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Books by Beatrix Nutz

Vestiges des cimes. Archéologie glaciaire, 2022

Ce catalogue rassemble une série de contributions de spécialistes reconnus sur le climat, les gla... more Ce catalogue rassemble une série de contributions de spécialistes reconnus sur le climat, les glaciers, l’archéologie glaciaire dans les Alpes et ses découvertes emblématiques. Il est issu d’une exposition présentée au Musée-Château d’Annecy de juin à octobre 2022, elle-même adaptée de l’exposition « Mémoire de glace – Vestiges en péril » (Musée d’histoire du Valais 2018-2019). Rassemblant plus d’une quinzaine de prêteurs (musées, services archéologiques, État, associations et particuliers), elle révèle un panorama de 8 000 ans d’histoire alpine à travers une sélection d’objets archéologiques allant de la Préhistoire à l’ère industrielle : arcs et flèches, outils, équipement de voyage, chaussures, vêtements… Découverts par hasard par les usagers de la montagne ou lors de recherches archéologiques, ils montrent à la fois l’empreinte humaine laissée dans ces zones à l’écart de la civilisation et la fragilité de ce milieu aujourd’hui menacé par le réchauffement climatique.

SOMMAIRE
8 Avant-propos (L. François)
11 S’adapter (L. Tremblay Cormier)
19 Série Panta Rhei, Jürgen Nefzger, 2006 (C. Deltreil)
23 Les glaciers nous parlent ! (L. Moreau)
37 Les arbres subfossiles et l’évolution des glaciers depuis la dernière glaciation (M. Le Roy)
45 L’archéologie des cols englacés en France : Naissance d’une nouvelle discipline dans la vallée d’Avérole (Bessans, Savoie) (É. Thirault)
56 Un javelot du Haut Moyen Âge (L. Tremblay Cormier)
58 Sculpture votive gallo-romaine du Colerin, Bessans (Savoie) (C. Vernou)
60 Découvertes archéologiques sur l’ancien col de la Galise (Val d’Isère, Savoie) (P.-J. Rey)
63 L’archéologie glaciaire en Autriche. Les mines d’or de Carinthie (B. Nutz)
75 Les mines de l’Oisans au Moyen Âge et la découverte de la mine du Milieu (M.-C. Bailly-Maître)
83 L’archéologie glaciaire dans les Alpes suisses (P.-Y. Nicod et P. Curdy)
91 Schnidi, le chasseur du Néolithique (P.-Y. Nicod et P. Curdy)
93 Le « Mercenaire » du Théodule (P.-Y. Nicod et P. Curdy)
94 Les bois de la Forcle (P.-Y. Nicod et P. Curdy)
103 Diableries, offrandes ou divinités ? (L. Tremblay Cormier)
109 L’énigmatique objet anthropomorphe du Col Collon (P.-Y. Nicod et P. Curdy)
113 Une dépouille féminine des environs de 1690 dans les Grisons (T. Reitmeier et al.)
123 Glossaire
124 Les gestes qui sauvent
125 Liste des auteurs et autrices
126 Liste des prêteurs

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Papers by Beatrix Nutz

Opfer der eigenen Begeisterung. Festschrift für Harald Stadler zum 65. Geburtstag, NEARCHOS 25, 2024

