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Arbeitsberichte zur Bodendenkmalpflege in Brandenburg 39, 2022
During the 1990s, the pre- and protohistoric settlement site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Fede... more During the 1990s, the pre- and protohistoric settlement site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany was excavated. During the construction of the now existing high-speed train connection between the cities of Berlin and Hanover, this site yielded traces of several prehistoric epochs, as well as several ditchsystems used for the division of parcels of land dating back to the Middle Ages or early Modern Era. The majority of the excavated structures belong to a larger and only partially investigated settlement dating back to the Roman and Migration Period. According to secured finds and dendrochronologically analysed logs originating from several excavated wells, the settlement existed continuously from the 2nd to the 5th century AD. Yet, only two farmsteads have been reliably recorded in the south of the site. Here, with 'Farmstead 1' and 'Farmstead 2', two more or less consecutive homesteads have been unearthed. According to the disturbance of its main building by a well dug in 291 AD 'Farmstead 1' existed during the 3rd, possibly already the late 2nd, century AD. Together with several pit-houses and granaries situated to the north, it formed a widespread and more or less irregular compound, typical for the early stages of the development of farmsteads in the northern and western parts of the Germania Magna. The reconstruction of the younger 'Farmstead 2' is less certain. According to their relative chronology, several pit houses, granaries, pits and fireplaces, as well as the two wells, are synchronous with the main building, making it possible to incorporate them into its homestead. Therefore, 'Farmstead 2' shows the same irregular layout as did its predecessor. Alternatively, a second possible reconstruction is proposed, including a smaller house, standing almost perpendicular to the long-house. Thus, both buildings flank an area almost free of further archaeological structures but frequently used during the Roman and Migration Period. The northern part of the site is predominantly characterized by several pit houses, granaries, pits and wells/water pits. Together with the recovered artifacts they document the use of this zone mainly for manufacturing and storage. Especially the high frequency of spindle-whorls and loom-weights, combined with bone-awls and other bone-tools, suggest that the fabrication of textiles took place in this area. Furthermore, the high amount of semi-products and production residues of antler recovered out of the infill of a large and formerly damp hollow propose the existence of a comb-makers workshop during the 4th-5th century AD. On the eastern and north-eastern fringes of the settlement, divided by a strip almost void of any structures from the before mentioned area, lies a zone seemingly confined to production processes involving fire. The majority of fireplaces excavated on this site, as well as a pit-furnace used to produce quicklime, are concentrated here.
The 13 excavated wells and water pits are situated in all three parts of the settlement and are dug at places that obviously were best suited for a quick reach of the groundwater table, therefore forming clusters in several areas of the site. Similar to other synchronous wells, the artificial water-supplies in Buschow were dug in open-cast pits, that had been refilled after the construction of the casing.
As in the case of Buschow, artificial water-supplies in the Germania Magna are in one way or the other incorporated into its surrounding, allowing further conclusions on a mutual context of use. Apart from the function of wells as a supply of freshwater for several farmsteads, water is also needed for numerous production processes. In Buschow nine of the thirteen excavated wells are located in the two production zones and can be more or less directly bound to several manufacturing processes. Similar connections can be observed all over the Germania Magna, were, apart from the frequent combination with iron-bloomeries and installations for the production of quicklime, more and more indications prove an incorporation into the manufacturing processes of textiles and antler-combs.
Even though the wells excavated in Buschow form a profound cross-section of artificial water-supplies dug in the course of the first 500 years AD, a synthesis of those structures excavated inside the borders of modern Germany - excluding the parts formerly incorporated into the Roman Empire - shows a much greater variety concerning the construction of casings. Until today the state of research shows several gaps, that in many cases prevent profound interpretations, however, the compiled features can be divided into five larger groups, each consisting of several types and variations. The following construction forms are proven within the research area: squared log-wells (group I), wooden tube-shaped wells (group II), wattle-wells (group III), well-casings made of turf (group IV), stone-aligned wells in drywall construction (group V). Apart from these, water pits void of any secure proof of stabilization (group VI) were recognized. In many cases this absence of any casing is due to taphonomic processes. For several of the other construction types' chorological and/or chronological distribution focuses can be deduced.
