Neolithic

Travel through time and visit a Neolithic village and an Iron Age camp

Zoom webinar on the occasion of the International Museum Day

When: May 27, 2023 14:00 Latvia 12.00 London. 13.00 CET
Topic: Living Archaeology

Grain, Vegetables and Wild Berries

For the European Archeology Day we travel to prehistoric gardens. An expert gives exciting insights into archaeobotany and past plant worlds. Guided tours through the museum garden with stories about the cultivated plants. Guests can grind grain and prepare culinary bites.

Dyes in History and Archaeology (DHA) is an annual international conference that focuses on the academic discussion of dyes and organic pigments used in the past.

The Stone Age is brought to life here! Archaeotechnician Andreas Diehm shows what had to be done every day: making and repairing tools, sewing clothes, but also making hunting weapons are some of the activities that can be explored together with the visitors. From the wooden hatchet with a stone blade to the filigree sewing n

Clay is one of the most fascinating materials used in prehistory. Not only do clay vessels protect their valuable contents from all kinds of pests.

Learn the basics of the art of flint striking with flint smith Peter Wiking!

Sweet tooth in the stilt houses

Did Stone Age people already know honey? 

The five-day workshop gives an overview of the current methods in functional analysis of stone tools and provides the participants with an elementary understanding of how signs of use are detected on lithic artefacts. The program combines guided practical work in the lab with presentations given by members of the TraceoLab research team on key aspects of the present-day methodology.