In cases where storage conditions do not favour the preservation of organic material and thus of ... more In cases where storage conditions do not favour the preservation of organic material and thus of textiles, tools can indicate the textiles produced. However, it is not always easy to determine the function of such tools. Hence, many an excavated object is jokingly referred to as an UFO (Unidentified Find Object) by archaeologists. Also not of the extraterrestrial kind, a knitting or crochet UFO (UnFinished Object) is usually a work in progress that has been temporarily or permanently abandoned or neglected. These are projects that are semi-finished - comparable to archaeological UFOs, which have often been puzzled over for years or even decades - in the case of the alleged Viking lucets at least since the 1960s - without ever reaching a (final) conclusion.
The so-called lucets or knitting forks, bone implements, with two prongs or tines, mainly dated to the 10th to 12th century, are said to have been used to knit long cords (much like with modern knitting dolls). Based on a find from Lund (Skåne County, Sweden) on which a runic inscription is engraved on one side, these UFOs are addressed as "tinblbein" in Scandinavia. English speakers refer to them as Viking lucets. BUT – a closer look at find spots reveal that these bone tools can be found in areas where Vikings never ventured too (e.g. Switzerland and South Tyrol – some dated as early as the 5th century). In the Netherlands and Belgium, similar bone artefacts with three and four prongs have been found. The most common are the three-pronged implements called "drietand" (trident). The three- and four-pronged objects are also considered UFOs and there is speculation as to whether they were used as bridges of stringed instruments, tools for decorating ceramics, for piercing rows of holes in leather etc.
To find out whether these devices are at all suitable for knitting cords, some replicas were made and knitting experiments conducted. It turned out that knitting with these tools works quite well, despite their small size. Nevertheless, the question still stands: Were these UFOs used as knitting forks/lucets or not?
This paper gives an overview of the “lucet” finds in Europe, presents the results of the knitting experiments, and discuss the likeliness of other possible uses of these implements.

Opfer der eigenen Begeisterung. Festschrift für Harald Stadler zum 65. Geburtstag, NEARCHOS 25 , 2024

During the excavation of the medieval cemetery of St. Jakob in Innsbruck, a small ball made of mi... more During the excavation of the medieval cemetery of St. Jakob in Innsbruck, a small ball made of millefiori glass was found in grave 162 as part of a rosary, along with 15 jet beads. To date, this millefiori ball is the only one ever found in an archaeological context. The cemetery was abandoned in 1509, which means that this ball must have been made before said year.

Opfer der eigenen Begeisterung. Festschrift für Harald Stadler zum 65. Geburtstag, NEARCHOS 25 , 2024

In 2021, an egg cheese mold was found during an excavation in the old Innsbruck city moat. The mo... more In 2021, an egg cheese mold was found during an excavation in the old Innsbruck city moat. The mold, which probably dates back to the 16th century, shows a scene reminiscent of the story of The Three Ravens in Theodor Ravencroft's Melismata (1611) or the story of Pyramus and Thisbe.

Stadtbuch Schwaz. Geschichte/Kultur/Natur, 2024

Short paper on the archaeology in Schwaz in Tyrol from the Stone Age to Modern Times.

Archäologie Aktuell: ARCHÄOLOGIE DER ZWANGSARBEIT. Das »Lager am Wehr« und das »Polenlager« beim Innkraftwerk in Kirchbichl, Tirol , 2024

Das »Polenlager« in Kirchbichl – der archäologische Befund Für die Erbauung des Innkraftwerks de... more Das »Polenlager« in Kirchbichl – der archäologische Befund

Für die Erbauung des Innkraftwerks der TIWAG in Kirchbichl in den Jahren 1938 bis 1941 wurde ein eigenes Barackenlager – das sogenannte „Polenlager“ – errichtet, das am südwestlichen Ortsrand von Kirchbichl zwischen Bauhofstraße und der Bahnlinie Innsbruck–Kufstein lag. Vor einem geplanten Bauvorhaben wurde vom Bundesdenkmalamt zunächst im Jahr 2014 eine geophysikalische Prospektion der Lagerfläche beauftragt, die von der Firma PZP durchgeführt wurde. Anschließend erfolgte im Spätherbst 2016 die Ausgrabung auf einer Untersuchungsfläche von rund 2500 m2 durch die Firma ARDIS GmbH. Im Zuge der Ausgrabung war es möglich Teile des Zwangsarbeiterlagers freizulegen. Dazu gehörten die Reste der Pfostenbauten zweier Baracken sowie die Fundamentreste eines weiteren Gebäudes. Diese wurden wohl als Wohn- und Funktionsbauten verwendet. Ebenso war es möglich den Hof des Lagers freizulegen.