The finds recovered from the site in Buschow are a good example of the material culture characteristic for Roman to Migration Period settlements east of the river Elbe. The largest category of finds is formed by the remains of ceramic vessels. Especially the sheer quantity of sherds obtained from the site separates Buschow 8 from other synchronous settlements in eastern and north-eastern Germany. Apart from a vast majority of sherds belonging to thick-walled and chronologically unsensitive vessel-types, especially finer made multi-partite bowls and dishes with narrow necks proof that the site of Buschow belongs to the so called 'Elbe-Germanic-Culture'. Especially in phase B2 ties can be seen to the regions lying to the north and northwest of the site. Later on, formal analogies for the local ceramics are more wide-spread and the centres of their main distribution change over time. In phases C1-C2 vessel-types and ornamentation show strong bonds to the Altmark and Hannoversches Wendland, lying to the west of the Havelland region, as well as the lands between the rivers Saale and Mulde to the south. In course of the 3rd - and even stronger during the 4th and 5th centuries AD - the material shows affinities to the stylistic canon of eastern Holstein and western Mecklenburg, stretching as far as middle and southern Germany and Bohemia.
Equally widespread, although not as good to judge, are the sparse artifacts made of non-ferrous metals found in Buschow. Analogies spread from Scandinavia and the Baltics to South-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
Papers by Jens Greif
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg 2022, 2024
In 2022 at the Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum (He... more In 2022 at the Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum (Heritage State authoritiy of the federal state of Brandenburg) new department was founded. In it, several tasks formerly split up and dealt with in other departments are procured.
Brandenburgische Denkmalpflege, 2023
In 2023 Citizen Scientists collected several tools dating to the Late Bronze Age near the village... more In 2023 Citizen Scientists collected several tools dating to the Late Bronze Age near the village of Schwielochsee, federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. A small scale rescue excavation yielded traces of a small hoard containing one bronze axe, several knob-sickles and further bronze debris. The objects were burried in a ceramic vessel which at this point already was badly damaged by extensive ploughing.
Archäologie in Deutschland, 2023
Veröffentlichungen zur brandenburgischen Landesarchäologie, 2018
Am östlichen Rand des Kleinen Havelländischen Luchs wurde vor dem Bau der heute bestehenden ICE-T... more Am östlichen Rand des Kleinen Havelländischen Luchs wurde vor dem Bau der heute bestehenden ICE-Trasse Berlin-Hannover in den 1990er-Jahren ein vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Siedlungsplatz ausgegraben, mit acht kaiser- bis Völkerwanderungszeitlichen Brunnen. In ihrer Errichtungsweise lassen sich diese an das bereits von zahlreichen zeitgleichen Siedlungsplätzen bekannte Spektrum anschließen und verdichten damit das Bild dieser bis dato kaum zusammenfassend bearbeiteten Fundgattung. Die Keramik deckt einen Zeitraum von der älteren Kaiserzeit bis in das 5. Jh. n. Chr. ab, weist auf enge kulturelle Kontakte sowohl zum übrigen elbgermanischen Raum als auch in die Nordseeküstenregion und liefert damit einen wichtigen Baustein für die kulturhistorische Einordnung des siedlungsarchäologisch nur unzureichend aufgearbeiteten Havellandes. Dendrodatierungen ermöglichen die Korrektur älterer publizierter Daten.
In the 1990s, prior to construction of the high-speed rail line connecting Berlin and Hanover, a pre- and protohistoric settlement was excavated revealing eight wells dating to the Roman Iron Age and early Migration Period. The construction techniques employed in well-building combined with numerous contemporary finds are welcome additions to our knowledge of this period of archaeological research. Ceramics recovered from the Buschow wells, wich date from the second to the fifth century, highlight cultural ties between the settlement and the Germanic region of the Elbe River, wich extended as far as the North Sea coast. The new data will facilitate further research. Furthermore, a re-evaluation of previously published dendrochronological dates is presented for some of the wells discussed in the paper.
Berlins größte Grabung. Forschungsareal Biesdorf. Ausstellungskatalog Neues Museum Berlin, 2. Oktober 2019 bis 19. April 2020, 2019
Wasser ist eine überlebenswichtige Ressource. Daher spielte es auch in Biesdorf spätestens seit d... more Wasser ist eine überlebenswichtige Ressource. Daher spielte es auch in Biesdorf spätestens seit der ersten dauerhaften Nutzung des Platzes als Siedlungsareal für die hier lebenden Menschen eine wichtige Rolle. Zu diesem Zweck wurden im Verlauf der Besiedlungsgeschichte über 100 Brunnen gegraben, die Wasser für unterschiedlichste Anwendungsbereiche liefern sollten.
