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Research paper thumbnail of Andreas Dietmann, Der Einfluss der Reformation auf das spätmittelalterliche Schulwesen thüringischer Städte (Quellen und Forschungen zu Thüringen im Zeitalter der Reformation, Bd. 11), Wien/Köln/Weimar: Böhlau 2018. 1.096 S., 11 Abb., 46 Diagramme. – ISBN 978-3-412-50812-8 (125,– Euro)

Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutschlands

Research paper thumbnail of Die Wiedergewinnung des mittelalterlichen Cölln am Petriplatz: Moderne Dokumentations- und Visualisierungsverfahren in der archäologischen Praxis

Acta Praehistorica et Archaeologica, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Diachronic changes in diet in medieval Berlin: Comparison of dietary isotopes from pre- and post-Black Death adults

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021

Abstract The precise time, the original location, and the processes involved in the creation of G... more Abstract The precise time, the original location, and the processes involved in the creation of Germany’s capital Berlin are still unknown due to a lack of surviving documents. As such, archaeology and bioarchaeology play a critical role in understanding the people who lived in medieval Berlin. In this paper, we describe an isotope analysis aimed at identifying what the early inhabitants of Berlin were eating and at inferring dietary variation among skeletons sexed as male versus female, and among those interred before and after the Yersinia pestis pandemic known as the Black Death (1347–1352 CE). Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios from 66 skeletons from the medieval cemetery site of Petriplatz indicate that males consumed proportionately more protein than females before the Black Death. However, a significant increase in δ15N values in skeletons associated with post-Black Death contexts suggests an increased consumption of animal protein for both males and females. This study is the first dietary isotopic analysis to be conducted on the skeletons at Petriplatz and is only the second paleodietary isotopic reconstruction of the High Middle Ages in Germany. Consequently, this study provides key insights into the cultural responses to the ecology of the Black Death by the people of Berlin within the broader context of medieval Germany and medieval Europe.

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic and isotope analysis of a triple burial from medieval St. Peter’s cemetery in Cölln/Berlin

Forensic Science International: Genetics

The German capital Berlin originates from the two medieval settlements Berlin and Colln on either... more The German capital Berlin originates from the two medieval settlements Berlin and Colln on either side of the river Spree. Whereas Berlin is world famous, there is very little awareness of former Colln. From 2007–2009, during excavations of the earliest cemetery of this forgotten medieval town; 3,126 graves were discovered containing the remains of 3,717 individuals. Amongst those graves was an unusual triple burial. This grave was exceptional due to the relative postures of the skeletons and their extensive facial injuries. Here we present genetic and isotope data for this grave. Genetic results confirmed all of them as biological male individuals and ruled out their biological kinship. Combining genetic ancestry information with strontium isotope data we furthermore determined that two of the men most likely originated from the Berlin-Brandenburg region, whereas a more distant origin of the third individual can be debated.

Research paper thumbnail of Was wissen wir über die ersten Berliner?

We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process... more We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immigration is unknown and the degree of relationship between the first settlers. Some of the oldest graves of Berlin were found at former St. Peter's cemetery. We analyze their ancient DNA and Sr-isoptope values for relatedness or origin and with radiokarbondates we try to pinpoint the time of their arrival in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Der aktuelle Forschungsstand zu mittelalterlichen bis frühneuzeitlichen Kinderbestattungen in Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic research at a fivefold children's burial from medieval Berlin

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Die Wiedergewinnung des mittelalterlichen Cölln am Petriplatz

Research paper thumbnail of 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg

Rezension zu: 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Begleitbuch zur gleich... more Rezension zu: 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Begleitbuch zur gleichnamigen Wanderausstellung. Herausgegeben vom Brandenburgischen Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologischem Landesmuseum durch Sabine Eickhoff und Franz Schopper. Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 2012. 205 S. ISBN 978-3-8062-2632-4

Research paper thumbnail of Archäologisch graben : aber wie?

Research paper thumbnail of Gaaf n°8 Melisch Le cimetière de St. Hedwig à Berlin

Publication du Gaaf No. 8. Recontre autour de nos aieux. La mort de plus en plus proche, 2019

There are not many excavations of 19th centuary cemeteries in Germany. One of those rare cases wa... more There are not many excavations of 19th centuary cemeteries in Germany. One of those rare cases was an excavation that took place in Germanys capital Berlin in 1997. Almost 900 catholic graves were excavated at former St. Hedwigs cemetary (1777-1853). The graves contained a surprising variety of grave goods and personal belongings. A finds assemblage of 860 individual objects was carefully studied and offered a unique inside into the catholic faith at this time and its material funeral culture.

