The Ötzi Experience Weekend

The Course:

This two day workshop will focus on the two most iconic objects found with Ötzi: his flint knife and his copper axe.

Our weekend will begin at the new AncientCraft workshop, with an introductory talk on the 5,300 year old ice mummy that became one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century in Europe. We’ll explore the where, what and when of the discovery, watch footage from the iceman’s recovery and find out what life was like for Ötzi as the first metal tools started to appear in Europe.

We’ll start with a flintknapping workshop where you’ll be introduced to the basics of flintknapping to make simple flake tools like scrapers, saws and piercers before moving on to flaking a knife blade. In the afternoon, we will haft your finished flint blade and begin the process of twinning plant fibres to make his knife sheath.