Iron Age
Winter Solstice Celebration at the Ancient Technology Centre
Country
- United Kingdom
Join us round the Earthouse hearth for a myriad of merry activities to celebrate the Winter Solstice, as we welcome the return of the sun!
For thousands of years the peoples of Earth have gathered in the darkest days of winter, to celebrate the Winter Solstice and welcome the return of the light, as the sun starts to grow stronger and rise higher in the sky.
New Trends in Experimental Archeology
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- Denmark
On Monday, March 7, 2022, SAXO Archeology will hold a one-day webinar similar to the well-attended seminar "New research in old iron" last year. The aim of the seminar is to examine new trends in Danish and Scandinavian experimental archeology - through concrete examples but also through untested theories and methods.
Event Review: 鈥淣OVILARA DEI PICENI鈥 Walk like a Picenian鈥
The Modern regions of Marche and Abruzzo were inhabited by various people during the Iron Age, but among those one particular population was more prevalent and gave a name to a whole culture: the Picenians. The Picenians, a mixture of Indigenous people and settlers from the East and the West, were fierce warriors who were able to give life to aristocracies and who relied on wars, agriculture, fishing and cattle breeding to prosper. During the 5th century B.C. Celtic tribes settled in the northern part of region and they soon adapted local customs and habits.
Ancient Greek Weaving, Experimental Archeology on Greek Textiles and Household GDP
***This paper outlines the experimental weaving project of an ancient Greek chlamys to investigate the weaving production capacity of a typical household and reconstruct women鈥檚 contribution to household GDP in ancient Greece. While some scholars have researched finer textiles and tech-niques based on visual evidence...
Christmas in the Museum
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- Switzerland
With the state archaeologist through the permanent exhibition
Before They Dyed. Mordants and Assists in the Textile Dyeing Process in Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian Britain: An Experimental Approach
Fire in the Iberians' Everyday Life
Country
- Spain
This guided tour is based on a research project led by Dra. Carme Belarte from the Catalan Institute of Classic Archaeology (ICAC) and the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA). The experimental part of the project took place at La Ciutadella.
Family Tour
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- Switzerland
Until mid-January, you can still make Pfahlbau jewelry in the workshop and explore the night sky in the children's gallery. A museum tour especially for families will take place on January 9, 2022.
Smelly Past
Country
- Switzerland
The toilet - a topic that everyone knows, but about which one usually puts on the shameful cover of silence. PD Dr. Urs Leuzinger, Thurgau Archeology Office, will present a fascinating cultural history of the 鈥渜uiet place鈥 on this evening. An event by the , guests are welcome.
Sparks of the Past
Country
- the Netherlands
Our last Saturday opening will have a particularly fiery end. On this last opening of the year, we have all the ovens lit. You can see and smell how the ovens are used to cook, bake, forge and extract iron. Children can bake a delicious baguette and can try to make a fire themselves in the Iron Age way.