The "Polenlager" in Kirchbichl - archaeological findings

For the construction of the TIWAG Inn power plant in Kirchbichl between 1938 and 1941, barracks of a forced labour camp - the so-called "Polenlager" - were built on the south-western outskirts of Kirchbichl between Bauhofstraße and the Innsbruck-Kufstein railway line. Prior to a planned construction project, the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments first commissioned a geophysical prospection of the camp area in 2014, which was carried out by the company PZP. This was followed in late autumn 2016 by the excavation of an area of around 2500 sqm by the company ARDIS GmbH. In the course of the excavation, it was possible to uncover parts of the forced labour camp. These included the remains of two barracks and the foundation remains of another building. These were probably used as living quarters and functional buildings. It was also possible to uncover the courtyard of the camp.

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research of North and Central European Archaeological Textiles: The Proceedings of the North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles (23rd-26th August 2021 in Oulu). Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland, 2023

The excavation of the miner's house at the copper mining site “Im Blindis” (East Tyrol, Austria),... more The excavation of the miner's house at the copper mining site “Im Blindis” (East Tyrol, Austria), in operation from 1531 (first written source) until 1715, at an altitude of 2300 metres above sea level, unearthed numerous textile fragments. Among those finds were two narrow bands and a broad tablet-woven band with pile on one side. The narrow bands both have knots indicating that they were used to tie something, maybe hauling bags. The broad band might have served as a carrying strap with the pile as padding.
Most published tablet-woven bands are made from precious materials, often with complex patterning or brocading. The technique also lends itself to making simple and very sturdy bands that can still be decorative as well. The Blindis find with the looped pile is among the rare examples of these more mundane tablet-woven items, which were probably much more common than the number of archaeological finds suggests. The two narrow bands are included as well, as examples of simple, mundane bands for practical use.

"Kanalisation ist eine ganz nette Sache ... " Aspekte der Infrastruktur in der Innsbrucker Altstadt. VERÖFFENTLICHUNGEN DES INNSBRUCKER STADTARCHIVS, NEUE FOLGE 76, 2022

Im Zuge der umfassenden Infrastrukturmaßnahmen der IKB (Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG) in der I... more Im Zuge der umfassenden Infrastrukturmaßnahmen der IKB (Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG) in der Innsbrucker Altstadt wurden von Seiten des Bundesdenkmalamtes umfassende archäologische Begleitmaßnahmen zum Schutz der unterhalb der modernen Schichten befindlichen Bodendenkmäler angeordnet. Bauarbeiten und Bodeneingriffe zerstören die originalen Schichten und Fundzusammenhänge unwiederbringlich. Die Arbeiten im Feld erfolgten in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der vor Ort tätigen Baufirma und dem archäologischen Dienstleister Ardis GmbH, der, abhängig von der Befundlage, das wissenschaftliche Grabungsteam bereitstellte. Alle im Verlauf des Bauprojektes geöffneten Leitungsgräben, die mehr oder weniger jede Straße, Gasse und jeden Platz der Innsbrucker Altstadt betrafen, erfuhren eine archäologische Begleitung. Darüber hinaus erstreckte sich die Untersuchung auf mehrere größere Einzelflächen, allen voran rund um den Dom zu St. Jakob und im Westen der Ottoburg. Die Ausgrabungen konzentrierten sich auf die von den Bauarbeiten betroffenen Abschnitte, sodass bei vielen Strukturen und Befunden nur eine Aufnahme im Profil oder in einem Teilabschnitt möglich war. Zu Beginn der Arbeiten war unklar, in welchem Umfang bzw. Erhaltungszustand Befunde zu erwarten Waren und wie weit zurück diese datieren würden. Innsbruck stellte sich als Glücksfall heraus, denn tatsächlich waren unterhalb der modernen Schichten weite Teile des alten Abwassersystems, der sogenannten "Rüschen", erhalten geblieben. Gleiches galt für den Bereich des Domplatzes, wo über 400 mittelalterliche Gräber entdeckt und ausgewertet wurden. Was den zeitlichen Rahmen angeht, so streuen die Befunde und Funde vom 13. bis in das 20. Jahrhundert.

