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Iron Age

Open Monument Day - Heuneburg

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  • Germany

The group "Amages Drachen" presents reconstructions of nomads on horse back and their antique equipment. This includes traditional costumes as well as weapons, armor and a self-made yurt. The focus is on the life-size reconstruction of a horse from the ice-age Altai Mountains. The production of mares milk is presented.

Celtic-Greek Summer Festival

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  • Germany

Visit the Heuneburg! Both Greek ambassadors and Celtic groups from near and far will be arriving at the Heuneburg for a weekend. Young and old are immersed in Celtic life and experience camp life, numerous shows, games and culinary delights!

District Museum Day

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  • Germany

The "Zeiteninsel" in Weimar-Argenstein invites you to come and get to know the past with all senses! Visitors of all ages will get to know various different and exciting technologies ranging from the Stone Age till the Germanic people of the first century. There will be hands on activities for children and living history will provide a glimpse into times thousands of years ago.

The Celts: up close

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  • Germany

The Celtic groups "HDGM" and "Carnyx" have devoted themselves to living history and belong to the most prestigious groups in Southern Germany. Specializing in craftsmanship, economics and the art of war, they set one of the most exciting prehistoric epochs in an informative and skilful way.
Sun, 04.06. 2 pm ArchäoKids - guided tour for children.

A Celtic Summer

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  • United Kingdom

Celebrate the summer Iron Age style! With ancient games, you won’t believe are this old, to fun crafts, competitions, and more- the site is teeming with life. Wolanski’s Pole and Aerial fitness will return for circus workshops by the Loch, including aerial hope, acrobatics, and more.

Painting Bronze Age Plaster from Thebes Boeotia

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Αntonis Vlavogilakis 1 ✉
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A series of experiments were conducted to study an unusual mortar mixture identified by Brysbaert (2008a) in plaster fragments found in Thebes, Boeotia (Her study of the samples mentioned in the article included investigation by X-ray diffraction, stereo, reflected light and scanning electron microscopy, laser-induced breakdown spectrometry, micro-Raman spectroscopy and macroscopic study.)...

Book Review: the Lifecycle of Structures in Experimental Archaeology – An Object Biography Approach by L. Hurcombe and P. Cunningham

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Peter Bye-Jensen 1 ✉
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This book is made up of 16 papers that are a collection of results from a European Culture Project (OpenArch) that ran from 2010-2015. It was edited by Linda Hurcombe and Penny Cunningham. This work is dedicated to the late shipwright Brian Cumby, who was deeply involved with making replicas of several prehistoric boats...

Time Traveller's Tournament

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  • Germany

Climb in your time machine, sharpen your eyes, turn your arm into steel, pack a bag of good mood and join us at the Steinzeitpark Dithmarschen in Albersdorf, Germany

As usual, animals and ferrytale creatures from the European forests await you as targets. Of course, also Wernes wild Wisent needs to be shot at!