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Ancient
Technologies
My mission is to bring the past to life by providing practical and theoretical knowledge of traditional technologies and ancestral skills based on archaeological evidence.
Ancient technologies are powerful tools for understanding human ingenuity. I teach skills such as hide tanning, tool making, and animal processing. My courses, held worldwide, connect you directly to these fascinating techniques. Reach beyond just ‘survive’ to build, create, and thrive using the knowledge of our ancestors.
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Using the Whole Animal
When: May 1st - May 3rd Host: Doug Meyer! Place: Kannapolis, N. Carolina, USA
This course will introduce you to which parts of an animal are useful for different products, and how to preserve those parts until they can be used. We will cover all basic butchery for both food and utilitarian items, as well as those parts not often seen as useful.
Join me in the USA in 2026!
I’m heading to some beautiful spots in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, Vermont, and North Carolina in May and April.
And this fall, I’m headed to the California Survival School to teach a course on ancestral hide tanning!
I’d love for you to join me to learn ancestral skills in one of my upcoming hands-on courses.
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5 tickets left7 days to the event26 Feb 2026, 09:00 – 01 Mar 2026, 17:00FRANCE, 1 Beautarias, 87440 La Chapelle-Montbrandeix, France
Ticketed Externally57 days to the event17 Apr 2026, 09:00 – 18 Apr 2026, 17:00USA, 1150 Carruth Rd, Watkinsville, GA 30677, USA
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Ticketed Externally85 days to the event15 May 2026, 09:00 – 17 May 2026, 20:00USA, 1161 Dorset West Rd, Dorset, VT 05251, USA
12 Tickets Left105 days to the event04 Jun 2026, 09:00 – 07 Jun 2026, 16:00SPAIN, 30400 Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain- 12 Tickets Left109 days to the event08 Jun 2026, 09:00 – 10 Jun 2026, 16:00SPAIN, 30400 Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia, Spain
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Latest Reviews
Using the Whole Animal
"Not only was the Doctor incredibly intelligent, but also entertaining, mixing her knowledge of science and humour to create an epic weekend. Just incredible. Highly recommend a course with this legend!" Misty Dullahide, Nov. 2025
Deer Skin Tanning
"A week I'll never forget and skills I'll be attempting to put into practice in the future, learnt from a brilliant and seriously energetic teacher who shows true passion for her craft. I've never laughed so much whilst learning. Hopefully, one day I'll be lucky enough to join you on another course". Kieran Worland, Nov. 2025
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A Bit about Me
I grew up in the USA. I have been tanning skins using traditional technologies for over 30 years and grew up practicing outdoor and ancestral skills in the vast tracts of sparsely populated land in Wyoming. I hold a Masters degree in Experimental Archaeology and a PhD dealing with the ‘Microscopic Analysis of Prehistoric Tanning Technologies’ from the University of Exeter, UK. I am an experienced analyst of prehistoric and early historic leather artefacts and now reside in Sweden.
I also have over 15 years experience in public demonstration work in open air museums and educational programmes and provide replication services for exhibitions. I specialise in the replication of artefacts made from primary and secondary animal by-products such as skin, bone, sinew, internal organs, horn, antler and fur.
I spend much of my year teaching hands-on courses and workshops around the world. My courses detail one or more traditional skills over 3 to 7 days of immersive in person learning. I love watching students evolve as they learn a new skill. Discover the sense of self reliance that comes from learning ways to incorporate ancestral skills and bushcraft into your modern life!
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