Mesolithic

Fox Skin Tanning Workshop (with dr. Theresa Kamper)

Date
-
Organised by
Lucia Ros
Organised by
Prehistory Alive Worldwide
Country
the Netherlands

A unique opportunity to learn how to tan a hide with fur in a prehistoric and modern way. You will be taught by the well known Dr. Theresa Kamper.

This is a 2 days workshop which will be held at an outdoor terrain in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. We will use fox skins.

Will you join us?

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Workshop Skin Tanning

Date
-
Organised by
Lucia Ros
Organised by
Prehistory Alive Worldwide
Country
the Netherlands

Op deze 3 daagse workshop ga je zelf aan de slag om van een rauwe reeën huid een prachtig stuk leer te maken, ook wel Buckskin genoemd. We gaan het hele proces stap voor stap met je door; van ontvlezen tot het uitroken van de huiden.

Narratives - Long Story Short

Narratives. Long Story Short
Date
-
Organised by
ICOM MPR
Country
Germany

Annual Conference of ICOM MPR

The International Committee for Museum Marketing & Public Relations of ICOM announces its annual conference in 2020 in Kassel and Berlin.

-> Call for Proposals is open

21-23 September 2020 in Kassel
24-26 September 2020 in Berlin

Introduction

Prehistoric Feast

Prehistoric Feast
Date
-
Organised by
Samara (FR)
Organised by
Samara (FR)
Country
France

Flint cutting, cooking, ceramic, metal and wood crafts, development of weaving...
The program of prehistoric festivals is part of a process of archaeological experimentation and allows you to glimpse the daily life of prehistoric men.

(De)constructing the Mesolithic. A History of Hut Reconstructions in the Netherlands

Author(s)
Yannick de Raaff 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/1

Introduction

Creating reconstructions of the past has occupied a central position within the archaeological discipline from its early days (Clark, 2010, p.64). Reconstructions are often considered essential for visualizing the past and for translating abstract archaeological remains into more comprehensible narratives for the larger audience. Such visualisations, in the broad range of the word, can be more easily and readily understood than a complicated textual description.

Hafted Tool-use Experiments with Australian Aboriginal Plant Adhesives: Triodia Spinifex, Xanthorrhoea Grass Tree and Lechenaultia divaricata Mindrie

Author(s)
Veerle Rots 1 ✉,
Elspeth Hayes 2,
Kim Akerman 3,
Philip Green 6,
Chris Clarkson 4,5,
Christian Lepers 1,
Luc Bordes 7,
Conor McAdams 2,
Elizabeth Foley 8,
Richard Fullagar 2
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2020/1
Hafted stone tools commonly figure in Australian archaeology but hafting traces and manufacture processes are infrequently studied. The Aboriginal processing of resin from Xanthorrhoea (Sol. Ex Sm.) grass tree, Triodia (R.Br.) spinifex and Lechenaultia divaricata (F.Muell.)...

Health Weekend

Health Weekend
Date
-
Organised by
Archeon (NL)
Country
the Netherlands

Health and beauty are inextricably linked. People have known that as long as they exist. During this weekend, Museum Park Archeon will show how people, from prehistoric times to the 21st century, deal with the care and well-being of their bodies. 

ICMAH 2020

ICMAH 2020
Date
-
Organised by
ICMAH - ICOM Colombia
Country
Colombia

In the last few years, ICOM and its members have reflected upon the following difficult issues. In 2017 the subject for the international museum day was Contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums, and this year it is going to be Museums for equality: Diversity and Inclusion.