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Iron Age

Opening Exhibition CELTS

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Country

  • Austria

From March 18, 2023, the MAMUZ Museum Mistelbach will be showing the special exhibition CELTS. The term "Celts" has always stimulated people's imagination. From antiquity to the present day, they have been portrayed as fearsome warriors, "noble savages", skilled craftsmen or custodians of secret knowledge.

Peat Burns: The Methods and Implications of Peat Charcoaling

Author(s)
Paul M. Jack 1 ✉
Publication Date
The Northern Isles of Scotland offer a fascinating case study for understanding past economies and resource management due to the comparative lack of trees found elsewhere in the British Isles. Archaeological evidence proves that this environment did not prevent the development of industrial pursuits in this region during the Iron Age and local accounts dating to ...

Ancient Life Activity Day

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Country

  • United Kingdom

GET HANDS-ON WITH HISTORY AND DISCOVER OUR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME!

Don’t just study history — experience it! Get away from the classroom and hands on with a special day of fun and educational activities bringing history to life.

Living History and Experimental Archaeology Conference

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Organised by
Kamianets-Podilskyi State Historical Museum-Reserve
Chorna Galych
EXARC

Country

  • Ukraine

The Kamianets-Podilskyi Museum under the auspices of the EXARC association with the cooperation of the NGO "Chorna Halych" is holding the first international scientific and practical conference "Living history and experimental archaeology".

EXARC Sessions at EAA 2023

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Organised by
European Association of Archaeologists

Country

  • Ireland

At the annual conference of the EAA there will be several sessions related to experimental archaeology which EXARC happily supports. They fall in theme 4, "People of the Present - Peopling the Past".

Please note: the conference is hybrid, but only EAA members will be able to see presentations or participate.

-> Experiments with Organic Materials 

Function Follows Form: Assessing the Functionality of Shells and Greenstone Shell Effigies as Formative Period Mesoamerican Textile Fabrication Tools, Part 1: Tagelus plebeius Atlantic Stout Razor Clam Shells

Author(s)
Billie J. A. Follensbee 1 ✉
Publication Date
Although the importance of textiles in Mesoamerica from the Classic period (AD 250-900) onward is well-recognised, until recently little research or exploration of earlier Mesoamerican textile production has been conducted. This paucity of scholarship is attributable predominantly to the scant preservation of perishable ancient tools and textiles...

With Detector and Drone

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Country

  • Switzerland

This new exhibition will be officially opened at 11 a.m. Archaeologists and excavation technicians are guests in the museum from 12 noon. They bring their tools with them and demonstrate how modern archaeology works.

An Ancient Winter Magical Adventure

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Country

  • United Kingdom

The alternative Christmas family trail!

Come to Butser for a fun festive adventure for all the family. ‘Yule’ have a magical time this Christmas exploring the ancient buildings around the farm and uncovering the folklore of Winter!

Adult £10.50 / Child £6.50 (ages 3 - 16) / Under 3s Free / Family £27.50 (up to 2 adults and 2 children)

Ancient Crafts - Kulturo Share

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Organised by
Kulturo Media

Country

  • USA

Welcome to Kulturo Share!

We've got three speakers for this event. First, here's the format:

- 15 min introductions
- 30 min chat with guest 1
- 30 min chat with guest 2
- 30 min chat with guest 3
- 15 min break (chat possible)
- 30-45 min group discussion (including audience members)

Here's the line-up:

Hedgerow Wreath Making

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Country

  • United Kingdom

Design and craft a wreath from foraged hedgerow greenery!

Join us in an atmospheric ancient building and work with locally-sourced cuttings, pinecones, leaves, and berries to create your own Christmas or Yule wreath. Working by a crackling fire and with a dram of mead included, it doesn’t get more festive than this!

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