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Late Middle Ages

Sol Invictus

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Organised by
Yambol Municipality (BG)
Regional Historical Museum Yambol (BG)
Cohors II Lucensium (BG)

Country

  • Bulgaria

The archaeological open-air museum “Thracian and Ancient town Kabyle” will be host of the International historical festival for the eigth year. This year the festival coincides with the day for Welcoming the Sun – the 21st of June.

Fight Day

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Country

  • Germany

June 16 is the big battle day in AFM Oerlinghausen. This is exactly what it sounds like: fighting. The history of humanity is characterized by physical conflicts. On battle day, visitors start a journey through the history of the duel. Which weapons did the first humans fight with? And better asked why?

Book Review: Crafting in the World, Materiality in the Making by Burke and Spencer-Wood

Author(s)
Linda Anderson 1 ✉
Publication Date
Archaeologists dream of books with comprehensive coverage that address specific gaps in knowledge and at the same time address theoretical issues and newer concerns about the nature of craft in a direct method. Editors Burke and Spencer-Wood fulfil this by discussing the world of craft...

Trial By Fire Conference

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Organised by
UCL (UK)

Country

  • United Kingdom

Free to attend. Fire always leaves its mark and a wealth of information behind. This conference aims to explore these events by bringing together ideas from across archaeological and anthropological sub-disciplines. Registration now extended until 31 March 2019.

Where: UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, Kings Cross, London WC1H 0PY, UK

Session Experimental Archaeology in the Balkans: Summa Summarum

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Organised by
Serbian Archaeological Society (RS)
EXARC

Country

  • Serbia

Until recently, in the Balkans, experimental archaeology was not considered as something that could contribute to science. For decades, this useful and fruitful branch of archaeology represents a genuine scientific discipline in a number of western and central European countries, as well as in Russia.

Book Review: A Handbook for Women's Clothing of the Late 15th Century by Anna Malmborg & Willhelm SchĂĽtz

Author(s)
Thit Birk Petersen 1 ✉
Publication Date
Medieval re-enactment, especially late 15th century, has become increasingly popular during the past 15-20 years and it seems like the growth will not stop anytime soon (unless the Viking re-enactment takes over as a consequence of the popular culture and mainstream focus – but that is another discussion). The book is part of a series ''Historical Clothing From the Inside Out'' from different historical periods...

Conference: Craftsmen and Metalworking in Medieval Cities: 35 Years later

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Organised by
RMBLF.be

Country

  • France

The symposium Craftsmen and Metalworking in Medieval Cities: 35 Years Later addresses the metallurgies of iron, copper, tin, lead and precious metals, which produced a wide variety of objects necessary for urban life at the end of the Middle Ages.

Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Jahrbuch 2018

Author(s)
Stefanie Ulrich 1 ✉
Publication Date
Annual Proceedings of the EXAR Tagung
***Like the previous issues, this periodical (Jahrbuch) is published by Gunter Schöbel and the European Association for the advancement of archaeology by experiment e. V. (Europäische Vereinigung zur Förderung der Experimentellen Archäologie) in collaboration with the Pfahlbaummuseum Unteruhldingen...