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Die F.A.N. ist das Projekt zum 275. Jubiläum der FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg unter der Leitung des Althistorikers Boris Dreyer.

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Our Celtic chariot is taking shape! #fau #livinghistory #antiquity

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🏆🏆🏆WISSEN DER VIELEN 2024 🏆🏆🏆

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A few more details that we worked on this week!

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~ Filming for TerraX (ZDF)

... they filmed our progress in celtic chariot construction.
... footage will be presented in several episodes, culminating in the performance tests of the finished chariot.

For more information, visit: https://t.co/A8K1T99qhV

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~CONSUMENTA 2024
... the CONSUMENTA 2024 has ended with great success! An informative interview was conducted with Prof. Dr. Dreyer. You can check out the videos here!

Youtube: https://t.co/w9BuixJ06A
Facebook: https://t.co/qVpULx6tB5
Instagram: https://t.co/3okjeO9Fpx

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~CONSUMENTA 2024

... starts soon and we are back at the start!!!

You will find the FAU stand and the Chair of Ancient History in Hall 1, Stand A41.
The firing demonstrations will take place daily at 10:00 and 14:00 at the firing channel in Hall 1, Stand A49.

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Further information:

Prof. Dr. Boris Dreyer

[email protected]

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Wissen der Vielen: Prize for FAU's Roman boat replica - Science in Dialogue and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, honour Prof. Dr Boris Dreyer for joint research work with citizens.

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Stolz auf unser @UniFAU Römerboot ❤️: Dritter Platz beim #citizenscience Wettbewerb #wissendervielen #wissimdialog . Go, #BorisDreyer go! @Hornegger @roemerbootfau

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We will support the content of the programs there and take care of the boat's maintenance.

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As part of the EU Interreg DTP project "Living Danube Limes", the Danuvina, which will spend some time at the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum in Slovakia from October 2024, will be honored with a special postmark.

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In 2024, it will be the turn of Austria and the Czech Republic. Slovakia will follow at the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, after which Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania are planned until the end of 2027.

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As part of the follow-up to the EU project, the Danuvina Alacris (which sailed as far as Romania in 2022 and was tested by us), which was built between 2020 and 2022 based on the Mainz model, will be used on the Danube from one cooperation partner to the next.

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In Krems, the Danuvina was pulled into the Danube, where it will remain in a sheltered area for two weeks. Then it will continue on to Tulln. There we will see the Danuvina again on September 22nd.

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On September 4, the Danuvina was transported from Musov (eastern Czech Republic) back to Krems (Austria). A team from FAU accompanied the crossing. In addition, the Danuvina took on water. We found the leak and were able to seal it well with plugs and tar.

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Now we have to keep our fingers crossed that it holds 🤞 Despite good care, the planks dry out enormously at these temperatures, which can lead to the boat leaking above the water surface.

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At the same time, we are working on the reconstruction of an alternative (Kayoumov) to the conventional reconstruction of the Onager, which we have already tested.

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The work on the Celtic wagon continues: the axle support has been completed, and the hubs have also been finished, including the spigot holes for the spokes. The 20 spokes (for two wheels) are adjusted by chamfering the spigots at an angle of approximately 3%.

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The bottom of the barge is now closed. We are starting to adjust the wreaths (forked oak timbers), for the time being, as the nüstergatts have to be cut out so that the water can flow freely back and forth between the sections formed by the 42 or so wreaths.

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The axle support is then cut to fit the axle.