Research paper thumbnail of Kulturerbe = Kulturpflicht

Sonderheft der ArchäologiSchen nAchrichten AuS SchleSwig-holStein ArchäologiScheS lAndeSAmt Schle... more Sonderheft der ArchäologiSchen nAchrichten AuS SchleSwig-holStein ArchäologiScheS lAndeSAmt SchleSwig-holStein (AlSh) IdentItätswert GeGenwartswert Zukunftswert heimatwert Imagewert Nostalgiewert Kultwert Alterswert Symbolwert RaumweRt Gestaltwert Vertrauenswert Vermögenswert Vergangenheitswert AssoziAtionswert Mahnwert ErinnErungswErt Denkmalwerte Kunstwert Bildungswert SubStanzwert Streitwert StimmungSwert zeugniSwert ErlEbniswErt

Research paper thumbnail of Moderne Grabungsmethoden für die Erforschung und museale Präsentation am Beispiel der Ausgrabungen auf dem Petrikirchplatz Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Die Bedeutung des Petriplatzes aus archaeologischer Sicht

Research paper thumbnail of Neue Ausgrabungen in Alt-Cölln

Research paper thumbnail of Archäologische Handzeichnungen aus Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Der aktuelle Forschungsstand zu mittelalterlichen bis frühneuzeitlichen Kinderbestattungen in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Was wissen wir über die ersten Berliner?

We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immi... more We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immigration is unknown and the degree of relationship between the first settlers. Some of the oldest graves of Berlin were found at former St. Peter's cemetery. We analyze their ancient DNA and Sr-isoptope values for relatedness or origin and with radiokarbondates we try to pinpoint the time of their arrival in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Faith and Religious Practice: Sepulchral Culture in Berlin/Cölln (Germany) from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Era

The Mediaeval Journal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Claudia Maria Melisch/ Jamie Sewell: Historische Chance – eine umfangreiche, mittelalterliche bis neuzeitliche Skelettserie vom ehemaligen St. Petri-Kirchhof in Berlin-Mitte

Research paper thumbnail of Andreas Dietmann, Der Einfluss der Reformation auf das spätmittelalterliche Schulwesen thüringischer Städte (Quellen und Forschungen zu Thüringen im Zeitalter der Reformation, Bd. 11), Wien/Köln/Weimar: Böhlau 2018. 1.096 S., 11 Abb., 46 Diagramme. – ISBN 978-3-412-50812-8 (125,– Euro)

Jahrbuch für die Geschichte Mittel- und Ostdeutschlands

Research paper thumbnail of Die Wiedergewinnung des mittelalterlichen Cölln am Petriplatz: Moderne Dokumentations- und Visualisierungsverfahren in der archäologischen Praxis

Acta Praehistorica et Archaeologica, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Diachronic changes in diet in medieval Berlin: Comparison of dietary isotopes from pre- and post-Black Death adults

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021

Abstract The precise time, the original location, and the processes involved in the creation of G... more Abstract The precise time, the original location, and the processes involved in the creation of Germany’s capital Berlin are still unknown due to a lack of surviving documents. As such, archaeology and bioarchaeology play a critical role in understanding the people who lived in medieval Berlin. In this paper, we describe an isotope analysis aimed at identifying what the early inhabitants of Berlin were eating and at inferring dietary variation among skeletons sexed as male versus female, and among those interred before and after the Yersinia pestis pandemic known as the Black Death (1347–1352 CE). Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios from 66 skeletons from the medieval cemetery site of Petriplatz indicate that males consumed proportionately more protein than females before the Black Death. However, a significant increase in δ15N values in skeletons associated with post-Black Death contexts suggests an increased consumption of animal protein for both males and females. This study is the first dietary isotopic analysis to be conducted on the skeletons at Petriplatz and is only the second paleodietary isotopic reconstruction of the High Middle Ages in Germany. Consequently, this study provides key insights into the cultural responses to the ecology of the Black Death by the people of Berlin within the broader context of medieval Germany and medieval Europe.

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic and isotope analysis of a triple burial from medieval St. Peter’s cemetery in Cölln/Berlin

Forensic Science International: Genetics

The German capital Berlin originates from the two medieval settlements Berlin and Colln on either... more The German capital Berlin originates from the two medieval settlements Berlin and Colln on either side of the river Spree. Whereas Berlin is world famous, there is very little awareness of former Colln. From 2007–2009, during excavations of the earliest cemetery of this forgotten medieval town; 3,126 graves were discovered containing the remains of 3,717 individuals. Amongst those graves was an unusual triple burial. This grave was exceptional due to the relative postures of the skeletons and their extensive facial injuries. Here we present genetic and isotope data for this grave. Genetic results confirmed all of them as biological male individuals and ruled out their biological kinship. Combining genetic ancestry information with strontium isotope data we furthermore determined that two of the men most likely originated from the Berlin-Brandenburg region, whereas a more distant origin of the third individual can be debated.

