Von Schwellbalken und Telegraphenmasten: Überlegungen zur Gründungsweise und Lebensdauer eisenzeitlicher Holzgebäude

Zur besseren Beurteilung der Lebensdauer unterschiedlich gegründeter prähistorischer Holzgebäude werden Ausgrabungsbefunde, archäologische Experimente, volks- und völkerkundliche Daten und erstmals Literatur zum historischen Telegraphenbau herangezogen. Es ergibt sich eine übliche Lebenserwartung von 20-30 Jahren für prähistorische Holzgebäude verschiedener Bauweise. Der Pfostenbau, obwohl technisch spätestens seit der Eisenzeit ein Anachronismus, lebte bis ins Mittelalter fort, während nicht-erdfeste Bauweisen die Ausnahme blieben, offenbar weil kurze Lebensspannen von Gebäuden den Erfordernissen der Erbauer genügten und immaterielle Gründe wohl ohnehin häufige Neubauten erforderten.For a more precise assessment of the life expectancy of different types of prehistoric wooden buildings a short evaluation was made of excavation results, archaeological experiments, ethnological and folklore evidence and – for the first time – of literature on historical telegraph lines. The result was a normal life expectancy of some 20-30 years for prehistoric wooden buildings of different construction types. Post construction, although technically an anachronism by the Iron Age at the latest, persisted into the Middle Ages, while overground construction types remained exceptions, obviously because short life-spans of buildings met the requirements of their builders and immaterial reasons might have demanded frequent rebuilding anyway

Von Schwellbalken und Telegraphenmasten: Überlegungen zur Gründungsweise und Lebensdauer eisenzeitlicher Holzgebäude

Zur besseren Beurteilung der Lebensdauer unterschiedlich gegründeter prähistorischer Holzgebäude werden Ausgrabungsbefunde, archäologische Experimente, volks- und völkerkundliche Daten und erstmals Literatur zum historischen Telegraphenbau herangezogen. Es ergibt sich eine übliche Lebenserwartung von 20-30 Jahren für prähistorische Holzgebäude verschiedener Bauweise. Der Pfostenbau, obwohl technisch spätestens seit der Eisenzeit ein Anachronismus, lebte bis ins Mittelalter fort, während nicht-erdfeste Bauweisen die Ausnahme blieben, offenbar weil kurze Lebensspannen von Gebäuden den Erfordernissen der Erbauer genügten und immaterielle Gründe wohl ohnehin häufige Neubauten erforderten.For a more precise assessment of the life expectancy of different types of prehistoric wooden buildings a short evaluation was made of excavation results, archaeological experiments, ethnological and folklore evidence and – for the first time – of literature on historical telegraph lines. The result was a normal life expectancy of some 20-30 years for prehistoric wooden buildings of different construction types. Post construction, although technically an anachronism by the Iron Age at the latest, persisted into the Middle Ages, while overground construction types remained exceptions, obviously because short life-spans of buildings met the requirements of their builders and immaterial reasons might have demanded frequent rebuilding anyway

KunstHandWerk - Beiträge der 26. Tagung der AG Eisenzeit gemeinsam mit der Keltenwelt am Glauberg und der hessenARCHÄOLOGIE im Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen in Bad Salzhausen - 3.-6. Oktober 2013

International audienceDie 26. Sitzung der AG Eisenzeit fand vom 02. bis 06. Oktober 2013 im kleinen Kurort Nidda - Bad Salzhausen (Wetteraukreis/Hessen) statt. Zwei Jahre vorher war die „Keltenwelt am Glauberg - Museum, Archäologischer Park, Forschungszen- trum“ , ein Projekt der hessenARCHÄOLOGIE und des hessischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst, im 12 km südlich entfernten Glauburg eröffnet worden.Die Strahlkraft insbesondere der dort präsentierten einzigartigen Grabfunde aus drei keltischen Kriegergräbern am Fuße des Glaubergs inspirierte uns zu dem Tagungsthema "KunstHandWerk". Das Thema wurde in insgesamt 22 Vorträgen aufgegriffen, weitere zwei Vortragende stellten aktuelle Forschungen zur Eisenzeit vor. Zu dem Abendvortrag von Barbara Armbruster (Toulouse) am 3. Oktober "Goldschmiedehandwerk der Eisenzeit - Technik, Ästhetik und Funktion" war auch die interessierte Öffentlichkeit eingeladen. Zwei Exkursionen führten die Tagungsteilnehmer zum einen zur Keltenwelt am Glauberg mit Führung über den Glauberg und zum anderen zum Dünsberg mit Besuch des KeltenKellers und zum Heidetränk-Oppidum. Das Buch kann über den Onlineshop des Verlages bezogen werden

Wege und Transport. Beiträge zur Sitzung der AG Eisenzeit während der 80. Verbandstagung des West- undSüdwestdeutschen Verbandes für Altertumsforschung in Nürnberg 2010

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Technologieentwicklung und –transfer in der Hallstatt- und Latènezeit Beiträge zurInternationalen Tagung der AG Eisenzeit und des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien, Prähistorische Abteilung– Hallstatt 2009.