Berlins größte Grabung. Forschungsareal Biesdorf. Ausstellungskatalog Neues Museum Berlin, 2. Oktober 2019 bis 19. April 2020, 2019
Der Artikel behandelt am Beispiel eines älterkaiserzeitlichen Befunds der Ausgrabungen in Berlin-... more Der Artikel behandelt am Beispiel eines älterkaiserzeitlichen Befunds der Ausgrabungen in Berlin-Biesdorf die Bauform "Kastenbrunnen".
This article describes log-wells on the basis of an example from the early Roman Period settlement-phase of Berlin-Biesdorf.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2022
Excavated in the 1990s, the site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Ge... more Excavated in the 1990s, the site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany, until recently had primarily been known for its Roman to Migration Period wells.
This Article gives a short summary of the author's PhD-thesis, in which he was able to show, that the site had been in use several times in the course of Pre- and Protohistory.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2021
Due to the renewal of two railroad-bridges crossing the river Oder and the Oder's flooding-channe... more Due to the renewal of two railroad-bridges crossing the river Oder and the Oder's flooding-channel the Brandenburg Heritage State Department undertook archaeological excavations in Küstrin-Kietz (federal state of Brandenburg) lead by the author.
In course of these works several brick-build structures were unearthed, belonging to buildings formerly connected to the "Küstrin-Altstadt" train-station build in the mid-19th century for the railroad-connection between Berlin and Königsberg (now: Kaliningrad, Russia). Amongst these were the foundation walls of maintenance workshops for locomotives, as well as the cellars of two buildings in the vicinity of the train station, that had been destroyed during the battle for Küstrin, raging between January and March 1945.
Especially the larger of the two basements, belonging to a buidling that contained the flats of the train-station's staff allows insights into the last months of 2nd World War, that are as impressive as they are disturbing. Between the remains of the collapsed building large amounts of sherds were unearthed, belonging to household ceramics produced in Silesia, Franconia and Brandenburg as well as fragements of glass containers used to conserve and store food. The left behind remains of a machine gun, including boxes filled with ammunition, a rifle and two steel-helmets belonged to two deserted soldiers, who obviously were stationed to defend the building from the advancing Soviet forces, but stripped themselves of everything identifying them as members of the Wehrmacht before desertion.
Furthermore inside the course of the Oder's flooding-channel, due to the channel's low water level the poles of three wooden bridges have been documented.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2020
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2020
In Pritzerbe near Brandenburg/Havel (federal state of Brandenburg, Germany) due to the constructi... more In Pritzerbe near Brandenburg/Havel (federal state of Brandenburg, Germany) due to the construction of single-family houses the remains of a multi-layered prehistoric settlement have been excavated.
Apart from multiple pit-features dated to the early Iron Age remnants from the 2nd to 4/5th centuries AD were excavated.
The location at Pritzerbe fills in a void in a micro-region around the Pritzerer See (Pritzerbe lake) consisting of serveral well renowned sites, for example the urnfields of Fohrde and Hohenverchesar.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2017
During autumn and winter 2015 a 9000 square metres large parcel in Berlin-Rudow has been excavate... more During autumn and winter 2015 a 9000 square metres large parcel in Berlin-Rudow has been excavated. In course of the works a settlement-site dating to the late Bronze Age, as well as to the Roman and early Migration Period were researched. Additionally the site yielded traces of a concentration camp dating between 1933-1945.
Graduation thesis by Jens Greif
Der im Rahmen des Schnellbahnbaus in den 1990er Jahren untersuchte Siedlungsplatz Buschow 8 im Ha... more Der im Rahmen des Schnellbahnbaus in den 1990er Jahren untersuchte Siedlungsplatz Buschow 8 im Havelland ist seit ersten Vorberichten vor allem für seine absolutchronologisch in die späte Kaiser- bis beginnende Völkerwanderungszeit datierten Brunnen bekannt. Die Aufarbeitung und Auswertung der insgesamt elf dokumentierten Wasserentnahmestellen und ihres Fundmaterials erbrachten neben der Korrektur der älteren Dendrodatierungen auch einen umfassenderen Einblick in die chronologische und kulturelle Einordnung des Fundplatzes. Anhand der ausgewerteten Brunnen kann von einer Belegungsdauer der frühgeschichtlichen Siedlung vom mittleren 2. bis frühen 5. Jahrhundert n. Chr. ausgegangen werden. Sowohl dendrochronologisch als auch anhand des geborgenen Fundgutes war darüber hinaus der Nachweis einer Besiedlung des Areales im 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr. möglich.
