Newest Era
Advent in the Tower - Christmas Market at the Bachritterburg
Country
- Germany
The small but fine Christmas market of Bachritterburg is - now already a tradition - held on the first weekend of Advent, which this year falls on the 1st and 2nd of December.
ALHFAM 2018 Annual Conference - Interpreting Our Multicultural Past
Country
- USA
Learn hands-on skills including: Traditional Cherokee crafts taught by National Treasures, historical cooking, military firearms, Poultry 101, and more. Conference sessions cover a wide range of topics from women’s suffrage, women soldiers, creating a period kitchen, and how to develop a living
2018 ICAHM Annual Meeting
Country
- Italy
In the European Year of Cultural Heritage, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) is happy to announce that the 2018 ICAHM Annual Meeting, will take place in the spectacular Medieval castle of Montalbano Elicona (province of Messina, Sicily, Italy), in cooperation with the Municipality of Montalbano Elicona and under the patronage of ICOMOS
‘Re-rolling’ a Mummy: an Experimental Spectacle at Manchester Museum
***Ancient Egyptian animal mummies and votive statuettes were often wrapped in linen, concealing the contents and conferring sanctity to the remains. Mummy autopsies were commonplace in 19th century Europe, when ancient mummified bodies were unwrapped to reveal what lay beneath the linen bandages. Similarly, votive statuettes were often unwrapped upon discovery, either by...
Vacation in the Past - Effective Heritage Interpretation through Education
***Heritage sites are breathing memories from the past; however, visitors can hardly imagine or experience the ancient life on the spot. In fact, these visits are supposed to conjure up journeys back into the past and park managers should facilitate such experiences by the most effective means possible in order to help tourists gain...
Book Review: The Archaeology of Time Travel. Experiencing the Past in the 21st Century, edited by Bodil Petersson and Cornelius Holtorf
Shifting the Sand: Replicating Black Powder Grenades
May Tree Festival
Country
- Russia
By tradition in the last holidays of May in the medieval city of Svargas there passes a holiday with the May Tree, the approach of summer on our northern coast. The May Tree which is the Life symbol this day will blossom with multi-colored tapes and will begin to whirl all in a surprising dance.
ISBSA 15 - International Symposium on Boat & Ship Archaeology
Country
- France
The purpose of ISBSA is to bring together all those involved in the study of the form, structure, function, and operational performance of ancient boats. The first symposium examined the methodological problems of studying boat remains. Many of the topics addressed at that initial meeting, such as experimental archaeology and ethnography.
EXARC Conference - Archaeology for the People
Country
- Lithuania
The conference “Archaeology for the People” addresses all those professionally interested people in public archaeology, (open-air) museums, living history and interpretation. While archaeologists discover ever more sites and gain insight in the past, the challenge is to convey these stories accurately to the public in an appealing way.