Iron Age

Situlae Festival

Date
Organised by
Dolenjski Muzej (SI)
Country
Slovenia

3rd festival of Prehistoric Life and Cuisine, in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. 

Music, prehistoric crafts, archery, children's workshops, cookery workshops, dancing, food, stage performance and spear throwing contest. 

18:00h - Midnight

Bundan Celtic Festival

Date
-
Organised by
Bundan (IT)
Country
Italy

Reconstructions of scenes of daily life of the Celtic period by the historical reenactors.

Educational path guided through the camps.

Launch of combat axes, archery, duels between warriors.

Experimentation cycles on the art of weaving in the Celtic world; furthermore, it will be possible to engage in practical manufacturing activities on the various technologies.

Understanding the Archaeological Record: Reconstructing a Warp-Weighted Loom

Author(s)
Tena Karavidović 1 ✉,
Tajana Sekelj Ivančan 1
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***The paper deals with a reconstruction of a warp-weighted loom based on a rare find of 36 in situ loom weights in an object interpreted as a weaving hut at an archaeological site Virje-Sušine in Northern Croatia dated in late Iron Age (La Tène C period, 2/2 3rd – 2/2 2nd century BC)...

Learning to Recreate, Recreating to Learn. Experimental Archaeology

Author(s)
Beatriz Comendador 1 ✉,
Aaron Lackinger 1,2,
Elin Figueiredo 1,3
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***This paper aims to present and discuss ongoing activities that combine Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology developed in the scope of a master's degree, a post-doctoral and other research projects at the University of Vigo (Galicia, Spain), in collaboration with regional open-air museums and educational centres...