Conference Presentations by Jens Greif
Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the "Mittel- und Ostdeutscher Verband für Altertum... more Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the "Mittel- und Ostdeutscher Verband für Altertumsforschung e.V." held 19.-22. March 2018 in Halle/Saale.
![Research paper thumbnail of Die Brunnenbefunde der kaiser- und völkerwanderungszeitlichen Siedlung von Buschow im Havelland (The wells of the Roman Period and Migration Period settlement of Buschow in Havelland region [Federal state of Brandenburg/Germany]).](https://attachments.academia-assets.com/49667539/thumbnails/1.jpg)
](Drafts by Jens Greif
Siedlungssgruben, Feuerstellenareal, Hundeschädeldeponierung und Gräberfeld der vorrömischen Eise... more Siedlungssgruben, Feuerstellenareal, Hundeschädeldeponierung und Gräberfeld der vorrömischen Eisenzeit auf dem Ländchen Pessin im Havelland.
Beim Bau eines Einfamilienhauses wurden neben tiefer reichenden Vorratsgruben zwei keramikführend... more Beim Bau eines Einfamilienhauses wurden neben tiefer reichenden Vorratsgruben zwei keramikführende Kulturschichten beobachtet, deren Inventar eine Besiedlung des Areals während des jüngsten Bronze- und beginnenden Eisenzeit sowie der römischen Kaiserzeit bis in die Völkerwanderungszeit belegen.
Die archäologische Untersuchung zum Bau des Hauses Kornstraße 5c bot die Gelegenheit, weitere Erk... more Die archäologische Untersuchung zum Bau des Hauses Kornstraße 5c bot die Gelegenheit, weitere Erkenntnisse zum Siedlungsgeschehen am Fuße des Bodendenkmals 130269 zu sammeln und die Funde aus nun mittlerweile drei Ausgrabungen vorzustellen. Das geborgene Fundmaterial bestätigt die bereits aus den älteren Grabungen bekannte relativchronologische Einordnung des Areals in die vorrömische Eisenzeit. Die geborgenen diagnostischen Wandscherben entsprechen dabei dem bekannten Material von Siedlungen und Gräberfeldern der Jastorf-Kultur und belegen die Nutzung des Grundmoränenhangs während der Stufen Ia-IIb nach der Definition H. Seyers, sodass von einer weitgehend kontinuierlichen Besiedlung des Umfelds der Kornstraße zwischen dem frühen 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. und der Mitte des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. auszugehen ist.
Arbeitsberichte zur Bodendenkmalpflege in Brandenburg 39, 2022
During the 1990s, the pre- and protohistoric settlement site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Fede... more During the 1990s, the pre- and protohistoric settlement site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany was excavated. During the construction of the now existing high-speed train connection between the cities of Berlin and Hanover, this site yielded traces of several prehistoric epochs, as well as several ditchsystems used for the division of parcels of land dating back to the Middle Ages or early Modern Era. The majority of the excavated structures belong to a larger and only partially investigated settlement dating back to the Roman and Migration Period. According to secured finds and dendrochronologically analysed logs originating from several excavated wells, the settlement existed continuously from the 2nd to the 5th century AD. Yet, only two farmsteads have been reliably recorded in the south of the site. Here, with 'Farmstead 1' and 'Farmstead 2', two more or less consecutive homesteads have been unearthed. According to the disturbance of its main building by a well dug in 291 AD 'Farmstead 1' existed during the 3rd, possibly already the late 2nd, century AD. Together with several pit-houses and granaries situated to the north, it formed a widespread and more or less irregular compound, typical for the early stages of the development of farmsteads in the northern and western parts of the Germania Magna. The reconstruction of the younger 'Farmstead 2' is less certain. According to their relative chronology, several pit houses, granaries, pits and fireplaces, as well as the two wells, are synchronous with the main building, making it possible to incorporate them into its homestead. Therefore, 'Farmstead 2' shows the same irregular layout as did its predecessor. Alternatively, a second possible reconstruction is proposed, including a smaller house, standing almost perpendicular to the long-house. Thus, both buildings flank an area almost free of further archaeological structures but frequently used during the Roman and Migration Period. The northern part of the site is predominantly characterized by several pit houses, granaries, pits and wells/water pits. Together with the recovered artifacts they document the use of this zone mainly for manufacturing and storage. Especially the high frequency of spindle-whorls and loom-weights, combined with bone-awls and other bone-tools, suggest that the fabrication of textiles took place in this area. Furthermore, the high amount of semi-products and production residues of antler recovered out of the infill of a large and formerly damp hollow propose the existence of a comb-makers workshop during the 4th-5th century AD. On the eastern and north-eastern fringes of the settlement, divided by a strip almost void of any structures from the before mentioned area, lies a zone seemingly confined to production processes involving fire. The majority of fireplaces excavated on this site, as well as a pit-furnace used to produce quicklime, are concentrated here.
