Especially during the "darker months" of the year, for the mass at night or in the scriptorium of a medieval monastery, artifical light was indispensable. How did the monk Reginbert light his table when he drew the "plan of St.Gall" 1200 years ago? Ralf Doms has specialized on historic methods for making light, and he […]

The casting of a Carolingian bell is one of the most exiting experiments we have so far undertaken, this is in fact the third and hopefully final attempt. Archaeometallurgist Dr.Bastian Asmus will be on our site for the preparation already some days in advance. He will build a kiln from clay in which the crucibles […]

Wax and honey were precious goods in the Middle Ages! Peasants had to deliver them as part of their feudal duties, but monasteries also had their own hives to ensure a permanent supply! On this day, our bees are getting the attention they deserve... in our daily routine on the construction site they tend to […]

How old did people get in the Middle Ages? What did they die from? What remedies did they know? And how can you tell from a bone? These and other questions will be answered this weekend by the two anthropologists Isabelle Jasch and Antje Langer. They will bring unique specimens from the collections of the […]

Iron ore is relatively abundant in our area, and it has been used for at least 2500 years! Even on our site itself are a few ancient quarries... for this reason we want to demonstrate the early medieval technique of iron smelting in a bloomery furnace. The iron "bloom" is extracted from the furnace. Until […]