Newest Era

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

Author(s)
Christine Sonne-Jensen 1
Publication Date
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
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
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
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
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

Bark Basketry Workshop with Terry the Weaver

Date
Country
Ireland

In this workshop, you will learn the skills of harvesting, storing and weaving with willow bark. Terry studied in Finland with a willow bark weaver as well as a birch bark weaver and will pass on these skills on this workshop. Bark baskets may be folded, knotted and woven and we will explore these techniques on the day.
€85 per participant

Guided Excursion by Logboat

Date
Country
Germany

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.