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Archäologisches Landesmuseum Brandenburg (DE)

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The Brandenburg State Authorities for Heritage Management and State Museum of Archaeology (BLDAM) is a state authority established by and directly supervised by the Brandenburg State Ministry of Culture and Science.

The mission of the BLDAM is the fulfilment of the public service remit for preservation and dissemination of the archaeological and historical heritage of the federal state of Brandenburg.

Re-opened in 2008 the State Museum of Archaeology is an extracurricular place of learning and the most important cultural ambassador of the state Brandenburg.
It presents the 130 000 years old history of the state in an innovative, interactive and modern exhibition. 

Conference Review: Hands on History ReConference, 2-4 November 2018

Author(s)
Helen Bowstead Stallybrass 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/2
Copenhagen 2 November, and a warm welcome received at the National Museum in Copenhagen. What better way to start a conference than with colouring flags and glitter? Well, it certainly was a great icebreaker for an international conference on re-enactment, for people from all over the globe speaking several different languages. Being asked to write a review, I wondered how best to approach this...

Interview: JAPKE – The Female Viking Power-house of Lejre

Author(s)
Christine Sonne-Jensen 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/2
Jutta Eberhards has been working with drama and living history for over 30 years. Born in the Friesland district in Germany, Jutta has over the years become a power-house in the management group of Sagnlandet Lejre – The Land of Legends (www.sagnlandet.dk). She has been tirelessly working to uphold the standards of the educational method that she and her colleagues developed...

Symposium: Reconstructions of the Past

Date
Organised by
Stichting Archaeological Dialogues
Country
the Netherlands

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.

Chicken Festival

Date
Organised by
Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen (DE)
Country
Germany

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.

Inauguration and official opening of the Monte Bibele Services Center

Date
Organised by
Monterenzio Archaeological Museum and Monte Bibele (IT)
Country
Italy

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. 

Book Review: Crafting in the World, Materiality in the Making by Burke and Spencer-Wood

Author(s)
Linda Anderson 1 ✉
Publication Date
EXARC Journal Issue 2019/2
Archaeologists dream of books with comprehensive coverage that address specific gaps in knowledge and at the same time address theoretical issues and newer concerns about the nature of craft in a direct method. Editors Burke and Spencer-Wood fulfil this by discussing the world of craft...

Excavated

Date
Organised by
Kantonales Museum für Urgeschichte(n) Zug (CH)
Country
Switzerland

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