Archaeology in the Old Town of Innsbruck
The construction supervision of the infrastructure measures 2020-2021

In the course of the comprehensive infrastructure measures of the IKB (Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG) in the old town of Innsbruck, the Federal Office for the Protection of Monuments ordered comprehensive accompanying archaeological measures to protect the monuments located below the modern layers. Construction work and ground interventions irreparably destroy the original layers and find contexts. The work was carried out in close cooperation with the construction company working on site and the archaeological company Ardis GmbH, which provided the scientific excavation team depending on the findings. All pipe trenches opened during the construction project, which affected almost every street, alley and square in Innsbruck's old town, received archaeological monitoring. In addition, the investigation extended to several larger individual areas, first and foremost around the Cathedral of St. Jacob and in the west of the Ottoburg. The excavations concentrated on the sections affected by the construction work, so that for many structures and features it was only possible to record them in profile or in a partial section. At the beginning of the work, it was unclear to what extent or state of preservation findings were to be expected and how far back they would date. Innsbruck turned out to be a stroke of luck, because large parts of the old sewage system, the so-called "Ritschen", had been preserved below the modern layers. The same was true for the area of Domplatz (Cathedral Square), where more than 400 medieval graves were discovered and evaluated. As far as the time frame is concerned, the findings and finds range from the 13th to the 20th century.

Strands, 2022

Due to their organic origin, and the resulting decomposition, textiles are rarely represented in ... more Due to their organic origin, and the resulting decomposition, textiles are rarely represented in archaeological finds. Only special storage conditions make textiles durable over a longer period. In Tyrol, several excavations
yielded various cords, braids and bands with dates ranging from medieval times to the 17th century. Some were preserved due to dry conditions and others in the permafrost at high altitudes in the Austrian Alps.

Vestiges des cimes. Archéologie glaciaire, 2022

This is the English translation of the article “L'archéologie glaciaire en Autriche: les mines d'... more This is the English translation of the article “L'archéologie glaciaire en Autriche: les mines d'or de Carinthie” in the exhibition catalogue “Vestiges des cimes. Archéologie glaciaire”. Exhibition presented at the Musée-Château d'Annecy from 23 June to 10 October 2022. If you wish to cite from this paper please refer to the French text in the publication.

For several decades now our Earth has been warming up due to man-made climate change and, as a direct consequence of this now accelerated process, the ice of glaciers and at the poles is melting. During this process unique evidence from the past surfaces, which has led to the founding of a comparatively young special field of archaeology: glacial archaeology (also: ice patch or snow patch archaeology). This field deals in general with archaeological sites or finds in the ice (from the cryosphere), whereby the temporal and thematic framework ranges from the Stone Age to the 20th century, and the spatial scope covers all areas where glaciers and ice surfaces or permafrost soils exist.
It was assumed up to the 1980s that high alpine areas were hardly visited by humans, but by now it has been established that these areas were frequented seasonally since the end of the Würm glacial stage some 12,000 years ago. Reasons for people of prehistoric periods to visit high altitudes were the crossing of passes, hunting, the search for raw materials such as flint, rock crystal, ores, etc., as well as the cultivation of high pasture. Archaeological research up to the 1990s, with few exceptions, was mainly concerned with exploring the valleys and low mountain ranges. In 1991 this changed suddenly with the discovery of the mummified “Ötzi” and his equipment at the Tisenjoch in the South Tyrolean part of the Ötztaler Alps. This find was the starting signal for a broader archaeological exploration of the glacial regions and already ice-free high alpine areas in Austria.
In high-altitude mining regions over 2,500 meters above sea level in the High Tauern in the Austrian federal states of Carinthia and Salzburg, objects of organic materials such as wood, leather and textiles were preserved for centuries under ice and snow patches and in the frozen ground. In the project “Modern Age Textiles from Gold Mining Areas in Carinthia,” which is run in cooperation with the project “Glacial Archaeology in the Austrian Alps”, miner´s apparel is studied together with all other fabrics used in mining.