The 13 excavated wells and water pits are situated in all three parts of the settlement and are dug at places that obviously were best suited for a quick reach of the groundwater table, therefore forming clusters in several areas of the site. Similar to other synchronous wells, the artificial water-supplies in Buschow were dug in open-cast pits, that had been refilled after the construction of the casing.
As in the case of Buschow, artificial water-supplies in the Germania Magna are in one way or the other incorporated into its surrounding, allowing further conclusions on a mutual context of use. Apart from the function of wells as a supply of freshwater for several farmsteads, water is also needed for numerous production processes. In Buschow nine of the thirteen excavated wells are located in the two production zones and can be more or less directly bound to several manufacturing processes. Similar connections can be observed all over the Germania Magna, were, apart from the frequent combination with iron-bloomeries and installations for the production of quicklime, more and more indications prove an incorporation into the manufacturing processes of textiles and antler-combs.
Even though the wells excavated in Buschow form a profound cross-section of artificial water-supplies dug in the course of the first 500 years AD, a synthesis of those structures excavated inside the borders of modern Germany - excluding the parts formerly incorporated into the Roman Empire - shows a much greater variety concerning the construction of casings. Until today the state of research shows several gaps, that in many cases prevent profound interpretations, however, the compiled features can be divided into five larger groups, each consisting of several types and variations. The following construction forms are proven within the research area: squared log-wells (group I), wooden tube-shaped wells (group II), wattle-wells (group III), well-casings made of turf (group IV), stone-aligned wells in drywall construction (group V). Apart from these, water pits void of any secure proof of stabilization (group VI) were recognized. In many cases this absence of any casing is due to taphonomic processes. For several of the other construction types' chorological and/or chronological distribution focuses can be deduced.
The finds recovered from the site in Buschow are a good example of the material culture characteristic for Roman to Migration Period settlements east of the river Elbe. The largest category of finds is formed by the remains of ceramic vessels. Especially the sheer quantity of sherds obtained from the site separates Buschow 8 from other synchronous settlements in eastern and north-eastern Germany. Apart from a vast majority of sherds belonging to thick-walled and chronologically unsensitive vessel-types, especially finer made multi-partite bowls and dishes with narrow necks proof that the site of Buschow belongs to the so called 'Elbe-Germanic-Culture'. Especially in phase B2 ties can be seen to the regions lying to the north and northwest of the site. Later on, formal analogies for the local ceramics are more wide-spread and the centres of their main distribution change over time. In phases C1-C2 vessel-types and ornamentation show strong bonds to the Altmark and Hannoversches Wendland, lying to the west of the Havelland region, as well as the lands between the rivers Saale and Mulde to the south. In course of the 3rd - and even stronger during the 4th and 5th centuries AD - the material shows affinities to the stylistic canon of eastern Holstein and western Mecklenburg, stretching as far as middle and southern Germany and Bohemia.
Equally widespread, although not as good to judge, are the sparse artifacts made of non-ferrous metals found in Buschow. Analogies spread from Scandinavia and the Baltics to South-Eastern and Eastern Europe.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg 2022, 2024
In 2022 at the Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum (He... more In 2022 at the Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum (Heritage State authoritiy of the federal state of Brandenburg) new department was founded. In it, several tasks formerly split up and dealt with in other departments are procured.
Brandenburgische Denkmalpflege, 2023
In 2023 Citizen Scientists collected several tools dating to the Late Bronze Age near the village... more In 2023 Citizen Scientists collected several tools dating to the Late Bronze Age near the village of Schwielochsee, federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. A small scale rescue excavation yielded traces of a small hoard containing one bronze axe, several knob-sickles and further bronze debris. The objects were burried in a ceramic vessel which at this point already was badly damaged by extensive ploughing.
