Iron Age

This guided tour is based on a research project led by Dra. Carme Belarte from the Catalan Institute of Classic Archaeology (ICAC) and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA). The experimental part of the project took place at La Ciutadella.

Until mid-January, you can still make Pfahlbau jewelry in the workshop and explore the night sky in the children's gallery. A museum tour especially for families will take place on January 9, 2022.

The toilet - a topic that everyone knows, but about which one usually puts on the shameful cover of silence. PD Dr. Urs Leuzinger, Thurgau Archeology Office, will present a fascinating cultural history of the “quiet place” on this evening. An event by the Archaeological Association of Zug , guests are welcome.

Our last Saturday opening will have a particularly fiery end. On this last opening of the year, we have all the ovens lit. You can see and smell how the ovens are used to cook, bake, forge and extract iron. Children can bake a delicious baguette and can try to make a fire themselves in the Iron Age way.

“Welcome, wild heart, to the Earth Kin Hearth… can you hear the voices of the old ones whispering the ancient stories on the wind? Can you smell the ghosts of the sacred herbs lingering in the air? Can you feel the pulse of the holy drums echoing beneath your feet…?

We thought you might. It’s no coincidence you’ve come here. . .”

Gather in the Great Roundhouse at Butser Ancient Farm as we mark the shortest day of the year with an afternoon of storytelling and meditation led by Woodland Bard Jonathon Huet. 

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: