“Zeiteninsel” open-air museum – Interested in archaeology? - Weimar (Lahn)

Are you interested in archaeology and historical craftsmanship? Then this is the camp for you. You can participate in setting up the archaeological open-air museum “Zeiteninsel” (Times Island). Numerous settlement remains from all prehistoric cultural periods have been discovered in the Lahn valley near to the Niederweimar and Argenstein areas. The extensive archaeological evidence proves that there has been a constant settlement in the region for millennia. The first archaeological open-air museum on the history of settlements in the region of Hessen is being set up here in order to display the rich archaeological discoveries. There will be 5 stations on the grounds of the museum, each dedicated to a certain cultural time period with the associated buildings, farmland and natural vegetation. You will be involved in the completion of a residential stable from the late Bronze Age (around 1000 BC). In such a house, almost 20 m long and around 6-8 m wide, a large family or clan together with their animals probably lived. Under professional guidance from a team on-site, you will learn how the house walls are built from wickerwork and clay. You may also have the opportunity to try out ancient techniques such as grinding grain/corn, lighting a fire (without a lighter), archery, or bronze casting.