Iron Age

Recreation of the “el Escurial” Ironworks

Date
-
Organised by
Portugalete City Council
El Pobal Ironworks
Country
Spain

Come and take part in this scientific experiment that tries to reproduce the working conditions and the complete process carried out in the mountain ironworks or haizeolak of Biscay during the Middle Ages and Antiquity.

Tom Hicks

Member of EXARC since
Country
United Kingdom

I started experimental archaeology work in 2017 during my undergrad at Cardiff University, continuing this in my archaeology degrees, as a self-employed heritage educator and as a craftsperson making archaeological reproductions for heritage organisations.

Gala State Historical-Ethnography Reserve

Member of EXARC
Yes

"Gala" State Historical-Ethnography Reserve is located in the village of Gala, an ancient settlement occupying a unique place in the cultural heritage of Absheron. 

The territory of the site, located about 40km from Baku, is over 81,5 hectares. You can find yourself in both the Bronze Age and a medieval village in an amazing open-air museum in Azerbaijan. Here you’ll witness rock paintings, constructions and everyday items from the 3rd-2nd millennia BC and climb to the top of a fortress dating from 15th centuries, from where an incredible view opens up of the Absheron Peninsula. In the medieval town, meanwhile, you’ll discover how the ancestors of Azerbaijani people lived and see their clothes, crockery, coins and ornaments.