Newer Era
Recreating Historic European Spindle Spinning
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Spinning is a vital step in the production of textiles, whereby fibres are drawn out (drafted) and twisted together to make thread. In the present day, several culturally unique types of spinning are recognised, such as the thigh-rolling technique of traditional Navajo spinners who use unusually large spindles in a supported style (Wolf Creek, 2009)...
Killing the Cauldron: Experimental Research on Dented Bronze Cauldrons from the (post)Medieval Period
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Bronze cauldrons from the late Middle Ages, and the 16th and 17th century are hardly ever discovered during archaeological excavations but are usually unearthed by detectorists having discovered the find of their life. Many of these vessels happen to be damaged. Sometimes one or two legs are lost, or a piece of the rim is missing, more often they exhibit one or more dents. We know that in prehistory the ritual...
The Ancient Magic of Malt: Making Malt Sugars and Ale from Grain Using Traditional Techniques
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The transformation of grain into malt, malt sugars and ale is a three step process. First, the controlled germination (malting), then ‘mashing in’ and collecting a sweet liquid known as wort and finally, the fermentation by pitching the yeast which converts the sugary wort into an alcoholic beverage. Each step requires different conditions for the process to work. They cannot be combined...
EAD21 in the AMATEK Institute
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Amatek Institute
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- Germany
Virtual Event - Ancient Technologies in Modern Contexts
Book Review: Weaving a Realm, Vietnamese clothing from around 1500 AD
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What a pleasure it was when this book landed on my coffee table! The book is bilingual Vietnamese – English, well designed and covers over 200 pages with hundreds of full-colour images. The book is a joint project by several Vietnamese from around the world who wished to add to the awareness of Vietnamese identities around the world. Viet Nam is so much more than what people remember of the Vietnam War...
The Battle of Bourtange
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Stichting Vesting Bourtange
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- the Netherlands
The Battle of Bourtange is a 'mock battle', in which the battle for the fortified town from 1814 is reenacted. That battle was between the Dutch army - with help from, among others, Belgium, Germany and England - and Napoleon's troops.
World Draft Cattle Symposium
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Following the great success of the Virtual World Draft Animal Congress ("Draft Animals in the Past, Present and Future) in 2021, the World Draft Cattle Symposium will be held in Lorsch (Germany) from March 8-9, 2024.
Traces of Manufacture, Use, Repair and Modification Observed on Ethnographic Throwing Sticks and Boomerangs
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Throwing sticks and boomerangs are present in the collections of many French and international museums. Collected mainly in the 19th and 20th centuries by travelers, they were mainly analyzed from a stylistic point of view, to relate them to their region of origin. Some of these objects were made by the indigenous populations especially to be exchanged with Europeans and only bear macro-traces of manufacture...
Discussion: The Concept of Authenticity in Collections of Open-Air Museums
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How is it possible that if you go into an arts museum, the ceramics you see may be made yesterday and may be a valued and legitimate part of the museum collection, while in open-air museums, a similar object ...