Join our authentic prehistoric retreat
in north-eastern Spain (near Burgos, North Castilie)
 JUNE 2025

Travelling back in time to the common roots of humanity, we are claiming our

ancient heritage, and encounter the ultimate back-to-basics reality.
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A small clan of stone age people will set up camp on a large and beautiful tract of private land, living in an

oak forest, admits of nature and in proximity to abundant wildlife like wild horses, auerochs and bison.

You can become part of the clan!

Warum lese ich hier alles nur auf Englisch?
Roots Camp findet in Spanien statt und wird international beworben.

Es ist also sehr wahrscheinlich, dass auch nicht deutschsprachige

Teilnehmer mit von der Partie sein werden.

Encounter the daily life during the stone age:

Prepare and cook basic and healthy food on the open fire; learn to make and use simple tools made from stone, bone and wood; share primitive and ancestral living skills; learn fire making; shoot bow and arrow; hone your tracking skills and sense of orientation; work with local clay and fashion primitive jewellry; drink water from a spring; sleep in furs under the stars, and much more.

You don’t need to have any experience to join.

You are thinking about joining our prehistoric living experience?

The following should give you all the information you need –

Anything left unanswered? Then contact us!

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Our life at Roots Camp:

At camp we are envisioning a generalized prehistoric situation, drawing on features from the late mesolithic to the neolithic.  You will participate in a strictly primitive outdoors event without any modern amenities:

There will be no modern clothing, shelter or sleeping arrangements, no plastic, metal or processed food.
You will go back to basics without commercial soaps, toothpaste, showers or toilet paper, and of course you

will leave behind your watch, cellular phone and camera.

If you can embrace this reduction as a blessing, then you are welcome to completely immerse yourself in nature,

enjoy the outdoors and take in the vibration of rewilding and ancient living.

At Roots Wild Living Project, life is simple and basic.

This does not mean we will be in a desperate state of survival. Elementary shelters and ample food will be available. Our drinking water comes from a spring and there is a creek nearby for bathing.

We are sharing a healthy paleo diet including meat, vegetables, wild crafted foods, dried fruits, nuts and more.

Meals will be cooked together and shared. Every participant is encouraged to bring paleo food sufficient for their stay. A list of suitable foods is available for your orientation. All the food will be collected at the beginning and commonly shared. We will supplement from our supply of organically grown non-perishable foods, vegetables, meats and additionally wild harvested foods. Please note that all gear and food can only be brought to camp in stone age containers. Please keep that in mind when preparing for your stay.

At Roots camp we do not have a fixed schedule of activities.

Every morning we will decide together what we would like to do during the day, what activities, what crafts to choose, trying to accommodate everybody’s interests. But of course, you are also welcome to spend your time freely if you prefer. Common chores like preparing food, collecting firewood or fetching water are part of the group experience and they should be joined in by everybody.

Roots camp is a low impact event we are treading lightly on the land.

Therefore we choose to open the camp for a maximum of 7 participants at a time.

Upon your arrival, we will greet you outside of camp to transition into prehistory together. For this transformation you will be freed of all your modern accountments, which are handed over to the organizer for safekeeping during your stay. Unless you have your own stone age equipment, we will supply you with a set of  simple clothing and sleeping arrangements made from leather and furs.

Who we are - The Roots-Clan core group:

Roots – Stone Age Event is the brain child of primitive skills practitioner Markus Klek (55) from Germany.
“After spending time during a prehistoric living experiment at the same locale in the summer of 2022, I was so enticed with the place and the marvellous experience there, that I wanted to come back, stay even longer and give new people the opportunity to share the same wonderful experience.

Thus the idea of Roots-Camp was born. In 2024 we had our first two groups joining us on the land."

Markus has been practicing prehistoric technology and ancient crafts for over thirty years.

Starting out in the field while living in the USA during the early 1990`s, joining the early Rabbitstick and Wintercount primitive skills gatherings.

Today, he works together with various archaeology museums and other institutions around Europe and is the author of books and articles on primitive skills and traditional tanning techniques.
Markus also is a certified Nature- and Heritage Guide (Interpret Europe).

He will be supported by his wife Tine (46). In 2024 they spent together a total of five weeks in camp.

Paleolitico Vivo - Our location, our host:

Paleolithico Vivo is a privately owned natural park in north Eastern Spain. The closest big city is Burgos, approximately 20 km away. The climate in North-eastern Castilie is generally mild and temperate. We have experienced a wide range of temperatures, including hot days, rain, and also some cold nights.

Our hosts at Paleolotico Vivo are Estefanía and Eduardo. They operate this one of a kind park as a private initiative, to rewild the land and provide a naturaly developping habitat for species of ancient herbivores such as aurochs, bison and wild horses. Theses animals roam the land freely and we will be living right among them. Estefanía and Eduardo are offering guided safari tours to the general public across their wonderful terrain and we will on occasion be aware of their presence. The land consists of about 1000 hectars of oak forest, open brushland, hills and meadows, all at an altitude of about 1000 meters.

Estefanía and Eduardo are wonderful people and we are thankful that they provide the locale to make our dream come true.

www.paleoliticovivo.com

What you should be aware of:

As participant of “Roots”, you will need to be in good health, able bodied

and at least 18 years of age.

You do not need to have experience in primitive skills or wilderness living.

If you do, that’s great, we appreciate your input and love to share knowledge.
During your stay we are forming a clan unit, so naturally you will need to be willing to integrate

into daily clan life, participate in daily tasks and take full responsible for your own doings.

Responsibility for injury, discomfort or sickness cannot be taken by the organizer.

Participants are required to have their own travel healthcare insurance. Make sure it covers helicopter pickup.

You are allowed to wear glasses and bring medical drugs if you need them. If you have any allergies or require special attention in anyway you need to let us know in advance.

There will be no refined sugar, alcohol, drugs or coffee in camp.
You should be able to speak English, as we are an international community.
We will have a telephone available at all times for emergency calls, the number can also be given to your relatives back home. You will on occasion see a cellular phone or camera around, because we are taking pictures for documentation purposes and to supply you with ample photographic material after your return to the modern world.

How to register / Dates & Prices:

If you love what you have read so far and you would like to join, please contact us.

We will then schedule a video call to clarify open questions and get to know each other to find out if we are a match for this adventure. If everything is settled you can then officially register.

During our stay at Roots Camp we have two time slots available:

7th - 14th of June 2025

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14th - 21st June 2025

Participants can also register for both time slots and stay at Roots for 2 weeks.

Price:

1 week: 780€

both weeks: 1230€

Upon registration you will need to transfer your initial non-refundable deposit of €100.

The rest of the money should betransferred before 1. April 2025.

Cancelation is possible up to 1 month prior to your arrival for a refund of 50% of your fees. If you need to cancel later or leave the event prematurely, we cannot allow for a refund.

In case you are not able to bring food we request an additional 150€ in cash for the week.

Upon request an individual payment plan can be offered.

How to get there:

You can arrive with your own car, or public transportation.

The most convenient airport is Madrid, with a direkt bus connection to Burgos.

Pickups can be scheduled from Burgos train- or bus station.