Paleotechnics conveys expertise on prehistoric living and ancient technology, especially leather and fur processing.

Extensive presentations, practical courses, coaching and lectures

are aimed at museums, universities, schools, professionals, and

the general public.

Related subject areas include the production of bone and antler tools, hunting economy, animal processing with flint tools and

fire making ...

During Living History events, an authenic and  lively picture of

Stone Age material culture is conveyed.

Manufacture of props, objects and tools for the field of early prehistory.

Axes, bows, mortars, containers, bone and stone implements, tanning tools and much more...

Detailed reproductions of archaeological originals, from the Upper Palaeolithic to the beginning of the Chalcolithic.

Small sculptures and jewelry made of mammoth ivory, jet, bone, stone and antler - from the Eurasian Ice Age through the Neolithic to the Palaeoinuit of Siberia.

Individual pieces can be manufactured upon request.

Individual pieces are fashioned from braintanned leather, skins and furs. Hides from wild animal procured through local, sustainable hunts are mostly used.

Decorated and painted in great detail, they enable a varied engagement with prehistory and hunter gatherer cultures.

Sewn by hand, bone tools, leather thong, natural sinew, horsehair, gut, or plant fibres, all products offer ideal functionality and an authentic and individualistic appearance.

The pieces are created for:

- Private individuals

- Museum collections

- Exhibitions / Film

- Historical Reenactment

Inspired by:

- Prehistoric Archaeology

- North American Ethnology

- Circumpolar indigenous cultures

- Contemporary design

Tanning courses and seminars, in which fat tanning (brain tanning) can be learned, are aimed at individuals or small groups.

During my one-day intensive tutorials participants are led through all the different stages of the tanning process..

They will learn what is necessary to produce wonderfully soft buckskin, without chemicals or expensive equippment.

This includes the soaking, scraping, braining, softeing and smoking of deer hides

Also there will be plenty of time to learn about all topics surounding the preperation and use of naturally tanned animal hides. 

Individual counseling and consultation, related to all aspects of animal skin processing, is offered via telephone or video conference.

Course dates are listed under "Calendar" or please contact me directly.

A variety of traditionally tanned buckskin and furs are available from me upon request. 100% handmade, 100% natural

Since 2015 I have been sharing my experience in building bows in compact, one-day classes for beginners.

Participants are crafting fully functional bows from natural wood, mostly ash, working with the simplest of tools such as axes, knives and rasps. A hand-twisted bowstring is provided. The class will end with an instruction of handling and shooting the new weapon.

In a small group we work outdoors to produce a hybrid form between long- and flat bow.

Dates are listed under "Calendar" or please contact me directly.