Nordic WalkAbout

The "Nordic Walkabout" is a special kind of reenactment project.
Engagement with history and cultural development is in general taking place in closed spaces and has the character of interlectual-theoretical discourse.
To bring human cultural history and nature to life it is also important to gain insight and knowledge during realitic conditions, which immersive reenactment and living history formats offer.

As a professional, working in the field of experimantal achrchaeology it is my passion to offer insights into the lifes and realities of our ancestors living during the stone age.
A period which has strongly characterized us as human beings.

Through the immersion into the living conditions of our ancestors it is possible to gain very unique and multi-layered knowledge, which then enables me to transport these experiences in vivid and thrilling first hand accounts to the public.

The "Nordic WalkAbout" aims to bring to life the living and travelling conditions of early hunter-gatherer groups during the end of the ice age.

This entails to be travelling with authentically fashioned equipment for 14 days through Jämtland, Sweden.

The goal of the project is to simulate and document winter travelling conditions during the end of the palaeolithic period. Clothing and equipment, which I fashioned following ethnographical and archaeological examples, will be tested and its functuality analysed.

The results will be shared with an international audience through my professional network, museum presentations, lectures, publications and other channels to the general public.
The experience gained will also be incorporated into a new book project with my publisher (Stocker Verlag, Austria).

My three decades of experience in the archaeotechnical field have shown, that there is a broad public interest of all ages in the different aspects connected to prehistory.

The "Nordic Walkabout" is a unique undertaking, which bundles my thirty years of experience in traditional crafts, experimental archaeology and living history.
It provides a real chance of gaining unique insights into the lives of our ancestor, which less immersive approaches can not offer.

My goal is that we will get a little bit closer to understanding our roots as human beings.

Such an undertaking requires a lot of time and heart and soul.
Additionally certain costs need to be covered to make it happen.

Your financial support will directly fund the project by covering expenses for travel, food, production of gear and clothing, as well as research and logistics.
Even if we don´t collect the whole amount, your support will be a great help.