Nordic Walkabout
Winter Trekking through Jämtland in Stone Age gear - A living history experiment. Cradle to cradle. Sustainable living.
On my quest to find out more about our ancestors I am travelling soley with stone age gear through the remote swedish backcountry for two weeks. Travelling in winter can be a real challenge. This is true even today, but how was it… Show more
What is this project all about?
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 experim… Show more
What is the project goal and who is the project for?
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 gai… Show more
Why would you support this project?
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 to gain 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.
How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?
Some people missed the first campaign and asked me to have another one. Thank you for your outreach. That means a lot.
Such an undertaking requires a lot of time and heart and soul.
Since I am a freelancer 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. Your support will be a great help for me.
Who are the people behind the project?
Organizer and executive of the "Nordic WalkAbout" project is me, Markus Klek, Paläotechnik, Germany.
Of course, nothing can be achieved without assistance.
The photographer Daniel Geiger (danielgeiger.net) who is shooting for Outdoor Magazin, Germany is accompanying me to guarantee for stunning photo and video material.
The european association for experimental archaeology, interpretation, living history and museology ( EXARC.net) is supporting the project th… Show more
What are the sustainable development goals of this project?
Primary sustainable development goal
Why does this project contribute to this goal?
Cradle to cradle.
No waste, which is not persishable, during the making of my clothing and gear.
This project also pays toward those goals
The crowdfunding was successfully financed and completed
Denis (co-founder of Startnext)