Archäologie in Deutschland, 2023
Veröffentlichungen zur brandenburgischen Landesarchäologie, 2018
Am östlichen Rand des Kleinen Havelländischen Luchs wurde vor dem Bau der heute bestehenden ICE-T... more Am östlichen Rand des Kleinen Havelländischen Luchs wurde vor dem Bau der heute bestehenden ICE-Trasse Berlin-Hannover in den 1990er-Jahren ein vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Siedlungsplatz ausgegraben, mit acht kaiser- bis Völkerwanderungszeitlichen Brunnen. In ihrer Errichtungsweise lassen sich diese an das bereits von zahlreichen zeitgleichen Siedlungsplätzen bekannte Spektrum anschließen und verdichten damit das Bild dieser bis dato kaum zusammenfassend bearbeiteten Fundgattung. Die Keramik deckt einen Zeitraum von der älteren Kaiserzeit bis in das 5. Jh. n. Chr. ab, weist auf enge kulturelle Kontakte sowohl zum übrigen elbgermanischen Raum als auch in die Nordseeküstenregion und liefert damit einen wichtigen Baustein für die kulturhistorische Einordnung des siedlungsarchäologisch nur unzureichend aufgearbeiteten Havellandes. Dendrodatierungen ermöglichen die Korrektur älterer publizierter Daten.
In the 1990s, prior to construction of the high-speed rail line connecting Berlin and Hanover, a pre- and protohistoric settlement was excavated revealing eight wells dating to the Roman Iron Age and early Migration Period. The construction techniques employed in well-building combined with numerous contemporary finds are welcome additions to our knowledge of this period of archaeological research. Ceramics recovered from the Buschow wells, wich date from the second to the fifth century, highlight cultural ties between the settlement and the Germanic region of the Elbe River, wich extended as far as the North Sea coast. The new data will facilitate further research. Furthermore, a re-evaluation of previously published dendrochronological dates is presented for some of the wells discussed in the paper.
Berlins größte Grabung. Forschungsareal Biesdorf. Ausstellungskatalog Neues Museum Berlin, 2. Oktober 2019 bis 19. April 2020, 2019
Wasser ist eine überlebenswichtige Ressource. Daher spielte es auch in Biesdorf spätestens seit d... more Wasser ist eine überlebenswichtige Ressource. Daher spielte es auch in Biesdorf spätestens seit der ersten dauerhaften Nutzung des Platzes als Siedlungsareal für die hier lebenden Menschen eine wichtige Rolle. Zu diesem Zweck wurden im Verlauf der Besiedlungsgeschichte über 100 Brunnen gegraben, die Wasser für unterschiedlichste Anwendungsbereiche liefern sollten.
Berlins größte Grabung. Forschungsareal Biesdorf. Ausstellungskatalog Neues Museum Berlin, 2. Oktober 2019 bis 19. April 2020, 2019
Der Artikel behandelt am Beispiel eines älterkaiserzeitlichen Befunds der Ausgrabungen in Berlin-... more Der Artikel behandelt am Beispiel eines älterkaiserzeitlichen Befunds der Ausgrabungen in Berlin-Biesdorf die Bauform "Kastenbrunnen".
This article describes log-wells on the basis of an example from the early Roman Period settlement-phase of Berlin-Biesdorf.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2022
Excavated in the 1990s, the site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Ge... more Excavated in the 1990s, the site of Buschow 8, Havelland region, Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany, until recently had primarily been known for its Roman to Migration Period wells.
This Article gives a short summary of the author's PhD-thesis, in which he was able to show, that the site had been in use several times in the course of Pre- and Protohistory.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2021
Due to the renewal of two railroad-bridges crossing the river Oder and the Oder's flooding-channe... more Due to the renewal of two railroad-bridges crossing the river Oder and the Oder's flooding-channel the Brandenburg Heritage State Department undertook archaeological excavations in Küstrin-Kietz (federal state of Brandenburg) lead by the author.
In course of these works several brick-build structures were unearthed, belonging to buildings formerly connected to the "Küstrin-Altstadt" train-station build in the mid-19th century for the railroad-connection between Berlin and Königsberg (now: Kaliningrad, Russia). Amongst these were the foundation walls of maintenance workshops for locomotives, as well as the cellars of two buildings in the vicinity of the train station, that had been destroyed during the battle for Küstrin, raging between January and March 1945.
Especially the larger of the two basements, belonging to a buidling that contained the flats of the train-station's staff allows insights into the last months of 2nd World War, that are as impressive as they are disturbing. Between the remains of the collapsed building large amounts of sherds were unearthed, belonging to household ceramics produced in Silesia, Franconia and Brandenburg as well as fragements of glass containers used to conserve and store food. The left behind remains of a machine gun, including boxes filled with ammunition, a rifle and two steel-helmets belonged to two deserted soldiers, who obviously were stationed to defend the building from the advancing Soviet forces, but stripped themselves of everything identifying them as members of the Wehrmacht before desertion.