Research paper thumbnail of Was wissen wir über die ersten Berliner?

We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process... more We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immigration is unknown and the degree of relationship between the first settlers. Some of the oldest graves of Berlin were found at former St. Peter's cemetery. We analyze their ancient DNA and Sr-isoptope values for relatedness or origin and with radiokarbondates we try to pinpoint the time of their arrival in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Der aktuelle Forschungsstand zu mittelalterlichen bis frühneuzeitlichen Kinderbestattungen in Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Genetic research at a fivefold children's burial from medieval Berlin

Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Die Wiedergewinnung des mittelalterlichen Cölln am Petriplatz

Research paper thumbnail of 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg

Rezension zu: 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Begleitbuch zur gleich... more Rezension zu: 1636 – Ihre letzte Schlacht. Leben im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Begleitbuch zur gleichnamigen Wanderausstellung. Herausgegeben vom Brandenburgischen Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologischem Landesmuseum durch Sabine Eickhoff und Franz Schopper. Theiss-Verlag, Stuttgart 2012. 205 S. ISBN 978-3-8062-2632-4

Research paper thumbnail of Archäologisch graben : aber wie?

Research paper thumbnail of Gaaf n°8 Melisch Le cimetière de St. Hedwig à Berlin

Publication du Gaaf No. 8. Recontre autour de nos aieux. La mort de plus en plus proche, 2019

There are not many excavations of 19th centuary cemeteries in Germany. One of those rare cases wa... more There are not many excavations of 19th centuary cemeteries in Germany. One of those rare cases was an excavation that took place in Germanys capital Berlin in 1997. Almost 900 catholic graves were excavated at former St. Hedwigs cemetary (1777-1853). The graves contained a surprising variety of grave goods and personal belongings. A finds assemblage of 860 individual objects was carefully studied and offered a unique inside into the catholic faith at this time and its material funeral culture.

Research paper thumbnail of Kulturerbe = Kulturpflicht

Sonderheft der ArchäologiSchen nAchrichten AuS SchleSwig-holStein ArchäologiScheS lAndeSAmt Schle... more Sonderheft der ArchäologiSchen nAchrichten AuS SchleSwig-holStein ArchäologiScheS lAndeSAmt SchleSwig-holStein (AlSh) IdentItätswert GeGenwartswert Zukunftswert heimatwert Imagewert Nostalgiewert Kultwert Alterswert Symbolwert RaumweRt Gestaltwert Vertrauenswert Vermögenswert Vergangenheitswert AssoziAtionswert Mahnwert ErinnErungswErt Denkmalwerte Kunstwert Bildungswert SubStanzwert Streitwert StimmungSwert zeugniSwert ErlEbniswErt

Research paper thumbnail of Moderne Grabungsmethoden für die Erforschung und museale Präsentation am Beispiel der Ausgrabungen auf dem Petrikirchplatz Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Die Bedeutung des Petriplatzes aus archaeologischer Sicht

Research paper thumbnail of Neue Ausgrabungen in Alt-Cölln

Research paper thumbnail of Archäologische Handzeichnungen aus Berlin

Research paper thumbnail of Der aktuelle Forschungsstand zu mittelalterlichen bis frühneuzeitlichen Kinderbestattungen in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Was wissen wir über die ersten Berliner?

We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immi... more We don't know when the first Berliners arrived and where they came from. Also the process of immigration is unknown and the degree of relationship between the first settlers. Some of the oldest graves of Berlin were found at former St. Peter's cemetery. We analyze their ancient DNA and Sr-isoptope values for relatedness or origin and with radiokarbondates we try to pinpoint the time of their arrival in Berlin.

Research paper thumbnail of Faith and Religious Practice: Sepulchral Culture in Berlin/Cölln (Germany) from the Middle Ages to the Baroque Era

The Mediaeval Journal, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Claudia Maria Melisch/ Jamie Sewell: Historische Chance – eine umfangreiche, mittelalterliche bis neuzeitliche Skelettserie vom ehemaligen St. Petri-Kirchhof in Berlin-Mitte

Research paper thumbnail of St. Petri-Kirche

Research paper thumbnail of Claudia Maria Melisch, Der erste katholische Friedhof Berlins

Der erste katholische Friedhof Berlins. Archäologie - Anthropologie - Geschichte., 2011

This catholic cemetery was in use between 1777 and 1878. 1000 burials were excaveted here in 1997... more This catholic cemetery was in use between 1777 and 1878. 1000 burials were excaveted here in 1997. The book presents a catalogue of the grave goods, namely a lot of devotional objects, personal jewellry and toiletry objects. The results of the anhtropological inverstigation are published in this book and a summary of the historical background of the catholic community in Berlin during the time of the early industrial revolution.

Research paper thumbnail of Archäologie Berlins. 50 Objekte erzählen 10000 Jahre Geschichte