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Late Middle Ages

Of Boyling and Seething: A Re-evaluation of the Common Cooking Terms in Connection with Brewing

Author(s)
Susan Verberg 1 ✉
Publication Date
Modern chemistry provides us with a deeper understanding of fermentation, but that does not necessarily translate into an easier interpretation of medieval recipes. Our modern brewing methods and sanitary measures have evolved, and the language and terminology used in brewing has changed over the years. The arcane language of early medieval recipes often makes modern interpretations...

Prehistoric & Medieval Culture Fair

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Organised by
Cesty archeologie (CZ)

Country

  • Czech Republic

Food, that magic word. Today it's so easy to get it, just visit the nearest supermarket or restaurant. But how did people eat earlier? What did all the living in the prehistoric and the Middle Ages mean? Tradespoeple from far distant counties go back thousands of years to the Krumpenowe Krupka Village - this time to hold the Pasta past. Come with them to taste their history!

Some Uses of Experiment for Understanding Early Knitting and Erasmus' Bonnet

Author(s)
Geeske M. Kruseman 1 ✉
Publication Date
10th EAC Leiden 2017
***Of Erasmus, prince of humanists (1466?-1536), no less than eight portraits from life survive – all eight in the exact same bonnet. A recently published investigation of this iconic garment (Kruseman, Sturtewagen and Malcolm-Davies, 2016) involved establishing a 250-year typology of the bonnet from iconographical sources, compiling technological and economic data from archival sources, and systematic experiments addressing numerous, various and fundamental questions, from yarn characteristics in archaeological knitted textiles to the use (or not) of hatter's forms in the finishing of bonnets.

Conference Review: SAA General Session, Experimental Archaeology 2018

Author(s)
Yvette A. Marks 1 ✉
Publication Date
The Society for American Archaeology is, perhaps with the exception of the World Archaeology Congress, the largest meeting of archaeologists in the world. The 2018 annual meeting was held in Washington DC and was attended by approximately 5000 archaeologists. Delegates were primarily from the States, but there was also a good international showing with attendees coming from around the world...

IVth Medieval fest "Remember the Glory"

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Organised by
Sliven Municipality (BG)

Country

  • Bulgaria

For fourth consecutive year, the centuries old Tuida fortress will be scene of clashes between armies, impressive demonstrations of warrior techniques from the back of the horse, tournaments, crafts, music and dances. The medieval festival “Remember the Glory” is conducted because of the town Sliven fair.

International Festival “Medieval Tarnovgrad”

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Organised by
Veliko Tarnovo Municipality (BG)
Veliko Tarnovo Regional History Museum (BG)
National Society "Tradition" - Regional Club Veliko Tarnovo (BG)

Country

  • Bulgaria

International festival “Medieval Tarnovgrad” is hold for a fourth consecutive year and has the task to make a bridge in the time by historical reconstruction of the household, cuisine, crafts, music, dances and warrior skills of Bulgaria, Byzantium and Europe during the period of the Asenevtsi Dynasty - 12-14 century.

Book Review: Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Jahrbuch 2017

Author(s)
Christoph Doppelhofer 1 ✉
Publication Date
Annual Proceedings of the EXAR Tagung
***This volume of Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa does not only serve as 2017’s year book of the European Association for the advancement of archaeology by experiment (EXAR), but also acts as a Festschrift dedicated to Professor Mamoun Fansa, who celebrated his 70th birthday...

Conference Review: European Textile Forum 2017

Author(s)
Heather Hopkins 1 ✉
Publication Date
The eighth European Textile Forum took place 6-12th November 2017, organised by Katrin Kania and Sabine Ringenberg. It was held at its adopted home LEA (Labor für Expermentelle Archäologie) in Mayen, Germany, a satellite of the RGZM (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum) at Mainz, by invitation of LEA director Michael Herdick...