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Publicarchaeology.eu is dedicated to archaeological open air museums, public archaeology as well as experimental archaeology. We have collected literature references on these subjects which you can browse through, images of archaeological open air museums as well as a presentation of each of these museums. You can search by keyword, country and in some cases also by language. The archaeological open air museums themselves you will be able to find too on the Google Map.The current presentation is gradually being extended with more archaeological open air museums and images.
This website is meant to the appreciation of our colleagues and encouragement of others, both newbies and experienced. If there is any information missing or if you have any comments, please let me know and I will try to help.

Roeland Paardekooper MA (archaeologist and organiser), Archeo Interface

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(MK) Tumba Madzari

In the early 1960s, a motorway was constructed near Skopje in the Municipality of Gazi Baba. Here, the most significant Neolithic site was discovered of the Skopje valley. Main excavations were executed by the Museum of Macedonia at the end of the 1970s and in the 1980s with beautiful pottery and other Neolithic artefacts coming to light.

LØVLID, Dan Halvard (2009) Nye tanker om Skjoldehamnfunnet. Universitetet i Bergen.

(DK) Ulvsborg Historisk Værksted

Ulvsborg Historisk Værksted (historic workshop) is an initiative of an association. After picking up a lot of experience at places like Düppel (DE), Ukranenland (DE), Gross Raden (DE), Lejre (DK) and Trelleborg (DK), at the end of the 1990s, the idea was taken up to construct a fortified farm like important farmers would have had in the period 1050-1250 AD, which in Denmark is referred to as Late Viking Age or Early Middle Ages. The many volunteers involved are essential for this archaeological open air museum and educative centre. Many of them help building or present live interpretation.

(FI) Kuralan Kylämäki

Kuralan Kylämäki (Kurala Village Hill) is a division of the Turku Provincial Museum and is owned by the the City of Turku. The purpose is to offer answers for questions concerning ancient living in Finland. Not only do they demonstrate living in the countryside after WWII in a village in SW-Finland, they also demonstrate and research ancient technology and work. This site has been in continuous use from the Iron Age up to present times.

(DK) Dejbjerg Jernalder

In Western Jylland, you will find the Ringkøbing-Skjern Museum. It is a culture historical museum, built up as an Ecomuseum with 14 departments divided around the Ringkøbing Fjord. It is a bit of culture and a bit of nature, which is not that strange when you know that the cultural environment is an accepted environment in ‘environment education’ in Denmark. The oldest departments of the museum date to 1908 with the nature-school and historical workshops from 1995 (Dejbjerg Jernalder) and 2000 (Bork Vikingehavn). The building of both sites are funded by the Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond.