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Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters. Beiheft 26 (Bonn 2018)., 2018

The city of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of... more The city of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of the Jutland peninsula between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is situated. Due to this favorable topographical situation, large amounts of the goods that have been transferred between these regions as well as the European continent and Scandinavia ran via this spot for over a half millennium. The extensive interaction can be traced back to the early Viking-age, when the well-known emporium of Hedeby was established. During the course of 11th century Schleswig succeeds Hedeby and takes over several functions of the old center – foremost the one as an important trading place. For instance as early as in 1086 Schleswig is mentioned as a “port” and “highly frequented place” where ships leave continuously to several destinations.
Due to the project "Between Vikings and the Hanseatic League - continuity and change of the major trading hub Hedeby/Schleswig in the 11th century" financed by the VW-Foundation between 2012 and 2015, the transition process and the formation of Schleswig have recently moved into the focus of new investigations. As a part of the project, my PhD dealt with the analysis of a number of old excavations from the 1070ies and 80ies, whose features have always been connected with the port of Schleswig. Due to very good preservation conditions for organic material those excavations uncovered large numbers of wooden structures which have been well documented. Using a geographical information system (GIS) and database programs, these structures have been systematically recorded digitally and analyzed in a whole for the first time. They draw an image of a complex and rapidly developing waterfront in the transition from Late Viking Age to the High Middle Ages. Within a time span of just 25 years, a large part of the shore of the old town peninsula as well as the neighboring shallow waters have been systematically occupied. Starting in the 1070ies with a plot layout and a connecting road infrastructure, the building activities quickly reached out into the Schlei fjord where large dams were erected in alignment to the plots. Afterwards both plots and dams where covered by buildings and other structures. While the major initiative behind these actions must be traced back to a high-ranked authority, most structures have been established individually by different actors. Furthermore a couple of specific artifact types proof the engagement of those people in the long distance trade. With the construction of plots and dams they created themselves properties and an efficient infrastructure on an advantageous spot for commercial transactions. The structures provided easy and secure access to the Schlei fjord and therefore to trading vessels, but were also favorable for foreign merchants who were according to contemporary sources hosted by the inhabitants. In addition to that, empty spaces that functioned as public marketplaces have been established. Up to 1100 the dams were extended frequently until large parts of the shallow water in front of the city were occupied. Compared to other medieval ports in northern Europe this development is of an outstanding intensity and rapidness.
The topography and expansion of the Schleswig waterfront is most notably to be understood against the background of the emerging professional merchant seafaring since 1000 which accompanies with increasing amounts of cargo, larger seagoing trading vessels and the consolidation of trade networks. Thereby the recent investigations on the Schleswig waterfront provide detailed information on the specific infrastructure of a high medieval city whose economic power relied to large amounts on its far-ranging connections.

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Felix Rösch, Die Wüstung Bad Malente-Grellenkamp. Eine Siedlung des hochmittelalterlichen Landesausbaus in Ostholstein. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 212 (Bonn 2012)., 2012

The book deals with the explorations of the deserted settlement of Bad Malente-Grellenkamp in th... more The book deals with the explorations of the deserted
settlement of Bad Malente-Grellenkamp in the
Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and
its role in connection with the internal colonization
(“Landesausbau”) in the High Middle Ages. It is
based on the results of a salvage excavation, which
was executed by the Archaeological State Office of
Schleswig-Holstein (Archäologisches Landesamt
Schleswig-Holstein) and took two months.
The settlement is located in the midst of a landscape
full of hills in the east of Schleswig-Holstein (so
called “Ostholsteinische Schweiz“) near the historical
course of the river Schwentine between the towns
Eutin and Malente on a spit of land, which is at three
sides surrounded through the brook of the Neudorfer-
Teich Aue.
Out of 500 features it is possible to identify six big
and three small buildings in earthfast posts.
Three of the buildings (2, 3 and 6) with a
length up to 24,50 m and a width up to 12,00 m have
ship-shaped sidewalls. Building 6 is only half complete
and has a side room as well as a wooden panelled
earthcellar. The bigger buildings 3 and 6 belong
to the earlier buildings of the settlement, which
come up in the middle of the 12th century. These
have a lot of parallels in the Dutch region, in Westfalen/
Germany and in other regions. Examples are the
„Gasselte“ types, especially type B.
The other three big buildings (1, 4 and 5) are probably
built in the 13th century and have a rectangular
ground plan. The length of these buildings is between
15,00 and 16,50 m and the breadth goes up to
11,00 m. Two of them contain side rooms, on top of
that there are hints for interior room partitions. A
fire place and probably cattle boxes were identified
in one house. For these buildings there are also parallels,
but they cannot be connected with a special
type or region. At least in two cases it is quite sure
that the rectangular buildings developed from the
ship-shaped buildings on the way to the Low-German
aisled house (“Niederdeutsches Hallenhaus”).
Two of the small buildings are storage houses, the
third one probably serves as connection for two bigger
buildings.
Further results of examination are two bigger storage
pits, a number of smaller pits with different
functions, one potential house pit, as known from
Slavonic settlements, some fire places and probably
one oven.
In the second big chapter the type of finds
is analysed in connection with its material. The most
parts are – as expected – the ceramics, which are
differentiated and analysed according to their types.
The interpretation is based on known registration
systems. The aim of the registration is mainly the
possibility to get a foundation to date the features/
structures and thereby the whole settlement. About
20 % of the ceramics are of Slavonic workmanship, it
is nearly only young Slavonic latticing ware with late
and very late edge profile characteristics. By that this
ceramic type can be dated approximately in the second
half of the 11th and 12th century.
The biggest group is represented by hard grey
earthenware, which makes with 1800 fragments
about 80 % of the whole ceramics. 20 % are of the
roughly done variation a. Besides an extended interpretation
of the edge forms, also characteristics like
functiontypes, decorations and the handling of the
hard grey earthenware are analysed. The most of the
hard grey earthenware can be dated in the 12th and
13th century by their forms, while there are only a
few signs for a use in the 14th century. This impression
is confirmed by the rest of the ceramic sorts,
which are only there in one of thousands: three sorts
of near-stoneware as well as yellow, red and red glazed
earthenware.
The rest of the finds is more or less typical for a
villagelike, agricultural settlement. Between the
iron-findings there are a lot of nails, spike-grip knives,
holders and mountings, two buckles, one sickle
and an axe. Between the coloured metal finds,
which are of copper, with the exception of two pieces
of lead, some pieces are very interesting. There
is one Slavonic hollow temple-ring, which is to
be dated in the second half of the 12th century, one
ring with a glass inlay, further on one chandelier and
a cock plug, both of them dating to post medieval
times. Besides there are mountings, one buckle and
two rims of former vessels. The identification of animal
bones is done, but it is not very representative
because of their small material base. They can just be
used for a vague hypothesis about the economic way
of life. Other finds consist in a spindle-whorl and a
grindstone. Clear hints to craftwork do not exist.
The result of the former evaluations is that there
have been five overlapping phases in the chronology
of the settlement, which show the development and
the following of the buildings in Grellenkamp.
The beginning of the settlement can probably be
dated in the midst of the 11th century in Late Slavonic
Times. During the 12th and 13th century it experienced
its climax and ended in the course of the
14th century. Buildings cannot be identified in the
late phase of the settlement of Grellenkamp. A reason
for that could be the change to wood frame constructions
that hardly leave any archaeological record.
The structure of the settlement is explained in
another chapter. In connection with the Slavonic
Age, mostly only hypotheses based on other
examples can be made, but related to the buildings
there are indications. The plateau of the spit of land
in the following period is at least covered with one,
probably two, at most up to four farmsteads at the
same time. The constitution of the farmsteads differs.
There are examples for buildings arranged in a
rectangle and located around a place with only very
few findings or for single-unit farmsteads that combine
housing, storing and living. The farmsteads
seem to have been built more according to natural
geographic conditions than to a given settlement
pattern. On top of that it looks as if the extent of the
settlement is also restricted, because the spit of land
has only another area with building possibilities in
the south-east. The size and the settlement pattern
come close to that of a hamlet. The inhabitants probably
might have been country people (such as farmers
and their families, maids and grooms) of the
High and Late Middle Ages, who earned their living
by agricultural production.
In two closing chapters the whole finds are ordered
according to the archaeological and historical
context. The founding of the Grellenkamp
takes place during Late Slavonic Times, which
are characterized through a strong rising of settlements
in places near water. This age has a remarkable
number of conflicts: These conflicts come up between
western and Slavonic Lords, in between several
groups and followers of different believes. The conflicts
calms down because of the final conquering of
eastern Holstein by the counts of Holstein, which
bring up massive changes. In 1143 count Adolf II. for
example brings settlers from the west to the country
to rise the internal colonization . Because of
that an expulsion of the Slavonic inhabitants in many
places can be notified. In the course of 13th century
the Slavonic inhabitants are again included and become
assimilated during the Late Middle Ages. Grellenkamp
profited by the transfer of the settlers from
the west. Its ship-shaped buildings reflect the knowledge
transfer, which is initiated through this process.
Before that such ground plans were completely
unknown in Schleswig-Holstein; this is the first
direct archaeological indication for the immigration
of people connected with the medieval eastward
migration in Central Europe (“Ostsiedlung”). Before,
this moving in was only known from written
sources.
In the 13th century in Grellenkamp the type of
building changes to rectangular houses. Connected
with that the spectrum of finds differs from the
12th century: the diversity of hard grey earthenware
forms rise, red earthenware increases as well as nearstoneware
while hard grey earthenware in the variation
a and Slavonic ceramic decreases. The century is
characterized through various processes of extended
internal colonization. In Schleswig-Holstein towns
and abbeys are founded, the parish church net develops
and lots of (fortified) gentry’s estates arise at the
end of the century.
With the beginning of the 14th century the nearly
200 years lasting phase of internal colonization
comes to an end. Through the various crises during
the Late Middle Ages the population decreases
massively and a lot of settlements and farmsteads are
abandoned, others are amalgamated. This fate also
happens to Grellenkamp, there exist only a very few
archaeological finds for that time. So this place becomes
a deserted settlement at least in the middle of
the 14th century.
Written sources give indications for a connection
of the settlement of Grellenkamp with the historical
village Beutin, which was abandoned in the 16th
century. This village is supposed to be on the north
side of the Neudorfer-Teich brook. The existence
of a settlement in that place can only be verified
by surveys.
So one can tell, that the deserted settlement Bad
Malente-Grellenkamp is an extraordinary archaeological
ground in Northern Germany. This is proved
by the first appearance of singular ground plans
in this area, the high proportion of early hard grey
earthenware as well as the correlation of the finds
with historical conditions and processes especially
connected with the medieval eastward migration in
Central Europe. Thereby Grellenkamp can enlighten
some missing links in medieval archaeology and improve
this field of exploration.

Papers by Felix Rösch

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Berichte zur Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen , 2022

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen (AIN), 2023

eit der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Südwesten Deutschlands 2021 ist sie wieder in aller Munde-die an... more eit der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Südwesten Deutschlands 2021 ist sie wieder in aller Munde-die analoge Sirene, die nach dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs vielerorts aus den Gemeinden verschwand. Doch das vermeintlich obsolete Warnsystem erlebt eine Renaissance, nachdem der Öffentlich keit die Störungsanfälligkeit digitaler Kommunikationswege schmerzhaft ins Bewusstsein gerufen wurde. So ist es geradezu ein "Treppenwitz der Geschichte", dass ein Mönch in Beyenburg bei Wuppertal nach dem Zusammenbruch des Mo bilfunknetzes auf die mittelalterliche Glocke im Kirchturm zurückgriff, womit es ihm gelang, durch Sturmläuten viele Anwohner vor der drohenden Überflutung zu warnen. Die Verwendung akustischer Signale zur Warnung und Informationsübermittlung ist wahrscheinlich so alt wie die Menschheit selbst. Ihr größter Vorteil liegt darin, dass Töne die Eigenschaft besitzen, eine beliebige Anzahl an Empfängern, solange sie sich in der Reichweite des Schalls befinden, überall 157 Abb. ad a) Gewundenes Keramikhorn (Replik), b) gebogenes Keramikhorn (Replik), c) Kuhhorn, d) modernes Signalhorn (Martinshorn).

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Zeitschrift für Lübeckische Geschichte, 2023

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Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters, 2023

"The pdf is available upon request" Land defence installations, so-called Landwehren consisting ... more "The pdf is available upon request"

Land defence installations, so-called Landwehren consisting of ramparts, ditches and towers, have beena popular subject in regional history for quite some time, as the fortifications have left traces in the cultural
landscape in many places. With few exceptions, however, there has been a lack of studies devoted to overarching questions - for example, little is known about communication between watchtowers and the town.
This is where this article comes in, examining the extent to which optical and acoustic signalling devices were used on watchtowers and church towers, which instruments were used for this purpose and how effective
they were. In order to investigate the effect of signalling devices in space, spatial methods were combined with archaeoacoustic approaches. Using the example of the Göttingen Landwehr, various analyses show how
optical and acoustic signals functioned in communication between towers and the town and under which conditions they could be used effectively. The influence of location, relief, vegetation and weather conditions is discussed as well as the functionality of different signalling instruments. Finally, an assessment of the different communication possibilities is made and the potential of further archaeoacoustic investigations in medieval and early modern settings discussed.

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Vom Ende her denken. Beiträge zur Archäologie im Hanseraum und darüber hinaus. Festschrift für Manfred Schneider., 2023

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2022

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2022

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Berichte zur Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen, Heft 2, 2022

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Das Mittelalter, 2022

From a medieval archaeological perspective, obvious sources for evidence of credit are limited or... more From a medieval archaeological perspective, obvious sources for evidence of credit are limited or only indirectly available. This is even more true for the Early and High Middle Ages and the regions of Northern Europe, where even the written sources provide little evidence of pledged objects or means of payment. Nevertheless, a number of artefacts found mainly in (proto) urban trade centers can be linked to credit systems, or at least to overarching currency areas and the social conceptions attached to them. Besides tally sticks, these are standardized ingots and a weight-related monetary system based on silver. These artefacts can thus be understood not only as part of an economic system, but also as part of a process of social interaction by which routine was established and trustworthiness communicated. Security was an essential requirement for credit transactions, as it was for trade. The paper thus discusses the mobile material sources on the medieval credit economy and the social practices associated with it.

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen , 2021

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2021

Open Archaeology, 2021

Digital methods have undoubtedly become an integral part of archaeology in recent decades. This h... more Digital methods have undoubtedly become an integral part of archaeology in recent decades. This has had a major impact on how archaeological knowledge is produced. Accordingly, there has been a recent increase in the number of studies addressing this issue and calling for a reflexive approach. Although studies have so far focused on the changes in knowledge production in fieldwork practices, studies of postexcavation processes are rare. This way of archaeological knowledge production is described using the analysis of old excavation documentation of the medieval waterfront of Schleswig, northern Germany, through geographic information system. It is achieved by an approach that combines the methodological tool of a chaîne opératoire with concepts based on the actor-network theory, whereby the production of knowledge is understood as a translation network. The approach reveals the individual processing steps and how the data change. Accordingly, for each step, not only are the applied practices described in detail, but also the influence of actors, devices, and documents is mentioned. This allows not only a critical reflection of the approach and a review of the interpretation, but also demonstrates that profound archaeological findings are possible despite data alteration through digital methods.

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architectura. Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Baukunst I Journal of the History of Architecture, 2018

*The full paper is available upon request.* In Summer 1930 the tenement houses with galley acces... more *The full paper is available upon request.*
In Summer 1930 the tenement houses with galley access, the so-called
Laubenganghäuser, were completed in Dessau-Törten. The project reflects the radical rationalism of Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer as well as his sensitivity to the needs of everyday life. The buildings can be considered like organisms with their own specific metabolism. Appreciated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, they have recently been examined in highest detail by an interdisciplinary team ranging from architects to archaeologists. By excavations and the review of rediscovered archival sources, it became possible to reconstruct the state atwhich the Laubenganghäuser were created. Furthermore, conclusions about the lives of the first residents could be drawn. Aspects of everyday life in a Bauhaus building as well as historical events appear as if under a magnifying glass.

Merchants, Measures and Money. Understanding Technologies of Early Trade in a Comparative Perspective. Weight & Value 2, 2021

This paper aims to provide an overview of the archaeological references in respect of the technol... more This paper aims to provide an overview of the archaeological references in respect of the technology of medieval maritime trade in northern Germany and, in the broader sense, northern Europe. In particular, the periods before detailed written sources in the 14th century dealing with trade are considered. The scope of the trading technologies considered here is not limited to currencies, instruments and watercraft, but explicitly focuses on the infrastructure and topography of the trading sites.
In order to present the complex and changing technologies over the course of the Middle Ages, three different trading places are discussed. Each of which has been subject to outstanding archaeological investigations and which exemplify the situation of its time: the historic Reric (Groß Strömkendorf) in the Wismar Bay, Schleswig at the Schlei and Lübeck.
At Reric, an early medieval Seehandelsplatz, a relatively small long-distance trade is demonstrated. Although in its infancy there is evidence of systematic organisation and was most likely based on barter. As early as the end of the Early Middle Ages, the introduction of the silver weight-based currency system was a major innovation. The further professionalisation of long-distance trade and the associated technological changes are demonstrated by the example of Schleswig, which was founded shortly after the middle of the 11th century. In Schleswig a waterfront topography tailored to needs of sea-borne trade was developed as well as several technologies to control trading activities.
Third, the latest findings from Lübeck illustrate the further change towards an urban topography and more effective technology, which reflect the new status of the largely independent and widely networked merchant.

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Archäologische Nachrichten Schleswig-Holstein, 2020

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Archäologische Nachrichten Schleswig-Holstein, 2020

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Archäologie der Moderne. Standpunkte und Perspektiven, 2020

In 2018, archaeological studies were carried out as part of an interdisciplinary DFG project on t... more In 2018, archaeological studies were carried out as part of an interdisciplinary DFG project on the so-called Laubenganghäuser [tenement house with galley access] in Dessau-Törten which were erected in 1930 under the second Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer. The aim was to draw conclusions about the contemporary constitution and design of the associated outdoor facilities. Using manifold parallel records, it was possible to dig precise trenches that revealed the relics of several structures, including a multi-phase playground. In addition to the results of the spatial conception of the outdoor facilities, the discovery of a disposal pit filled with household items, debris, warfare material and militaria from 1945 provides insights into the living environment of the early residents of the Laubenganghaus. For the first time, the focus is centred on the users and not on the architects of the Bauhaus buildings in Dessau-Törten, which were built with a decidedly social claim. On the basis of a detailed find analysis, it is shown that a differentiated consumer behaviour prevailed which reflects modest wealth. In addition, the material remains reveal insights into the effects of Nazi rule and World War II on the Törten residents in general, as well as on Jewish people and a „Volkssturm“ member in particular. The article furnishes information not only on the background and results of the research but also provides a description of the methodological approach and detailed analyses of the diverse find categories. With its deliberate attention to detail, it should contribute to the establishment of best practice methods and provide suggestions for comparable studies within Contemporary Archaeology.

Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit 33, 2020

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Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters. Beiheft 26 (Bonn 2018)., 2018

The city of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of... more The city of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of the Jutland peninsula between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is situated. Due to this favorable topographical situation, large amounts of the goods that have been transferred between these regions as well as the European continent and Scandinavia ran via this spot for over a half millennium. The extensive interaction can be traced back to the early Viking-age, when the well-known emporium of Hedeby was established. During the course of 11th century Schleswig succeeds Hedeby and takes over several functions of the old center – foremost the one as an important trading place. For instance as early as in 1086 Schleswig is mentioned as a “port” and “highly frequented place” where ships leave continuously to several destinations.
Due to the project "Between Vikings and the Hanseatic League - continuity and change of the major trading hub Hedeby/Schleswig in the 11th century" financed by the VW-Foundation between 2012 and 2015, the transition process and the formation of Schleswig have recently moved into the focus of new investigations. As a part of the project, my PhD dealt with the analysis of a number of old excavations from the 1070ies and 80ies, whose features have always been connected with the port of Schleswig. Due to very good preservation conditions for organic material those excavations uncovered large numbers of wooden structures which have been well documented. Using a geographical information system (GIS) and database programs, these structures have been systematically recorded digitally and analyzed in a whole for the first time. They draw an image of a complex and rapidly developing waterfront in the transition from Late Viking Age to the High Middle Ages. Within a time span of just 25 years, a large part of the shore of the old town peninsula as well as the neighboring shallow waters have been systematically occupied. Starting in the 1070ies with a plot layout and a connecting road infrastructure, the building activities quickly reached out into the Schlei fjord where large dams were erected in alignment to the plots. Afterwards both plots and dams where covered by buildings and other structures. While the major initiative behind these actions must be traced back to a high-ranked authority, most structures have been established individually by different actors. Furthermore a couple of specific artifact types proof the engagement of those people in the long distance trade. With the construction of plots and dams they created themselves properties and an efficient infrastructure on an advantageous spot for commercial transactions. The structures provided easy and secure access to the Schlei fjord and therefore to trading vessels, but were also favorable for foreign merchants who were according to contemporary sources hosted by the inhabitants. In addition to that, empty spaces that functioned as public marketplaces have been established. Up to 1100 the dams were extended frequently until large parts of the shallow water in front of the city were occupied. Compared to other medieval ports in northern Europe this development is of an outstanding intensity and rapidness.
The topography and expansion of the Schleswig waterfront is most notably to be understood against the background of the emerging professional merchant seafaring since 1000 which accompanies with increasing amounts of cargo, larger seagoing trading vessels and the consolidation of trade networks. Thereby the recent investigations on the Schleswig waterfront provide detailed information on the specific infrastructure of a high medieval city whose economic power relied to large amounts on its far-ranging connections.

