Chalcolithic
Fire & Music
Country
- Germany
You can´t start a fire without a spark - but how can you produce sparks without matches or a lighter? Give wood, stones, air or even ice a try! You are wondering how? Our experts are happy to show and explain to you how it works.
Wheel & Charriot
Country
- Germany
How did people transport heavy loads in the past? Have a close look at the ingenious inventions of the wheel and cart and give our stone age wagons a test drive!
Book Review: Dressing Prehistory (Oblekani Praveku) by K. Urbanová and J. T. Pulpán
Book Review: Skanseny Archeologiczne i Archeologia Eksperymentalna by Jan Gancarski
Historia Mundi
Country
- Belgium
This event is unique in its kind. It only happens once a year in Belgium that all historical associations are assembled under the cover of a multi-period camp.
Conference: Archaeological Open-Air Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment – Reality or Fiction?
Country
- Poland
The Subcarpathian Museum of Krosno and its branch, the Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum at Trzcinica, Poland, are organising an International Conference entitled “Open-Air Archaeological Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment – Reality or Fiction?” which will be held on 18 and 19 October this year.
Beyond School - Workshops in Experimental Archaeology at the Museum (Romania)
‘Re-rolling’ a Mummy: an Experimental Spectacle at Manchester Museum
***Ancient Egyptian animal mummies and votive statuettes were often wrapped in linen, concealing the contents and conferring sanctity to the remains. Mummy autopsies were commonplace in 19th century Europe, when ancient mummified bodies were unwrapped to reveal what lay beneath the linen bandages. Similarly, votive statuettes were often unwrapped upon discovery, either by...
The Forgotten Movement – A (Re)construction of Prehistoric Dances
***Dancing has always been and still is an integral part of the lives of individuals and communities around the world, and it forms part of the cultural identity of all traditional societies. Unlike the arguably small role it has in modern urban societies, dance had much greater role in the lives of individuals and communities of ancient and recent past (Maletić, 1986, pp.14, 41), as well as it still has in many of contemporary tribal communities...
Book Review: Tablets at Work by Claudia Wollny