MONTFORT - Zeitschrift für Geschichte Vorarlbergs 74/1, 2022

Die archäologischen Ausgrabungen am Heidenhaus in Röns führen zur Entdeckung einer turmartigen Ge... more Die archäologischen Ausgrabungen am Heidenhaus in Röns führen zur Entdeckung einer turmartigen Gebäudestruktur mit den Maßen 11,30 x 8,70 m, von der jedoch nur mehr wenige Mauerreste erhalten waren. Auf Grund des Fehlens von Kulturschichten, die einer Nutzungsperiode zuzurechnen sind, der geringen Kubatur des Mauerversturzes als auch der fast absoluten Fundarmut, ist eine Fertigstellung der Gebäudestruktur vom archäologischen Befund her auszuschließen. Auf Grund bauarchäologischer Merkmale und des historischen Kontexts ist eine grobe zeitliche Einordung von der 2. Hälfte des 13. Jahrhunderts bis in die 2. Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts vorzuschlagen. Im Zuge sich immer weiter aufsplitternder Einflussgebiete versuchte hier in Röns wohl eine Partei einen befestigten Turm zur Sicherung ihres territorialen Anspruchs zu errichten, scheiterte aber umgehend.
Die Ruine wurde von der einfachen Landbevölkerung als Unterstand genutzt und geriet langsam, aber sicher in völlige Vergessenheit, bis sie 2017 im Zuge einer archäologischen Ausgrabung neu entdeckt wurde.

Alpine Landschaftsnutzung im Ager Aguntinus, 2021

The miner's house "im Blindis" in East Tyrol, in operation from the 16th to the 18th centuries, y... more The miner's house "im Blindis" in East Tyrol, in operation from the 16th to the 18th centuries, yielded 1560 textile fragments. The majority of these textiles were either knitted and plain woven or twill woven fabrics belonging to miner's apparel, bags or blankets. Textiles like these can also be found at contemporary mining sites in Austria. Some narrow tablet-woven bands of undetermined use and a broad tablet-woven band, probably used as carrying strap, do not have comparisons to date.

Wissenschaftliches Jahrbuch der Tiroler Landesmuseen , 2021

1968 wurden bei einer Ausgrabung in der Pfarrkirche von Lienz in Osttirol in einer Gruft vier Kop... more 1968 wurden bei einer Ausgrabung in der Pfarrkirche von Lienz in Osttirol in einer Gruft vier Kopfbedeckungen aus dem frühen 16. Jahrhundert entdeckt. Alle vier Kopfbedeckungen sind bemerkenswert gut erhalten und zwei von ihnen zeigen Techniken, die in Anbetracht des frühen Datums überraschend sind. Ein Haarnetz mit Makrameeknoten und eine mit Klöppelspitzen verzierte Haube datieren höchstwahrscheinlich vor 1509 und sind damit die bislang ältesten erhaltenen Beispiele für diese Textiltechniken.

(Dies ist die verkürzte, ins Deutsche übersetzte Version des Aufsatzes "Nets – Knots – Lace: Early 16th century headdresses from East Tyrol")

In an excavation carried out in 1968 four headdresses dating from the early to first half of the 16th century were discovered in a crypt in the parish church of Lienz in East Tyrol (Austria). All four headdresses are remarkably well preserved, and two of them reveal techniques that are surprising considering the early date. A hairnet with macrame knots and a coif adorned with bobbin lace most likely date before 1509 making them the earliest extant examples of macrame and bobbin lace to date.

Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift 86, 2020

Kurzer Abriss zur Geschichte der Steingut- und Majolikafabrik in Schwaz, Tirol, von der Gründung ... more Kurzer Abriss zur Geschichte der Steingut- und Majolikafabrik in Schwaz, Tirol, von der Gründung 1801 durch Johann Albaneder bis zur Schließung der Firma Wechsler Tirolkeramik 1994. Zu diesem Thema fand vom 26. Oktober bis 15. November 2019 eine Ausstellung anlässlich des 100. Todestages von Otto Hussl (1839 – 1919) im Mathoi-Haus in Schwaz statt in Zuge derer dieser Text entstand.

Journal of Glacial Archaeology, 2017

As a result of global warming and the subsequent retreat of the glaciers, artefacts have emerged ... more As a result of global warming and the subsequent retreat of the glaciers, artefacts have emerged from the ice of the Alps repeatedly. These objects from different epochs of the last 10,000 years are of great interest to archaeology and its neighbouring fields of research. Prehistoric ice finds, like those found at the Similaun (“Ötzi”) in 1991, make for scientific incentives. Such findings provide basic information about the previously unknown use of high alpine landscapes. The project “Glacial Archaeology in the Austrian Alps (GAAA),” carried out at the Insitute of Archaeologies at the University of Innsbruck, has the objective of providing a three-column system: A GIS-based prediction model of areas where finds can be expected, surveys and public relations to lay the foundations for future archaeological research of the glacial areas of Austria.
Mining preserved in ice
In high-altitude mining regions over 2,500 meters above sea level in the High Tauern, objects of organic materials such as wood, leather and textiles were preserved for centuries under ice and snow patches and in the frozen ground. Among the fabrics also many remnants of clothing can be found. In the project “Modern Age Textiles from Gold Mining Areas in Carinthia,” which is run in cooperation with the project “Glacial Archaeology in the Austrian Alps,” pitmen´s apparel is studied together with all other fabrics used in mining.

CRAFTING TEXTILES. Tablet Weaving, Sprang, Lace and Other Techniques from the Bronze Age to the Early 17th Century, 2021

In Lengberg Castle, East Tyrol, a perplexing textile fragment made of humble fabric but with exqu... more In Lengberg Castle, East Tyrol, a perplexing textile fragment made of humble fabric but with exquisite detail was found beneath the floorboards among thousands of objects. It is of white linen cloth with a variety of decorative elements in linen thread. These decorative elements include needle lace, loop braids, and most strikingly, sprang. All three textile techniques were worked with an undyed linen thread. The complex tree of life pattern of the sprang suggests this is a noteworthy garment. It was meant to be seen.
Since the original function of this textile could not be determined with certainty by merely investigating the extant garment, a reconstruction was attempted in order to produce a copy with which wearer trials could be conducted. Thanks to a grant from the Janet Arnold Foundation, new light can now be shed on this mysterious textile, and how it was worn. After frustrating failed attempts, a surprising solution was determined: the textile is headwear.

Archaeological Textiles Review No. 61

In an excavation carried out in 1968 four headdresses dating from the early to first half of the ... more In an excavation carried out in 1968 four headdresses dating from the early to first half of the 16th century were discovered in a crypt in the parish church of Lienz in East Tyrol (Austria). All four headdresses are remarkably well preserved and two of them reveal techniques that are surprising considering the early date. A hairnet with macramé knots and a coif adorned with bobbin lace most likely date before 1509 making them the earliest extant examples of macramé and bobbin lace to date. This paper gives an account of the finds and considers the implications these headdresses might have on the history of lace.

Structuring Fashion: Foundation Garments through History, 2019

Garments found concealed in three buildings in Tyrol highlight how Tyrolean women strove to shape... more Garments found concealed in three buildings in Tyrol highlight how Tyrolean women strove to shape their bodies over the centuries. The oldest find dates to the 15th century and is the earliest known bra-like garment with distinct cups for the breasts. The fragment of an 18th century stomacher and half of a late 19th century corset continue the development of body shaping garments up to the re-invention of the bra at the beginning of the 20th century. Looking at the garments one poses the question: why would women want to alter the shape of their body?

