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Iron Age

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.

Prehistoric Week

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  • the Netherlands

During the prehistoric weeks you see how things were thousands of years ago! In the Mesolithic, the stories of the hunters and gatherers are told. At the first farmers you can twine a bracelet. The inhabitants of the Funnel Beaker farm make nettle tea that you can taste. In the Bronze Age there are demonstrations and it is shown which specific materials are used on the land.

Conference Review: The Historical Metallurgy Society’s Second Accidental and Experimental Conference, June 2022

Author(s)
E. Giovanna Fregni 1
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The Second Accidental and Experimental Conference was held on 10-12 June 2022 after multiple delays due to the pandemic. This year it was held at the Ancient Technology Centre in Cranbourne, East Dorset, England. The event was organised by Vanessa Castagnino on behalf of the Historical Metallurgy Society (https://historicalmetallurgy.org/(link is external)).

From Wood to Iron

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  • Switzerland

Stone, wood and metal: raw materials shape human history. At experience stations and during short tours, we focus on materials and their influence on prehistory. Try it out!

Days of the Celts

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  • Austria

This adventure weekend in the archaeological outdoor area of ​​the MAMUZ Castle Asparn/Zaya is all about the Celts, when historical actors give insights into their life and everyday life.

Experimental Archaeology of Iron Age Firing Structures from the Western Mediterranean

Author(s)
Maria Carme Belarte 1,2 ✉,
María Pastor Quiles 2,3,
Marta Portillo 4,5,
Carme Saorin 6,7,
Marta Mateu Sagués 2,
Alessandra Pecci 8,9,
Sílvia Vila 10,11,
Josep Pou 12,
Georgina Castells 12,
Jordi Morer 13,
Joaquín Fernández 14,
Publication Date
Within the project “Transdisciplinary and experimental study of firing structures in the western Mediterranean during Protohistory (1st millennium BC)”, the TRANSCOMB project is an experimental research programme conducted at the Ciutadella Ibèrica (Iberian Citadell) of Calafell Archaeological Site (Tarragona, Spain) (See Figure 1 and Figure 2). The main objective of the research is to deepen our knowledge of ...

Exar 2022 Conference

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Organised by
European Association for the Promotion of Experimental Archeology eV

Country

  • 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".

Celtic Pottery Family Day

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  • United Kingdom

You’re all invited to join us at Bryn Eryr, our Iron Age farmstead at St Fagans, for a day of family friendly activities.

We’ll be demonstrating how people in the Iron Age made their pots, firing them in pit at Bryn Eryr and unveiling our work at the end of the day. And you can make your own pot using methods from the Bronze and Iron Age to take home with you!