Film screening
Film premiere of Weir Fishing: 6000 year old heritage
- Date
- Tuesday 10 November 2026
- Time
- Location
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Van Steenis
Einsteinweg 2
2333 CC Leiden - Room
- Reuvens Hall (Main Hall Van Steenis)
Film premiere
We invite you to attend the film premiere of one of our students. The film was produced by Archaeology student Frank Wiersema for the Archaeological Open Air Museum Swifterkamp, as part of an internship project under auspices of Dr Maikel Kuijpers.
The film will be introduced by Frank Wiersema, and will be followed by drinks. The screening is in Dutch, with English subtitles. For the catering, we kindly ask you to register.
About the film
The use of fish weirs in Europe goes back to at least the Mesolithic, with examples of archaeological findings from throughout prehistory and history. A particularly spectacular finding is that of a late-Neolithic construction, excavated near Almere, of a weir spanning hundreds of meters.
This once ubiquitous method of fishing is practiced today by one last fishery in the Oosterschelde. Despite the fact that this traditional craft is listed as immaterial heritage, it is under threat of disappearing forever.
This film explores the rich archaeology of Flevoland and the spectacular prehistoric fish weirs. It documents the contemporary practitioners of this ancient fishing method, and it highlights the importance of heritage preservation in the context of archaeology.
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