Das GAAA-Projekt (Glacial Archaeology in the Austrian Alps) baut auf einem 3-Säulensystem auf, da... more Das GAAA-Projekt (Glacial Archaeology in the Austrian Alps) baut auf einem 3-Säulensystem auf, das
sich in Geländebegehungen, einem auf GIS basierenden Vorhersagemodell (Predictive Modelling)
und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit unterteilen lässt. Im Rahmen von 20 Prospektionstagen konnten zahlreiche
Artefakte geborgen und dokumentiert werden. Unter ihnen befindet sich ein am Vorderen Umbaltörl
in Osttirol aus dem Eis ausgeapertes, mit Kerben versehenes Astfragment, das in den Zeitraum von
724-400 v. Chr. datiert.
Im Rahmen des Projektes sollte ein GIS-basiertes Vorhersagemodell für gletscherarchäologische
Funderwartungszonen erstellt werden. Dieses soll als Basis für gezielte Begehungen dienen, um eine
maximale Zeitersparnis im Gelände zu ermöglichen. Unter Einbeziehung historischer und rezenter
Gletscherstände werden Aussagen über zukünftige Gletscher- bzw. Eisflächenrückgänge getroffen,
die in Korrelation mit bisherigen Fundaufkommen gesetzt werden. Basierend auf den physischen
Charakteristika des Terrains können hierdurch Regionen definiert werden, die ein besonders hohes
archäologisches Potenzial bieten bzw. besonders gefährdet sind. Das Modell ist noch in
Ausarbeitung. Deshalb erfolgt die Berichterstattung mit den vorläufigen Ergebnissen.
Im Rahmen der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit erschienen 17 Beiträge und Artikel in Zeitungen und Magazinen,
die einem breiten Publikum die Thematik Gletscherarchäologie auf eine leicht verständliche Art und
Weise näherbringen sollen. Des Weiteren wurde die Verteilung der Gletscherarchäologie-Infoflyer
auf gletschernahen Hütten vorangetrieben. Während der Ausführung des Projektes wurden vier
Gletscherfunde von Berggehern abgegeben. Darunter befindet sich ein 107 cm langes bearbeitetes
Holzartefakt noch unbekannter Funktion vom Seekarjoch in Pfunds, das laut 14C-Datierung in das
Hochmittelalter zwischen 1223 und 1275 n. Chr. datiert. Mit insgesamt zehn Vorträgen und drei
Postern wurden die Ergebnisse des GAAA-Projektes einem Fachpublikum im In- und Ausland
präsentiert. Im Rahmen des GAAA-Projektes fanden 2016 in Innsbruck der vom ÖAW mitfinanzierte
internationale Gletscherarchäologiekongress Frozen Pasts 4 mit Wissenschaftler und
Wissenschaftlerinnen aus 11 Nationen und eine Gletscherarchäologieausstellung sowie 2015 ein
Gletscherarchäologie-Workshop mit Fachleuten aus Tirol (Österreich), Graubünden (Schweiz) und
Südtirol (Italien) statt.
Durch das GAAA-Projekt gelang es die Gletscherarchäologie als archäologische Disziplin in der
öffentlichen Wahrnehmung zu etablieren und die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen für zukünftige
weiterführende Forschungen zu schaffen.

Vestiges des cimes. Archéologie glaciaire, 2022

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Opfer der eigenen Begeisterung. Festschrift für Harald Stadler zum 65. Geburtstag, NEARCHOS 25, 2024

Opfer der eigenen Begeisterung. Festschrift für Harald Stadler zum 65. Geburtstag, NEARCHOS 25 , 2024

Stadtbuch Schwaz. Geschichte/Kultur/Natur, 2024

Short paper on the archaeology in Schwaz in Tyrol from the Stone Age to Modern Times.

