Iron Age

Crafts of the Past

Crafts of the Past
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  • the Netherlands

During a craft weekend you will discover special historical crafts from earlier times, from prehistory to the Middle Ages. There are several historical residents working with their hands, for example: 

Celtic Autumn

Celtic Autumn
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  • United Kingdom

Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival!

Celebrate the harvest on Loch Tay with our Great Iron Age Bake Off. Take on the role of a judge and decide which of our teams' dishes is the best!

Taste various ancient delicacies, from smoked Loch Tay Trout, to baked honey cakes, stewed wild fruits, fresh whipped cream and new cheeses. Bog butter on toast anyone?

Samhain

Samhain
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  • United Kingdom

Celebrate the ancient new year, and the night when the barrier between the spirit worlds and ours is most connected. Explore the history of Samhain, and the archaeology, fire, magic and mystery of this special night. Wander through the Samhain fires, play Halloween games, and have your fortune told by Miss Fortune.

Iron Age Weekend

Iron Age Weekend
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  • United Kingdom

RSPB Arne invite you to join them for a fun Iron Age weekend. We have the brilliant team from the Ancient technology Centre with us giving people of all ages the chance take part in ancient and traditional crafts.

An Experimental Study of Lesions Observed in Bog Body Funerary Performances

Author(s)
Tiffany Treadway 1 ✉,
Clement Twumasi 2
Publication Date
The analysis of sharp force trauma has usually been reserved for prehistoric osteological case studies. Bog bodies, on the other hand, due to the excellent preservation of the soft tissues, provide a unique example of visible lesions. This type of preservation of prehistoric soft tissue trauma that would otherwise be predominantly absent from osteological remains allows archaeologists to understand better the ...

Some Reflections on the Origin and Use of the Potter's Wheel during the Iron Age in the Iberian Peninsula. Interpretive Possibilities and Limitations

Author(s)
Juan Jesús Padilla Fernández
Publication Date
An abundance of past research has addressed Iron Age pottery in the Iberian Peninsula since the beginning of archaeological analysis in Spain. However, it has mainly focused on examining historical-cultural aspects linked to specific chronologies and typologies. It is only rarely that studies have been concerned with production processes. Ethnography has traditionally been used to make direct ...

Bast, Ferns, and Mud: Experimental Recreation of a Kapa Kaha (Barkcloth)

Author(s)
Avalon Paradea 1 ✉
Publication Date
#EAC12 World Tour 2021
***Kapa (Hawaiian barkcloth) was the ubiquitous fabric of historic Hawaiʻi, used for everything from clothing to bedding, from swaddling newborns to enshrouding the deceased, and all things in between. This textile is crafted from the bast (inner bark) of several plant species...