Neolithic

Experimental archaeology has become a burgeoning field within that has answered significant questions about human experience driven by the same curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity that allowed our ancestors to thrive. It has also captured the public imagination and provides thousands with a tangible link to a multitude of imagined pasts.

As part of the  Day of the Hunebed,  a painting workshop will take place on Sunday afternoon, August 20, led by painter Esther Schlebos, where you will get to work 'en plein air' painting the largest Hunebed in the Netherlands, D27.

In the middle of winter and in Stone Age equipment, the paleotechnician Markus Klek crossed the Black Forest. He has been working with prehistoric life and craft techniques for 20 years. On his hike he tried out self-made clothing made of leather and fur as well as replicas of Ötzi's equipment. In the lecture he reports on his impressive experiences.

Watching the pros at work: the European elite in traditional javelin and archery meet for a competition in the Federsee Museum.

Andreas Diehm opens the Stone Age's box of tricks and presents remarkable inventions that have made life easier to this day.

House by the Sea - Natural textiles from the pile dwellers 

The pile dwellers knew and used the resources of nature. Ropes and cords that were needed for building houses were made from linden bast, nettles, rushes, flax and willow.