Antiquitates, an Archaeological Education Park and a Research Centre for Experimental Archaeology, as well as a warm and cosy Guest House where you can spend a relaxing holiday dedicated to nature, equitation and archaeology.

The Island Öland, east of Kalmar is about 137 kilometres long and was rich in the Iron Age, due to its strategic location. Near Löttorp, a small village in the north, there are several Iron age villages discoverad and most of them are visable above the ground – the best preserved Iron Age villages in Europé. Most of them has been inhabitaded between 200-800 AD.