Calendar of Events

Baltic Experimental Archaeology Summer School

Date
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Kind of Event
Lecture
Workshop
Country
Latvia

Location: Latvia, Riga, Lucavsala: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yKh74VL1ibCqF5aS6
Registration: latvijas.arheoklubs@gmail.com (donations required)

Program:

10 July, Wednesday
16:00 Introduction to flint processing (Artūrs Tomsons)
17:30 Early and Middle Iron Age pottery making (Līva Kaprāle)
18:30 Construction of a natural draught furnace (Artūrs Tomsons)

11 July, Thursday
15:00 Fundamentals of bone and horn working (Artūrs Tomsons)
17:00 Introduction to flint working (Part 2) (Artūrs Tomsons)
18:00 Fire and its role in human history. Conversation and practical lesson (Atis Artmanis)

12 July, Friday
12:00 Making moulds and crucibles for bronze casting, production of wax models (Artūrs Tomsons)
15:00 Prehistoric fiber working (Līva Kaprāle)
16:30 Naalbinding (Liene Kņaze)
18:00 Prehistoric archery (Artūrs Tomsons)
19:00 Ceramic firing experiment (Līva Kaprāle)

13 July, Saturday
13:00 Stone oven test - baking Iron Age cakes (Līva Kaprāle)
14:00 Warfare and conflict in prehistory - lecture with practical elements (Artūrs Tomsons)
16:00 Bronze casting in moulds prepared by participants (Artūrs Tomsons)
19:00 Cremation experiment (Artūrs Tomsons)

14 July, Sunday
12:00 Historical iron working (Aivars Siliņš)
14:00 Ancient fishing net workshop (Liene Kņaze)