On the Northern Norwegian islands, the Lofoten, a huge wooden longhouse has been reconstructed. The original stood here in the late Iron Age, in the 6th century AD and was excavated in the 1980s. It is one of a ‘chain’ of about 10 – 15 of such chieftain seats, but the only one found so far.

An Anglo-Saxon cemetery was discovered close to the site in 1847 as a result of gravel extraction, and since then a number of antiquarians have investigated and treasure-hunted small parts of the hill on which the settlement is situated. The site was destined to become a rubbish tip for Bury St. Edmunds and aggregates were also still being extracted, so the Ministry of Works agreed to fund the excavations, the bulk of which took place between 1965 and 1972 by Stanley West.

The site l’Esquerda represents the Iberian Era (5th – 1st century BC) as well as the period between the 7th and 14th century AD. The area presented is the Plana de Vic, and the valley of the river Ter, all 70 km north from Barcelona, in the inner lands of Catalonia.

Arqueopinto, not far from Madrid is an area of two hectares in the Juan Carlos I Park and is dedicated to the local historian, D. Gonzalo Arteaga. The Archeopark has an interpretive centre, audio-visual rooms and workshops. Films and written information explain about the earliest steps of humankind after which the visitor go outside and see scenes with mannequin dolls referring to the Palaeolithic. Soon after, one walks along (re)constructions of dwellings of various periods, from the Palaeolithic to the Visigoths, including a Roman cottage.

South of Malmö on the road towards Telleborg, you will find the living history museum Foteviken. Focussed on the late Viking Age (1134 AD) it presents a picturesque little town with often many living history Vikings presenting different crafts.

Started with the initiative from two persons. Help from the municipal of Vellinge and from sponsors. Started to expose the interesting history of the maritime landscape in south west of Scania.

Near the town of Wexford at Ferrycarig, the 35 acres large Irish National Heritage Park depicts several periods and sites, important to Irish Past, going back a total of 9,000 years.

Murton is a small village just outside York. In the park, you will find the Yorkshire Museum of Farming. It actually has become a conglomerate of a farming museum (of course) as well as several (re) constructed settings from different periods, from Celtic scenes to WWII perspectives, all of which are used as large classrooms.

Education programmes at Murton Park are designed to provide realistic Living History experiences for adults and children both on site and in schools. The aim is to enable children to better understand the everyday lives of their ancestors.

Southeast of Bielefeld near the Teutoburger Forrest, one finds the Archäologisches Freilichtmuseum Oerlinghausen (AFM), originally founded by the “Reichsverband für Deutsche Vorgeschichte” as a political presentation of the Germanic people. The combination of man, nature and technique is made tangible and understandable here.

In a large nature area, in the middle of Jutland, an ethnographic open air museum is situated, Hjerl Hedes Frilandsmuseum. Their purpose is to have, maintain, develop and communicate its collection of things and knowledge about building style, the history of the village, the crafts and the cultural landscape.

One can find here among others a reconstructed 10th century stone church, and a Stone Age settlement. The medieval church is a copy with elements from original churches. The prehistoric houses are based on information from findings and interpretation of findings on other locations.