Furthermore inside the course of the Oder's flooding-channel, due to the channel's low water level the poles of three wooden bridges have been documented.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2020
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2020
In Pritzerbe near Brandenburg/Havel (federal state of Brandenburg, Germany) due to the constructi... more In Pritzerbe near Brandenburg/Havel (federal state of Brandenburg, Germany) due to the construction of single-family houses the remains of a multi-layered prehistoric settlement have been excavated.
Apart from multiple pit-features dated to the early Iron Age remnants from the 2nd to 4/5th centuries AD were excavated.
The location at Pritzerbe fills in a void in a micro-region around the Pritzerer See (Pritzerbe lake) consisting of serveral well renowned sites, for example the urnfields of Fohrde and Hohenverchesar.
Archäologie in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2017
During autumn and winter 2015 a 9000 square metres large parcel in Berlin-Rudow has been excavate... more During autumn and winter 2015 a 9000 square metres large parcel in Berlin-Rudow has been excavated. In course of the works a settlement-site dating to the late Bronze Age, as well as to the Roman and early Migration Period were researched. Additionally the site yielded traces of a concentration camp dating between 1933-1945.
Der im Rahmen des Schnellbahnbaus in den 1990er Jahren untersuchte Siedlungsplatz Buschow 8 im Ha... more Der im Rahmen des Schnellbahnbaus in den 1990er Jahren untersuchte Siedlungsplatz Buschow 8 im Havelland ist seit ersten Vorberichten vor allem für seine absolutchronologisch in die späte Kaiser- bis beginnende Völkerwanderungszeit datierten Brunnen bekannt. Die Aufarbeitung und Auswertung der insgesamt elf dokumentierten Wasserentnahmestellen und ihres Fundmaterials erbrachten neben der Korrektur der älteren Dendrodatierungen auch einen umfassenderen Einblick in die chronologische und kulturelle Einordnung des Fundplatzes. Anhand der ausgewerteten Brunnen kann von einer Belegungsdauer der frühgeschichtlichen Siedlung vom mittleren 2. bis frühen 5. Jahrhundert n. Chr. ausgegangen werden. Sowohl dendrochronologisch als auch anhand des geborgenen Fundgutes war darüber hinaus der Nachweis einer Besiedlung des Areales im 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr. möglich.
Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the "Mittel- und Ostdeutscher Verband für Altertum... more Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the "Mittel- und Ostdeutscher Verband für Altertumsforschung e.V." held 19.-22. March 2018 in Halle/Saale.
Siedlungssgruben, Feuerstellenareal, Hundeschädeldeponierung und Gräberfeld der vorrömischen Eise... more Siedlungssgruben, Feuerstellenareal, Hundeschädeldeponierung und Gräberfeld der vorrömischen Eisenzeit auf dem Ländchen Pessin im Havelland.
Beim Bau eines Einfamilienhauses wurden neben tiefer reichenden Vorratsgruben zwei keramikführend... more Beim Bau eines Einfamilienhauses wurden neben tiefer reichenden Vorratsgruben zwei keramikführende Kulturschichten beobachtet, deren Inventar eine Besiedlung des Areals während des jüngsten Bronze- und beginnenden Eisenzeit sowie der römischen Kaiserzeit bis in die Völkerwanderungszeit belegen.
Die archäologische Untersuchung zum Bau des Hauses Kornstraße 5c bot die Gelegenheit, weitere Erk... more Die archäologische Untersuchung zum Bau des Hauses Kornstraße 5c bot die Gelegenheit, weitere Erkenntnisse zum Siedlungsgeschehen am Fuße des Bodendenkmals 130269 zu sammeln und die Funde aus nun mittlerweile drei Ausgrabungen vorzustellen. Das geborgene Fundmaterial bestätigt die bereits aus den älteren Grabungen bekannte relativchronologische Einordnung des Areals in die vorrömische Eisenzeit. Die geborgenen diagnostischen Wandscherben entsprechen dabei dem bekannten Material von Siedlungen und Gräberfeldern der Jastorf-Kultur und belegen die Nutzung des Grundmoränenhangs während der Stufen Ia-IIb nach der Definition H. Seyers, sodass von einer weitgehend kontinuierlichen Besiedlung des Umfelds der Kornstraße zwischen dem frühen 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr. und der Mitte des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. auszugehen ist.
