Calendar of Events

Flint knapping at Vikingatider (SE)

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Sweden

PROGRAM
Friday 11th of July
For those arriving on Friday there will be served a simple evening meal in the Viking longhouse. Saturday 12th of July
Flint knapping the whole day, discussions, exchanging of experiences, experiments ... Jim Miller, USA, will demonstrate his experiments with heat treating of flint. Open for public from 11.00 – 14.00.

Sunday 13th of July
Flint knapping the whole day, discussions, exchanging of experiences, experiments ... Open for public from 11.00 – 14.00.
At 18.00 Ph.D. Arne Sjöström holds a lecture on “Mesolithic wetland and submarine finds in Scania”

Monday 14th of July
We arrange a full-day excursion and guide you around some of the more interesting stone age features of Scania. 9.30 Departure from VikingaTider Gillhög, the greatest Megalithic passage grave in Scania

The flint beach at Barsebäck The Litorina embankment from 4000 BC The Saxå river mouth- stone age settlements Stone age grinding chutes at Gantofta Lunch at Wallåkra stoneware factory, www.wallakra.com Lund University Historical Museum , we will be guided through the unique exhibition of Professor Otto Rydbeck's Stone and Bronze Age Hall. www.luhm.lu.se About 17.00 back at VikingaTider.

We have to be minimum 8 persons on this trip and it is important that you let us know as soon as possible if you want to join.

PRACTICAL DETAILS
Accomodation
You are Welcome to stay in our Viking longhouse or set up a modern tent. If you find this too primitive there are good accomodations nearby.
www.mariannesbedandbreakfast.se, www.dahlshotell.se
www.borgebygardshotell.se

Meals
We serve a simple breakfast Saturday- Monday mornings and rustic, homemade evening meals Friday – Sunday.

Equipment and materials
We supply the flint you need and you bring your own tools .

Price 1000 SEK (150 USD, 115 Euro) Includes 3 breakfasts, 3 evening meals, lecture, flint and guided bus tour.

The bus tour with lunch and guide costs 400 SEK and we need to be minimum 8 persons.

To be paid to: IBAN: SE 38 8000 0807 9607 4103 4284 , BIC SWEDESS before the 1st of July. We need to know the following
Your name, address, mail.

When do you arrive?
# We need to know if you want to lodge at VikingaTider.
# Do you want to sign up for the meals?
# Have you got any special food requirements or allergies?
# Do you want to join the bus tour?