THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR
Have you got what it takes to travel back in time and discover:
- Life as a Hunter in the Stone Age
- A Warrior in the Iron Age
- A soldier in the Roman Army
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY
Discover how our ancient ancestors used their natural resources to survive
FABLES & FOLKLORE
Explore our rich celtic culture with stories that will capture your imagination
CRAFTS FROM THE PAST
Try your hand at a variety of ancient crafts from spinning, weaving & dyeing demonstrations to braiding and leather working.
EVENTS AND THEMED DAYS 2009
| April 25th |
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Myths and Legends
Be amazed as our ancient past is brought to live through storytelling. |
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| April 26th |
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Fiery Beginnings
Discover the magical processes involved in bronze casting. |
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| May 3rd |
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Beltane
Archaeolink’s first celtic festival of the year celebrates the the arrival of spring and the end of a long winter. |
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| May 9th |
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Archaeological Finds Drop-In - 2.00pm - 4.00pm
With Moira Greig from Aberdeenshire Council. Visitors can bring along finds for identification and learn more about the Archaeology of the North East. |
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| May 9th |
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Prehistoric Food
From Hunters to Farmers |
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| May 10th |
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Food and drink from the past |
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| May 16th |
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Pottering in Prehistory
Learn to make a coil pot. |
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| May 17th |
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Ancient Lotions and Potions
Find out how our ancestors used plants to make medicines. |
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| May 23rd |
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Nettle Day - part of the "be nice to nettles week" a CONE initiative
From fibre to food without the sting. |
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| May 24th |
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Stone tool tech
Watch demos of ancient stone tool production as well as antler and bone carving. |
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| May 30th |
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| May 31st |
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Meet the Smith
Witness the ancient techniques used to melt metal and make weapons and jewellery. |
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| June 6th/7th |
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Colours of the past
A weekend which will show how, from the Stone Age to the Iron age, colour was made and used throughout prehistory. Help paint our Henge Posts and give thanks to the gods and goddesses. |
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| June 13th/14th |
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Lord of the Stone Age
Back by popular demand, Stone Age experts John and Val Lord will be demonstrating many of the skills used by our ancient ancestors. |
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| June 21st |
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Summer Solstice
A celtic themed celebration of the longest day of the year. |
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| June 27th |
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Bushcraft for beginners
Fire making, den building and cordage. |
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| June 28th |
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Metal working
Bronze and pewter casting. |
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| July 4th |
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Pottering in Pre history
All things clay - make pots, beads, totems, staff try to fire pots made before hand. |
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| July 5th |
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Summer Bounty
Find out what was food was available 2000 years ago from the wild. |
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| July 11th /12th |
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Viking Weekend
A weekend of Viking battles and domestic life form the Glasgow Vikings. |
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| July 18th/19th |
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Sword fest TBC |
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| July 25th |
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Bronze Age Bash
A another chance to see metal working techniques from 4000 years ago. |
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| July 26th |
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Leather to linen
What did our ancestors wear, come and watch our prehistoric fashion show and demos of fibre craft. |
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| August 1st/2nd |
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Prehistoric Art in the Park
Crafts day including window painting, cave art, body art, mosaics, pebble painting and lots more messy stuff. |
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| August 8th |
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Weapons and Warfare
Find out about the life and death of the warrior class 2000 years ago in celtic times. For young visitors take part in a warrior school body art, hair liming and lots more. |
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| August 9th |
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| August 15/16th |
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Medieval Mayhem
The return of Historic Saltire re enactment group with displays of combat and living. |
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| August 22nd |
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Join the hunt
Learn hunting skills like tracking, archery, scavenger hunts, hunting games, camp fire cooking and den Building. |
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| August 23rd |
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Wood lore with Willow Lohr
Discover how our ancestors used wood and bark to make baskets and containers. |
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| August 29th |
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Textiles in Time
More examples of ancient fibres, weaving methods, fibre preparation, spinning and hands on activities. |
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| August 30th |
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Bronze and Pewter
Watch staff melt metal using ancient techniques. |
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| September 5/6th |
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Gadiefest
Join a journey through the rich heritage of the North East of Scotland. |
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| September 12th |
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Celtic Colours
Demonstrations of ancient dyeing techniques. |
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| September 13th |
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Autumn Harvest
Discover nature’s harvest and how our ancestors preserved food to last over the hard winter. |
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| September 19th |
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Bread and Butter
Help staff make the daily bread and produce our first batch of butter. |
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| September 20th |
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Ancient Lotions n Potions
More examples of ancient medicines, charms, incantations and unusual practices from Scotland’s past. |
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| September 26th |
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Celtic Crafts
Another chance to discover new skills and talents. |
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| September 27th |
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| October 3rd/4th |
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Harvest Home
Archaeolink will be harvesting our Iron Age crops and preparing for the winter. |
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| October 10th |
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Stones n Bones
Demonstrations of stone tool manufacture and bone and antler carving. |
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| October 11th |
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| October 17th |
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| October 18th |
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Fables and Folklore
A warm up for WICKERMAN next Weekend. Listen to stories from around the world fire in the Iron Age farm. |
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| October 25th |
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WICKERMAN
More fiery and spooky hallowen fun. |
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| October 30th |
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Hallowen Storytelling
session by Grampian Ass. Of Storytellers Details : TBC |
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| December 20th |
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Christmas wreath and decoration workshop
For all ages. Booking essential. |
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