Early Middle Ages

Today we take the weaving house outside and invite them to be there when flax is made into linen and a colorful cloth is woven. You will learn all sorts of interesting facts about textile production in the early Middle Ages, as it has come down to us from the Lorsch Codex.

Fierce warriors, cunning traders and artists from all over the world

Fierce warriors, handy traders and skilled artisans return to Erve Eme on October 17 and 18 when Medieval people will occupy the entire Erve Eme site. For two days you can immerse yourself in special medieval atmospheres. A true journey through time that the whole family will enjoy!

Take part in lots of games from prehistoric, Roman and medieval times.

Travel back to 880 and help solve a Saxon mystery. Question Saxons and Vikings to find clues and eliminate suspects until you can identify the culprit.

How did the people of the Middle Ages live in the Upper Palatinate? What was your daily job? What was sizzling in their saucepans? What clothes did they wear? And what differences were there between the early Slavic settlers and the warriors in the castle or in the cities of the late Middle Ages?

Experiments of food-making in past times

This Sunday the Brandenburg State Museum of Archaeology turns into a testing ground. Employees and invited protagonists try to re-enact the making of food in past times, while visitors will be welcomed to have a look around.

Demonstration and performance, 18.-19.07.2020, 10-17 o´clock

Ancient instruments hold a fascination for many people.
Therefore we offer the chance to get in touch with shawn, flute, bagpipe and jaw harp. All weekend long a number of medieval instruments will be played and explained by an archaeologist and musician. 

Our summer workshops for kids are a playful introduction to old crafts and technologies and a really handmade time travel.

On four successive days we offer outdoor workshops with different contents that apply to children from the age of 6 to10 years.

The recent past has witnessed a flowering of scholarship explicitly addressing the way that individuals, communities, and societies responded to the introduction of the pottery wheel.