8th Prehistoric Championship in Val Senales valley

Thank you all for the great weekend spent together! Find here some of the pictures Peter took during these days and download the ranking list.

See you next year at Val Senales Championship on 26-27 September!

Find more photos here: Google photo share

And the winner is…

Saturday: At the archery competition of the European Championship for Prehistoric Weapons in Val Senales valley the winner in the category men is, just like the last years, Kuno Bay (CH), followed by Hartmut Herrmann (D) and Klaus Zimmermann (D).
In the category women prevailed Marlen Mischler (CH), Bärbel Berhorst (D) and Sabine Mattasch (D) are in second and third place.
In the category children Caspar Zimmermann (D) won the tournament ahead of Helena Martz (D) and Tom Lukas (D).

We are celebrating the Ötzi Discovery Day 2019

The 19^th September 1991 a german couple found on the Val Senales glacier a death body. It turned out that this was a sensational discovery: the Iceman, how he is now called, lived in our region more than 5000 years ago and so he is Europe’s oldest mummy.
Now the time has come again to celebrate this special day! We invite you to celebrate Ötzi’s “birthday” with a special program:

archeoParc
free admission, guidet tours during the day and a small birthday gift
(more information)

Funivie Ghiacciai Val Senales
reduction on the regular ticket price.
(more information)

Ötzi Glacier Tour with Simon Messner

Find here some pictures of the trip to the discovery site of the Iceman on the 3th of September:

All pictures: Google photo share

Music & campfire

How would you like to end the day? Sitting around the campfire, having some cool drinks and listening to music?
Three passionate musicians from the upper Val Venosta valley are playing and singing self-composed songs in local dialect. The songs and poems describe the life of a travelling folk, the so called “Korrner”. These poor families travelled around the country with their handcarts, working as broom maker, tinker, merchants or musicians.
The songs where first pubblicated by Luis Stefan Stecher in 1978 and afterwards set to music by Ernst Thoma. The lyrics talk about the hard life of this people, their memory of the land they where forced to leave but also about the great freedom of this travelling folk.

Ernst Thoma – guitar, voice
Martha Rauner Stecher – voice
Hannes Ortler – clarinet, melodica, flute, ocarina

Further information relative to the concert from the 9^th of September you find here

A visit to the construction site in August 2019!

Work in Progress!!! The new Archery area and the neolithic house reconstructions of Parma-Via Guidorossi:

Ötzi Glacier Tour with Simon Messner

Tuesday, 3th September, Simon Messner, alpinist and film-maker, will participate together with the alpine guide Robert in a special appointment of the Ötzi Glacier Tour.

Further information and application

Visitor images from the Ötzi Glacier Tour July 2019

Visitor’s Book July 2019

Ein sehr schönes, inspirierendes Museum! Vielen Dank! – Familie Oleanius aus Berlin und Frankfurt
10.07.2019

É stato belissimo il museo. Anche la parte fuori mi é piaciuta molto. – Alberto
12.07.2019

Ein wirklich herausragendes Museum. Vielen Dank für einen tollen Tag. – Familie Brandenburg aus Wuppertal
24.07.2019

Bellissimo parco sia per i picolini che per i grandi – Famiglia Giovani, Vada-Livorno
26.07.2019

Eine sehr schöne Austellung, besonders für die Kinder. Sie sind total begeistert. Wir werden es weiter empfehlen! – Miri, Mathias
30.07.2018

European Championship for Prehistoric Weapons 2019

Dear all,

we’re happy to announce the eighth Prehistoric Weapons European Championship close to Iceman’s discovery site in Val Senales valley/Italy on September 28-29!

Information in English: www.archeoparc.it/PrehChamInfo_en.pdf
Einladung in deutscher Sprache: www.archeoparc.it/PrehChamInfo_dt.pdf
Invito in lingua italiana: www.archeoparc.it/PrehChamInfo_it.pdf
Information en Français: www.archeoparc.it/PrehChamInfo_fr.pdf

Looking forward to welcome you at our place,
Johanna Niederkofler

P.S. Some happy memories from September 2018: http://bit.ly/2Rwxaqz

Visitor’s Book June 2019

Mit großer Begeisterung durchstreiften wir diese tolle Einrichtung. Jung und Alt hatten sehr viel Spaß und verbrachten hier eine schöne Zeit – Familie Volkland aus Gera
04.06.2019

Man erfährt sehr viel über Ötzi und wie man damals gelebt hat. Sehr schön für Kinder gestaltet und tolle Informationen – Victoria
11.06.2019

Heute zum dritten Mal in Folge hier. Die Kinder sind total begeistert! – Familie Meusel aus Erlangen
13.06.2019

Vernissage temporary exhibition

Look at some pictures from the opening of the new temporary exhibition at the archeoParc!