International audienceThis conference volume assemble 33 contributions discussing Technology Transfer and technological development in the European Iron Age. These papers were presented at the international conference of the "AG Eisenzeit" and the Museum of Natural History, Wien, in Hallstatt, Austria, 200

Les artisans du métal au Ha D-LTA1 (600-450 BC) dans les territoires du Hallstatt centre-occidental. Préfiguration de l’excellence artisans laténien.

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New insights into Early Celtic consumption practices: Organic residue analyses of local and imported pottery from Vix-Mont Lassois

The rich Mediterranean imports found in Early Celtic princely sites (7th-5th cent. BC) in Southwestern Germany, Switzerland and Eastern France have long been the focus of archaeological and public interest. Consumption practices, particularly in the context of feasting, played a major role in Early Celtic life and imported ceramic vessels have consequently been interpreted as an attempt by the elite to imitate Mediterranean wine feasting. Here we present the first scientific study carried out to elucidate the use of Mediterranean imports in Early Celtic Central Europe and their local ceramic counterparts through organic residue analyses of 99 vessels from Vix-Mont Lassois, a key Early Celtic site. In the Mediterranean imports we identified imported plant oils and grape wine, and evidence points towards appropriation of these foreign vessels. Both Greek and local wares served for drinking grape wine and other plant-based fermented beverage(s). A wide variety of animal and plant by-products (e.g. fats, oils, waxes, resin) were also identified. Using an integrative approach, we show the importance of beehive products, millet and bacteriohopanoid beverage(s) in Early Celtic drinking practices. We highlight activities related to biomaterial transformation and show intra-site and status-related differences in consumption practices and/or beverage processing

Essen und Trinken am Mont Lassois in Burgund. Neue Erkenntnisse zu Bedeutungen und Funktionen lokaler und importierter Keramik in der frühen Eisenzeit

From 2015 to 2018 the joint research project “BEFIM” conducted interdisciplinary research to achieve a better understanding of the “Meanings and functions of Mediterranean imports in Early Iron Age Central Europe” for which it was supported by a grant of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Within the project, large-scale organic residue analyses on pottery from important Early Iron Age settlements were performed, focusing on two key Late Hallstatt sites: the Heuneburg and the Mont Lassois. For the Mont Lassois, the results were based on the analyses of 99 ceramic vessels of both local and Mediterranean origin. We observed not only different consumption practices in the several settlement areas of the Mont Lassois, but also a complex translation process with regard to the appropriation of Mediterranean food (such as grape wine and olive oil) and consumption practices, that also showed a spatial differentiation. For many years, scholars supposed an imitation of the Mediterranean (especially Greek style) symposium by the “Early Celts”. The new results from the organic residue analyses force us to rethink this. Apart from new insights into Early Iron Age eating and drinking practices, we gained new information on the preparation of food and on storage practices at the Mont Lassois. Furthermore, the detection of locally available goods such as bee products, millet, and a bacterial fermentation product (a beverage?) led to an enhancement of our knowledge of the extent of exploitation of these natural resources at the Mont Lassois during the Early Iron Age

Essen und Trinken am Mont Lassois in Burgund. Neue Erkenntnisse zu Bedeutungen und Funktionen lokaler und importierter Keramik in der frühen Eisenzeit

From 2015 to 2018 the joint research project “BEFIM” conducted interdisciplinary research to achieve a better understanding of the “Meanings and functions of Mediterranean imports in Early Iron Age Central Europe” for which it was supported by a grant of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Within the project, large-scale organic residue analyses on pottery from important Early Iron Age settlements were performed, focusing on two key Late Hallstatt sites: the Heuneburg and the Mont Lassois. For the Mont Lassois, the results were based on the analyses of 99 ceramic vessels of both local and Mediterranean origin. We observed not only different consumption practices in the several settlement areas of the Mont Lassois, but also a complex translation process with regard to the appropriation of Mediterranean food (such as grape wine and olive oil) and consumption practices, that also showed a spatial differentiation. For many years, scholars supposed an imitation of the Mediterranean (especially Greek style) symposium by the “Early Celts”. The new results from the organic residue analyses force us to rethink this. Apart from new insights into Early Iron Age eating and drinking practices, we gained new information on the preparation of food and on storage practices at the Mont Lassois. Furthermore, the detection of locally available goods such as bee products, millet, and a bacterial fermentation product (a beverage?) led to an enhancement of our knowledge of the extent of exploitation of these natural resources at the Mont Lassois during the Early Iron Age