CALENDAR 2025

MARCH
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1 Mar.  -  *TBC* Iron Age Living History, at Edinburgh Archaeology Outreach Project's Family Day, Edinburgh , Scotland

4-5 Mar.  -  Ancient Paints workshops (private booking for special needs groups), at Perth Museum, Scotland
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14-15-16 Mar.  -  at Artisans & Reenactors Market, Warwickshire Event Centre, Lemington Spa (CV31 1FE) www.armarket.uk 


APRIL
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16 Apr.  -  ''An Archaeology of Paints'' online Talk, via Plants and Colour (info & bookings: www.plantsandcolour.co.uk)
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(25-26)-27 Apr -  Historical & Natural Paint making course (27th Apr), part of the three days workshop ''The Art of Earth Building'' run by Becky Little / RebEarth, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland (info & contact www.rebearth.co.uk)
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MAY
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20 May - ''Making Natural Handmade House Paints'' online talk, via Plants and Colour (info & bookings: www.plantsandcolour.co.uk) 

+ events To Be Confirmed in North Wales, Hampshire, Devon...
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JUNE
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14 June  -  Prehistoric Paints & Pigments, at Bryn Celli Ddu Neolithic Chambered Tomb, North Wales
 
16 June  -  Natural Paint Making - for crafts!, at Nettlecombe Craft School (info & bookings: www.nettlecombecraftschool.com), near Nettlecombe, Somerset 
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23 - 29 June  -  Iron Age living history: building techniques (comparing natural local building tradtions, 2,500years ago and now), in the reconstructed roundhouse t Chalke History Festival 2025, Broad Chalk, Wiltshire (info, tickets, talks, etc: ​https://cvhf.org.uk/ )
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JULY
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​(4-)5-6 Jul  - Iron Age Paints & Pigments, activities and demonstrations, Prehistory Weekend at Flag Fen, Cambridgeshire (4th Jul for homeschooled and special educational needs groups)
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​7-13 Jul - *TBC* Natural Paint Making, at ClayFest (earth building workshops & talks organised by EBUKI Earth Building UK and Ireland)
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​18-25 Jul - Ancient Caledonia Camp: THE big event of the year!
(info & tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pictavialeather/1457931  or contact me directly at pario.gallico@gmail.com) 
A weekend or full week long immersive ''archaeology, outdoors & traditional crafts'' experience, set up on the side of a scottish loch. We will be camping (cosily) and cooking historical food over the fire to learning various crafts with professional tutors: leatherworking + leather shoe making, blacksmithing, pottery, paint making, open-fire cooking, bronze-silver jewellery, cordage and textiles, forgaging, lightmaking, etc... As well as paddling coracles on the loch, traditional music & performances, taking the time to breath and enjoy the location (scottish highlands) with like-minded people... Plus an optional hill walk in historical equipment at the end! 

26-27-28 Jul - *TBC* Iron Age living history, at ''The Celts Are Coming'' Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Scotland


AUGUST
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15-16-17 Aug - Iron Age Paints (& Building Techniques?), at Samara Parc Archéologique, near Amiens  FRANCE
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SEPTEMBER
 
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER