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Roman Era

International Iron Smelting Days

Date
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Country

  • the Netherlands

The annual Iron Smelting Days are the largest gathering of its kind in Europe, with blacksmiths, artists and archaeologists gathering around a dozen or so iron smelting furnaces.  It is a unique chance to learn a lot in very short time about the process of producing iron in the old days.

Building Rome in a Couple Days: Erecting a Painted Portico in Al茅sia

Building Rome in a Couple Days: Erecting a Painted Portico in Al茅sia
Author(s)
Nicolas Revert 1 鉁
Roman construction is a recurring theme in archaeology, having been studied through many lenses: architecture, materials, urbanism, ornamentation, economics, religion, and so forth. Nevertheless, many aspects of the building process have seldom been the focus of these analyses, especially the specific actions and craftsmen involved in the cha卯ne op茅ratoire. It is the aim of the Fabri Tignuarii 鈥 the roman college of building craftsmen 鈥 to delve into the specifics of roman construction...

Wooden Matrices in Bracteate Production: An Experimental Approach

Wooden Matrices in Bracteate Production: An Experimental Approach
Author(s)
Magnus R. Aunevik-Berntsen 1 鉁
Publication Date
The literature on the production of Migration Period (c.400-550 AD) gold bracteates has suggested wood as a possible material to be used for the matrix on which bracteates are made, but only in the production of a single or very few bracteates. This study experiments with how such a matrix could have been made and what part of the wood could have been used. Additionally, it examines the quality changes in serial production...

An Experimental Exploration of the Earliest Soapmaking

An Experimental Exploration of the Earliest Soapmaking
Author(s)
Sally Pointer 1 鉁
Publication Date
Soap is a substance now taken for granted, but there is uncertainty, myth and misinformation about its development, and little scholarly attention has been paid to the likely circumstances surrounding its discovery. As part of a MSc in Experimental Archaeology, a project collated the earliest mentions of proto-soaps...

Interpret Europe Conference 2025

Interpret Europe Conference 2025
Date
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Organised by
European Association for Heritage Interpretation

Country

  • Poland

Heroes, anti-heroes and villains: How we (re)create, use and dismantle them.

Join us between 11 and 14 April 2025 for the Interpret Europe conference entitled Heroes, anti-heroes and villains: How we (re)create, use and dismantle them.