Newer Era

Discover blacksmithing through the ages! Join us for a weekend of metalworking in action, and explore this craft from its invention right up to the modern era as Butser Ancient Farm is taken over by over 50 blacksmiths!

The Programme Committee of the International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology welcomes submissions of papers and posters for the ISBSA 17, organized as a collaborative effort of the University L’Orientale of Naples, ISMEO-The International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies and the National Superintendency for the Underwater Cultural Heritage.

Lectures and workshops of the Summer School explore the main core themes:

The International Conference Archaeometallurgy in Europe has been organized every four years since 2003, in Milan (2003), Grado-Aquileia (2007), Bochum (2011), Madrid (2015) and Miskolc (2019). These conferences represent the most important forum for scientific discussion on early metalworking in Europe and other related regions of the Old World.

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

We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers (deadline 1st of February 2024) for the 17th International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology (ISBSA 17). The main theme for the upcoming ISBSA17 is STATE AND PRIVATE SHIPBUILDING THROUGH THE AGES.

Each year dancers from far and wide come together to entertain the public with traditional rituals, colourful costumes and lively music. 

Join us to watch  Cwmni Dawns Werin Caerdydd, perfform their 'dawnsio gwerin' and raise the traditional Summer Pole.

All welcome!