Newest Era

How do we make them and do they matter?

• Venue: Leiden University, Pieter de la Court Gebouw (Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden, the Netherlands), zaal SB11
• Cost: €25
• Registration deadline: April 10th

Archaeology studies the past through material remains of this same past, but these material remains only go so far.

That rabbits do not lay eggs is known to most. But who knows when and how the human came to the chicken? On Easter Monday, the story of chicken farming is told in individual stages. First, the NAMU Bielefeld clarifies about the fossil relatives of the chickens - the dinosaurs. The Bronze Age is about the first tame poultry in Europe, the guinea fowl.

On 22 April the two buildings located at the foot of the Monte Bibele massif, generally known as Monte Bibele Services Center, are officially inaugurated.
After decades of hard work, not just scientific research, we are proud to finally inaugurate the structures that will serve as a focal point for welcoming visitors to the Monte Bibele Area of Archaeological and Natural Interest. 

What happens to finds after the excavation? On the occasion of the Archaeology Days in Europe, the Office for the Preservation of Monuments and Archaeology gives an insight into its everyday life. On the archeology course "Excavated" one can even understand the methods with which archaeology decodes the traces of the past.

14:00h - 17:00h

Uniquely in northern Germany, you can experience an excursion in a prehistoric watercraft, the dugout. The certified nature and landscape guide Andrea Menzel takes you into the colourful diversity of the floodplain landscape. Equipped with binoculars, life vests and paddles, the excursion participants glide silently over Hitzacker Lake.

CIMA 19, the triennial Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Museums (AIMA), will be held in 2020 at the Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), University of Reading.