Iron Age

Pancake Day at The Crannog Centre

Pancake Day
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  • United Kingdom

Join us to celebrate pancake day the prehistoric way!

The Crannog Kitchen will be cooking up a treat for Pancake day, using Iron Age flours and foraged ingredients to create prehistoric pancakes. You can also join in with hands on activities working with wool and clay, and see real 2500 year old objects from the Crannog People in the museum.

Foraging Workshop

Foraging Workshop
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  • the Netherlands

Have you always wanted to know what nature has to offer in terms of edibles? Then this is your chance! In 2022 the
Hunebedcentrum organizes our foraging workshops, together with experienced instructors Leah & Tim of 'In het Wilde Weg'. Per season you will be taken into nature and you will learn what there is to eat (and drink), both above and below ground. 

The Little Bowl That Could! Experimental Iron Smelting in a Bowl Furnace

Author(s)
Yvette A. Marks 1 ✉,
V. Lucas 1 ✉,
D. O’ Frighil 2 ✉
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The bowl furnace has been a somewhat neglected topic in the early history of iron making, often overshadowed in experimental work by the shaft furnace. This assessment attempts to re-evaluate the position of the bowl furnace in early iron-making - firstly by looking at how it is regarded in scholarly literature, and secondly, through an experimental reconstruction programme...

Experiments and Thoughts on Amber Working during the Iron Age

Author(s)
Mauro Fiorentini 1 ✉
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Amber is a fossilized plant resin found in many areas of the world, such as the Baltic Sea coastline, in Central-and South America and, more rarely, in southern Italy. The following work aims to introduce the reader to some experiments carried out on raw Baltic amber cores, using different techniques and tools with the purpose of verifying how effective these tools can be, and any reaction of the amber...

Living History Festival

Living History Festival
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  • France

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Musée des Temps Barbares, the Living History Festival will take place: 2000 years of French History. See you on June 25 and 26, 2022 in Marle (Aisne) to discover this historic event!

Feel like an Archaeologist 

Feel like an Archaeologist 
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  • the Netherlands

During the National Archeology Days everyone can participate in the organized activities. An excavation is organized especially for children, where they can search for pottery and Roman coins. You can then take these objects home with you to enjoy the day even more.  

Rush Mat Weaving

Rush Mat Weaving
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  • United Kingdom

This one day course is a chance to try your hand at the craft of rush weaving in the inspirational setting of St Fagans National Museum of History. Working under the guidance of local craftswoman Clare Revera(link is external), you’ll learn the techniques required to make a rush table mat or two (or more if you're quick!).

International Reenactment Market IRM

International Reenactment Market IRM
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  • Germany

The International Reenactment Market IRM is the first international fair for living history, re-enactment, and experimental archaeology of all periods in Germany, and was launched in 2011 in the Archaeological Park Roman Villa Borg. The new location for 2022 is the Römerwelt museum at Rheinbrohl, located between Bonn and Koblenz.

Drum Making Workshop

Drum Making Workshop
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  • United Kingdom

Discover the sound of our ancestors and craft one of humanity’s oldest instruments. Guided by craftsman, musician, and living history practitioner Lewis Beck, learn to use steam-bent birch wood and ethically-sourced goat hide to create a 16-inch frame drum and beater using ancient techniques. Running each day this weekend.