Archäologie Aktuell: ARCHÄOLOGIE DER ZWANGSARBEIT. Das »Lager am Wehr« und das »Polenlager« beim Innkraftwerk in Kirchbichl, Tirol , 2024

Das »Polenlager« in Kirchbichl – der archäologische Befund Für die Erbauung des Innkraftwerks de... more Das »Polenlager« in Kirchbichl – der archäologische Befund

The "Polenlager" in Kirchbichl - archaeological findings

"Kanalisation ist eine ganz nette Sache ... " Aspekte der Infrastruktur in der Innsbrucker Altstadt. VERÖFFENTLICHUNGEN DES INNSBRUCKER STADTARCHIVS, NEUE FOLGE 76, 2022

Archaeology in the Old Town of Innsbruck
The construction supervision of the infrastructure measures 2020-2021

Strands, 2022

Vestiges des cimes. Archéologie glaciaire, 2022

MONTFORT - Zeitschrift für Geschichte Vorarlbergs 74/1, 2022

Alpine Landschaftsnutzung im Ager Aguntinus, 2021

Wissenschaftliches Jahrbuch der Tiroler Landesmuseen , 2021

(Dies ist die verkürzte, ins Deutsche übersetzte Version des Aufsatzes "Nets – Knots – Lace: Early 16th century headdresses from East Tyrol")

Heimatblätter - Schwazer Kulturzeitschrift 86, 2020

Journal of Glacial Archaeology, 2017

CRAFTING TEXTILES. Tablet Weaving, Sprang, Lace and Other Techniques from the Bronze Age to the Early 17th Century, 2021

Archaeological Textiles Review No. 61

Structuring Fashion: Foundation Garments through History, 2019

Ancient Textiles, Modern Science II, 2018

Extant medieval sprang textiles are rare. A linen table cloth dated to the 1st half of the 15th ... more Extant medieval sprang textiles are rare. A linen table cloth dated to the 1st half of the 15th century from Switzerland (Swiss National Museum) and a woollen sprang fragment dated to 1450-1500 from London (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), both in hole-design, are probably the largest pieces. In 2009 three linen sprang fabrics were found among the more than 2700 textile finds from Lengberg Castle (East Tyrol, Austria) and now add to that number. The biggest sprang fabric, decorating an almost completely preserved headdress and worked from 120 warp threads, has been 14C-dated to 1390-1450 AD.

Archaeological Textiles – Links Between Past and Present. NESAT XIII, 2017

Explorations in their parental home in Stams, North-Tyrol, led two brothers to numerous finds in ... more Explorations in their parental home in Stams, North-Tyrol, led two brothers to numerous finds in vaults beneath floorboards in the attic of the residential house of the farm. The northern half of the house dates to the 16th century. It was once part of the economic area of the Cistercian Stams Abbey, and was situated at a corner of the enclosing wall of the compound. The ground floor housed servants of the abbey in rooms with room numbers, while the farmer and his family occupied the first storey. The abbey probably also ran a workshop in the attic of the residential building. The finds consist of ceramic, metal and wooden objects, glassware, textiles and shoes, and even a mummified cat. The initial assessment showed the finds ranged roughly from the 17th to the early 20th century, with a good proportion of the textiles and shoes dating to the late 18th century. According to the finders, eleven single shoes were found arranged neatly in a row at the bottom of the small vault. Most notable are the fragment of an 18th century stomacher made of linen and silk and two clocked knitted stockings. Buttons, hooks and cufflinks represent all kinds of haberdashery, one cufflink showing the portrait of Louis XVI of France and the year 1790. This paper presents the new archaeological finds, and discusses whether they were merely disposed of as waste, whether the concealment of some of the objects can be tied to folkloric and superstitious traditions relating to the ritual protection of a household and its inhabitants, or if some of the artefacts might have been stored in the vaults for subsequent reuse.