Flint Knapping Symposium 2019

A big thank you to all the participants and those who helped for this great event at the archeoParc!
Find here some pictures of the conference:

We hope that we’ll soon be seeing each other again!

Visitor’s Book May 2019

Immer wieder ein Erlebnis! – 5a aus Kaltern
04.05.2019

Es hat uns sehr gefallen. Wir haben viel Spaß gehabt. Es war sehr interessant! – Marion, Lisa, Patrick und Karl, Klasse 3a
19.04.2019

Das war der tollste Ausflug der ganzen Welt. – 3/4/5 Klasse Oberplanitzing Kaltern A.D.W.
28.05.2019

Grazie per questa bella giornata che ci avete fatto passare. – Classe 3 di Trepalle
29.09.2019

International Flint Knapping Symposium in Val Senales

We’re looking forward in welcoming the participants of the 13^th International Flint Knapping Symposium, which will take place on May 29 – June 1, at archeoParc Val Senales! The conference brings together experts, museums professionals and hobbyists working with prehistorical and historical flint knapping techniques.

Further information for archeoParc-visitors:
Informationen über Publikumsvorführungen am 1. Juni in deutscher Sprache
Informazioni su dimostrazioni al pubblico il 1 giugno in lingua italiana
Information on public flint knapping demonstrations on June 1 in English

Further information for the participants of the conference:
Programm in deutscher Sprache: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_dt
Programma in lingua italiana: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_it
Program in English: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_en

Demonstration on prehistoric meet drying

Friday, 10 may Philipp Schraut, experiential educator and archeoParc collaborator, presented prehistoric food preservation methods and showed meet drying over fire.

A stop at the archeoParc from the EXARC Conference participants

Very nice people! Lots of laughter and interesting conversations! Thank you for visiting us!

Visitor’s Book April 2019

Es war wunderbar! Tolles Erlebnis! Bis demnächst mal wieder. – Emilio, Stella Shila, Stefania und Diethard aus Rochlitz/Sachsen
23.04.2019

Toll aufbereitete Geschichte für Klein & Groß! – Frank und Birgit aus Kelkheim
25.04.2019

É stato divertissimo – Sebastian, 4a
30.04.2019

International Museum Day 19.05.2019

archeoParc Schnalstal, photo: Johanna Niederkfofler

Ship ahoy!

Already prehistoric people constructed boats to cross rivers and other waters. Beside the rests of wooden canoes, archeologists have also found little boats made from bark. Who knows, maybe they were toys … And you, ready for a trip with the canoe and to make a small wooden boat by yourself?

10:00-17:00 o’clock             activities

Ötzi Glacier Tour with Axel Naglich

All pictures:
Google Photos

11th Experimental Archaeology Conference in Trento, Italy

The international association for experimental archeology, EXARC, and the University of Trento invites to a conference in Trento from May 2^nd till May 4^th. Colleagues from Europe, North America, India and Australia meet for lectures and excursions on experimental archeology at the Auditorium and Aula 1 of the University of Trento for two days. The inaugural address of the first day will be orated by Javier Baena from the University of Madrid. And the keynote speakers of the second day will be Ed Carriere from Washington, tribal elder of the Suquamish people and master basket maker, as well as Dale Croes from Washington State University.

Excursions will go to the lake dwelling sites in Ledro and Fiavé, to the Roman and historical sites of the city of Trento and last but not least to Ötzi, the Iceman, with stops at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano and at the archeoParc in Val Senales valley. – A perfect opportunity to visit us and our new exhibitions and areas!

Find more program details here.

International Flint Knapping Symposium in Val Senales

Dear Colleagues,
we’re glad to announce an interesting event, which will take place on May 29 – June 1, at archeoParc Val Senales: the thirteenth edition of the Flint Knapping Symposium. The conference offers to experts, museums professionals and hobbyists working with prehistorical and historical flint knapping techniques an opportunity to gather and to share experience and passion.