Archäologischer Abschlussbericht, 2019
Bei der Begleitung eines Hausneubaus in Pessin fanden sich mehrere Befunde mehrere Feuerstellen u... more Bei der Begleitung eines Hausneubaus in Pessin fanden sich mehrere Befunde mehrere Feuerstellen und technische Anlagen, die zu einem eisenzeitlichen Handwerksareal gehört haben dürften.
Die Sanierung des Dorfangers von Großkoschen und der zuführenden Stichstraßen beeinträchtigte die... more Die Sanierung des Dorfangers von Großkoschen und der zuführenden Stichstraßen beeinträchtigte die bereits in einer älteren baubegleitenden Maßnahme nachgewiesene Bodendenkmalsubstanz, die sich aus Siedlungsbefunden der Ur- und Frühgeschichte sowie des deutschen Mittelalters und der Neuzeit zusammensetzte.
Im Rahmen der aktuellen Maßnahme wurden im gesamten Angerbereich weitere Spuren des bereits bekannten, ausgedehnten Siedlungsareals der Jungbronze- bis Früheisenzeit dokumentiert. Im östlichen Angerbereich gelang der Nachweis eines in Teilen bereits abgetragenen jung- bis jüngstbronzezeitlichen Speichergrubenareals, wie sie für Fundplätze der Lausitzer Kultur Südbrandenburgs charakteristisch sind. Das aus diesen und als Lesefunde geborgene Keramikmaterial enthielt unter anderem Wandscherben verzierter und unverzierter Doppelkoni, die Fragmente von Zylinderhalsterrinen sowie die Reste einer Terrine bzw. Kanne mit Randzipfeln und bietet somit einen guten Querschnitt durch das gängige Gefäßspektrum der ausgehenden Lausitzer Kultur.
Darüber hinaus konnten auf dem gesamten Dorfanger verteilt und besonders konzentriert vor Haus Nummer 17, am östlichen Ausgang des Angers, Befunde mit Material der Billendorfer Gruppe dokumentiert werden. Der Großteil der Funde bestand aus unverzierten, nur wenig diagnostischen Wandscherben. Das zuweisbare Keramikmaterial setzt sich aus Fragmenten von Wulstleistentöpfen und Schalen mit einbiegenden Rändern zusammen.
Mit dem Ende der Billendorfer Funde bricht das Siedlungsgeschehen auf dem Dorfanger ab und es entsteht eine Besiedlungslücke von etwa 650 Jahren, genau wie es für die gesamte Lausitz bekannt ist (Meyer/Lehmphul 2008, 268-269). In dieser Zeit wurde der Dorfanger komplett überweht bzw. überdünt. Aus der Überwehungsschicht wurde mit der Wiederbesiedlung in der römischen Kaiserzeit und der anschließenden Völkerwanderungszeit eine Kulturschicht, in der sich Funde dieser beiden und der vorangegangenen Epochen überlagern.
Ab der Mitte des zweiten nachchristlichen Jahrhunderts wurde das Gebiet in und um Großkoschen erneut aufgesiedelt - drei AMS-Daten belegen eine Besiedlung, die bis ins 5. Jahrhundert andau-erte und danach wohl erneut aufgegeben wurde. Das aus den Befunden geborgene keramische Material war wenig aussagekräftig und zudem stark von billendorfzeitlichen Scherben durchsetzt.
Ein slawischer Besiedlungshorizont fehlt gänzlich, wahrscheinlich war das Gebiet rund um die Schwarze Elster aus klimatischen Gründen in der slawischen Zeit nicht besiedelt. Das erste Siedlungsmaterial ist für das beginnende 12. Jh. zu verzeichnen, sowohl bei der ersten archäologischen Maßnahme 2007 auf dem Parkplatz (Fragment einer Bügelhenkelkanne aus der Zeit um 1200) als auch bei der aktuellen Grabung innerhalb des Befundes einer mittelalterlichen Wassermühle. Dort wurde durch die Verlegung von Medien am Standort eines heute noch vorhandenen Mühlengebäudes Reste von mindestens vier weiteren Mühlphasen archäologisch und durch ein Studium der schriftlichen Quellen nachgewiesen, die bis in die erste Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts zurückreichen und eine 800-jährige Mühltradition an diesem Ort bezeugen.
Die Neuzeit ist durch die Vorstellung einiger Sand- bzw. Lehmentnahmegruben auf dem Anger und die Besprechung einiger Tonflaschen mit personalisierter Gravur vertreten.