About 50 years before Christ, the Romans conquered many countries, including part of the Netherlands. This takeover changed a lot in the area south of the Rhine: the Romans brought new tastes, built roads, built houses of stone and brought us writing. However, it was not all roses and moonshine: the Germans,
The historic buildings at St Fagans National Museum of History showcase 2,000 years of home building in Wales. From simple handmade homes of sticks and earth to a precision engineered aluminium prefab from The Second World War. Can this collection help us design new homes that are sustainable, long-lasting and resilient?
Organized at the Gallo-Roman museum and sites of Saint-Romain-en-Gal, the Vinalia festival makes the link between the gastronomic cultures of Antiquity and the practices of today. See you with an enriched 2023 edition which, for the first time, will take place over 2 days! An event open to all!
Experimental archaeology has become a burgeoning field within that has answered significant questions about human experience driven by the same curiosity, ingenuity, and creativity that allowed our ancestors to thrive. It has also captured the public imagination and provides thousands with a tangible link to a multitude of imagined pasts.
This experimental project aimed to reproduce the Hellenistic (fourth-third century BC) Greek pottery production process. The project was conducted by the authors, Francesca Tomei, PhD graduate in Archaeology at the University of Liverpool, and Juan Ignacio Jimenez Rivero, a ceramist specializing in replicating ancient pottery technology, who frequently collaborates with the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology, University of Manchester, on ceramic experimental archaeology projects and activities.
This event is about celebrating the Auxiliary troops who formed an important part of the Roman Army. These were men who served in the Roman army and came from all parts of the Roman Empire.
Forging knives, making paints or making finger loop bracelets: the Romans and the monasteries in the Middle Ages created many things by hand. On the handicraft course on the Vindonissa Legionnaires' Path and Königsfelden Monastery grounds, young and old can watch the professionals at work in seven workshops, try out old handicrafts for themselves and take little memories home with them.
On Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the blacksmith Jürgen “Schorsch” Graßler will show his skills in the workshops of the Roman Villa Borg.
On Saturday September 9th, participants will learn pottery in the Roman Villa Borg from the master ceramist Lyn Riccardo in a course in construction technique. Already in Roman times there were pottery kilns for the production of everyday ceramics. In addition to vessels, roof tiles were also made in such potteries.
There are two sessions:
Stichting Erfgoedpark Batavialand
att. EXARC
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8200 AC Lelystad
the Netherlands
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Email: info@exarc.net
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