Further information and registration (before May 20):
Einladung in deutscher Sprache: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_dt
Invito in lingua italiana: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_it
Invitation in English: www.archeoparc.it/documents/FlintConf19_Prog_en

Kind regards,
Johanna Niederkofler

P.S. Please note that the conference is taking place in South Tyrol’s main travel season. If achievable, arrange registration and booking within the next three weeks.

Ötzi Glacier Tour with Axel Naglich

private, photo: Vitek Ludvik

Tuesday, 5th March 2019, Axel Naglich will participate in a special appointment of the Ötzi Glacier Tour.
Axel Naglich from Kitzbühel (A) is well-known in mountain sports, regularly participating as a skiing mountain climber and extreme athlete in international competitions and expeditions since he was a boy. His attempt to carry out the world’s longest ski descent on Mt. St. Elias in Alaska is the subject of a film (directed by Gerald Salmina).

Interested persons receive information at the archeoParc and can register until 4^th March, within 17 o’clock, by phone +39 0473 676020 or online

Call for Papers for the 11th Experimental Archaeology Conference

EXARC and the University of Trento will have a conference early May in Trento, Italy. The organizer expect participants from Europe, India, Australia and North America.

Call for papers here.

Visitor’s Book Noverber 2018

Bellissimo ed interessante! Complimenti! – Alessandro Frocos e Nicholas
02.11.2018

Es war sehr toll. Wir waren jetzt das siebte Mal hier und es macht jedes mal wieder Spaß
03.11.2018

Visitor’s Book October 2018

É stato una bella esperienza, vorrei ripeterla. – Michelle Chirumbolo
09.10.2018

Sehr schöner Auffenthalt! Für die Kinder und auch die Erwachsenen wird einiges geboten. – Janette Hintermann aus der Schweiz
09.10.2018

Mi é piaciuto molto questa visita. È stato emozionante. – Giulia
11.10.2018

Sehr interessant aufgebautes Museum. Wir kommen aus dem schönen Hamburg und waren begeistert.
19.10.2018

7th Prehistoric Championship in Val Senales valley

Thank you all for the fantastic weekend spent together at archeoParc Val Senales! Find here some pictures of the tournament and download the ranking list.

Hope to see you next year at Val Senales Championship on 28/29 September!

More photos here: Google photo share

Visitor’s Book September 2018

Sehr Interessant, ein schönes Erlebnis für die Kinder! Herzlichen Dank. – Familie Johannes Morhard, Lichtenfels/OFR.
02.09.2018

É il piú bel parco preistorico! – Aurora e Andrea da Lodi e famiglia
08.09.2018

Vielen Dank für einen schönen Tag, an dem wir neue Dinge erfahren und ausprobieren durften. Wir hatten viel Spaß im wunderschönen archeoParc. – Barbara und Tobias aus Kleinheppach
17.09.2018

Das ist ein wunderschönes, mit sehr viel Liebe gemachtes Museum! Erlebnisreich…. Nette Menschen! Wir waren vor 15 Jahren hier! Auch dismal sind wir fasziniert!!! – Elisabeth und Beo
28.08.2018

Hit the mark!

This was the motto on Saturdays ‘archery competition of the European Championship for Prehistoric Weapons in Val Senales valley. In the category Men Kuno Bay (CH) got the best result, while Daniel Müller (CH) landed in second and Ansgar Lukas (D) e Ernst Bierling (D) ex aequo in third place. The winner in the category Women is Karen Storks (D), ahead of Heidi Schwarz (CH) and Ursula Räss (CH). Also the young archers shot like professionals. In the category Children Helena Martz (D) won the tournament, followed by Caspar Zimmermann (D) and Kilian Diehm (D).

On Sunday the atlatl competition of the European Championship for Prehistoric Weapons in Val Senales valley was won by Ansgar Lukas (D), Kurt Mischler (CH) arrived second and Fritz Mischler (CH) third (category Men). In the category Women Ursula Räss (CH) got most points, followed by Karen Storks (D) and Maike Lukas (D). Caspar Zimmermann (D) won the atlatl competition in the category Children, on the second place we find Liam Lukas (D) and on third place Kilian Diehm (D).

Congrats to the winners!

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