Upcoming Symposium

18th Flintknapping Symposium

May 6th-9th, 2027

Ertebølle (Denmark) 

Program

We are very pleased to invite you to the 18th International Flintknapping Symposium, which will take place from May 6th to May 9th, 2027, at the open-air museum and Danish Stone Age Centre Ertebølle in Denmark.

You will be able to collect flint from a chalk mine in the area. In addition, an excursion will offer the opportunity to see outstanding Neolithic artifacts.

We very much look forward to meeting everyone again and to share several days of experimentation, exchange, and friendship in this exceptional place.

Wednesday, May 5th

Arrival, evening get-together, set-up of tents and caravans

Thursday, May 6th

09:00 Unpacking and arrival

10:00 – Official welcome and start of the Symposium. Introduction by the organizers and head of Ertebølle Stone Age Center, Louise Villadsen. Friday, May 7th

10:30 – Presentation of the Stone Age center and the Mesolithic Ertebølle site (Locus Classicus) - a short walk down the beach with the head of the museum, Louise Villadsen.

12:30-13:30 – Lunch

13:30 – Flintknapping at the museum, open to the public

Friday, May 7th - Excursion Day: 

Morning – Showcase of flint artifacts from Vesthimmerlands museum, Location: conference room, Ertebølle Stone Age center. 

Afternoon – Excursion to Aars Archaeological Museum (25 min drive), which showcases the largest flint dagger in the world and flint tools of the region.

Saturday, May 8th

10:00-17:00 – Flintknapping at the museum, open to the public

Sunday, May 9th

Flintknapping, tidying up, and departure