The 10th Experimental Archaeology Conference of EXARC took place in Leiden, Netherlands, over three days; 20th to the 22nd April 2017, in Leiden University’s Archaeology department. The first two days hosted a diverse range of presentations from all over the globe, while the final day consisted of a visit to Vlaardingen prehistoric house-building project and Eindhoven Museum.
Luke Winter is the director of Historic Concepts Ltd.
14.00h we begin to dress the maypole to the folk music of a folk group
15.00h maypole erected by the folk dance team folk dancing. Games around the maypole
Free entrance if you wear folk costume.
We suggest you bring your own pillow or chair.
During the Archaeology Day we will hold exciting activities at Foteviken Viking Museum, with inspiration and deep dives into the Viking history for young and old alike. We will also offer guided tours of the Viking town.
Welcome to Ekehagen on Art Night on Falbygden-Tidaholm! The cafeteria is open Friday-Sunday with coffee, homemade cake and food!
Eldfest (evening / night Saturday-Sunday): Welcome to a sparkling and flaming eldfest with spectacle, torchlight procession and fire show in the prehistoric village. More information on times and prices will come on the museum's website.
Experience an old-fashioned harvest feast and help to preserve Vitlycke Meadow! We work together and show how a scythe should be used for best results.
A meadow can accommodate 40-50 species of flowers and grass per square meter. Today, only small bits of all the fields remain that once were important because they gave winter fodder for the animals.
How does an excavation work? How do archaeologists find their treasures? And what is experimental archaeology? This and much more will be experienced by young and old on the day of archaeology in the open-air museum. Also the special exhibition can be visited from this day!
What do archaeologists actually do? In four archaeological museums in the region you will get an answer. The Federseemuseum, the two Heuneburg museums in Herbertingen-Hundersingen and the Bachritterburg in Kanzach give an insight into their work on 15,000 years of history in Upper Swabia, from the excavation to the archaeological reconstruction.
May Day has heralded the start of summer for many hundreds of years in Wales. It’s time for the Green Man to wake up from his winter sleep as the buds burst and life returns to the woods and fields. The day is marked with merriment, music and what must surely be the most famous of all the folk dances, the raising of the maypole.
Stichting Erfgoedpark Batavialand
att. EXARC
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the Netherlands
Phone: +(31) 6 40263273
Website: EXARC.net
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