Experimental Archaeology Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė

Date: From 2009-07-04 To 2009-07-06
Location: Pilies kalno piliakalnis, Pajautos slėnis, Valstybinis Kernavės kultūrinis rezervatas
Category: Festival
Organizer: Valstybinio Kernavės kultūrinio rezervato direkcija

Curator: Jonas Vitkūnas, the Head of the Public Relations Department of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė,
Organiser: Administration of the cultural budget establishment the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė
Implemented by: Administration of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė

11th International Festival of Experimental Archaeology Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė

The event for commemoration of the coronation day of King Mindaugas will be held on 4-6 July. Prehistoric and early medieval crafts, lifestyle, medieval fights will be demonstrated during the event, archaic music ensembles will perform. The archaic craft processes and fights will be presented and demonstrated on the festival by more than 300 craftsmen (about 50%-60% of them form other European countries) of experimental archaeology, representing different scientific, cultural, institutions, museums, clubs of archaeology and fighting, also single craftsmen, personnel of the Administration of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė. Arrangement of the event in Kernavė, the old capital of Lithuania that remembers the outflows and the beginning of our nationhood, will have a great cultural-cognitive and educative significance. A historic and cultural heritage of Lithuania and other European countries from prehistoric to late medieval times will be presented during the event, through the methods of experiment and archaeological reconstruction. A large part of reconstructions and production processes will be presented based on the data of archaeological investigations of Kernavė. The festival is of educational character. 20,000 - 30,000 of visitors are expected.

Disclosure of the archaic archaeological heritage of the country, the headwaters of material and spiritual culture before the name of Lithuania was mentioned in the chronicles for the first time, and during establishment of the state, introduction of cultural coherency between Lithuania and other European countries, will make the commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania a significant event in the history of European civilization.