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Felix Rösch, Die Wüstung Bad Malente-Grellenkamp. Eine Siedlung des hochmittelalterlichen Landesausbaus in Ostholstein. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie 212 (Bonn 2012)., 2012

The book deals with the explorations of the deserted settlement of Bad Malente-Grellenkamp in th... more The book deals with the explorations of the deserted
settlement of Bad Malente-Grellenkamp in the
Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and
its role in connection with the internal colonization
(“Landesausbau”) in the High Middle Ages. It is
based on the results of a salvage excavation, which
was executed by the Archaeological State Office of
Schleswig-Holstein (Archäologisches Landesamt
Schleswig-Holstein) and took two months.
The settlement is located in the midst of a landscape
full of hills in the east of Schleswig-Holstein (so
called “Ostholsteinische Schweiz“) near the historical
course of the river Schwentine between the towns
Eutin and Malente on a spit of land, which is at three
sides surrounded through the brook of the Neudorfer-
Teich Aue.
Out of 500 features it is possible to identify six big
and three small buildings in earthfast posts.
Three of the buildings (2, 3 and 6) with a
length up to 24,50 m and a width up to 12,00 m have
ship-shaped sidewalls. Building 6 is only half complete
and has a side room as well as a wooden panelled
earthcellar. The bigger buildings 3 and 6 belong
to the earlier buildings of the settlement, which
come up in the middle of the 12th century. These
have a lot of parallels in the Dutch region, in Westfalen/
Germany and in other regions. Examples are the
„Gasselte“ types, especially type B.
The other three big buildings (1, 4 and 5) are probably
built in the 13th century and have a rectangular
ground plan. The length of these buildings is between
15,00 and 16,50 m and the breadth goes up to
11,00 m. Two of them contain side rooms, on top of
that there are hints for interior room partitions. A
fire place and probably cattle boxes were identified
in one house. For these buildings there are also parallels,
but they cannot be connected with a special
type or region. At least in two cases it is quite sure
that the rectangular buildings developed from the
ship-shaped buildings on the way to the Low-German
aisled house (“Niederdeutsches Hallenhaus”).
Two of the small buildings are storage houses, the
third one probably serves as connection for two bigger
buildings.
Further results of examination are two bigger storage
pits, a number of smaller pits with different
functions, one potential house pit, as known from
Slavonic settlements, some fire places and probably
one oven.
In the second big chapter the type of finds
is analysed in connection with its material. The most
parts are – as expected – the ceramics, which are
differentiated and analysed according to their types.
The interpretation is based on known registration
systems. The aim of the registration is mainly the
possibility to get a foundation to date the features/
structures and thereby the whole settlement. About
20 % of the ceramics are of Slavonic workmanship, it
is nearly only young Slavonic latticing ware with late
and very late edge profile characteristics. By that this
ceramic type can be dated approximately in the second
half of the 11th and 12th century.
The biggest group is represented by hard grey
earthenware, which makes with 1800 fragments
about 80 % of the whole ceramics. 20 % are of the
roughly done variation a. Besides an extended interpretation
of the edge forms, also characteristics like
functiontypes, decorations and the handling of the
hard grey earthenware are analysed. The most of the
hard grey earthenware can be dated in the 12th and
13th century by their forms, while there are only a
few signs for a use in the 14th century. This impression
is confirmed by the rest of the ceramic sorts,
which are only there in one of thousands: three sorts
of near-stoneware as well as yellow, red and red glazed
earthenware.
The rest of the finds is more or less typical for a
villagelike, agricultural settlement. Between the
iron-findings there are a lot of nails, spike-grip knives,
holders and mountings, two buckles, one sickle
and an axe. Between the coloured metal finds,
which are of copper, with the exception of two pieces
of lead, some pieces are very interesting. There
is one Slavonic hollow temple-ring, which is to
be dated in the second half of the 12th century, one
ring with a glass inlay, further on one chandelier and
a cock plug, both of them dating to post medieval
times. Besides there are mountings, one buckle and
two rims of former vessels. The identification of animal
bones is done, but it is not very representative
because of their small material base. They can just be
used for a vague hypothesis about the economic way
of life. Other finds consist in a spindle-whorl and a
grindstone. Clear hints to craftwork do not exist.
The result of the former evaluations is that there
have been five overlapping phases in the chronology
of the settlement, which show the development and
the following of the buildings in Grellenkamp.
The beginning of the settlement can probably be
dated in the midst of the 11th century in Late Slavonic
Times. During the 12th and 13th century it experienced
its climax and ended in the course of the
14th century. Buildings cannot be identified in the
late phase of the settlement of Grellenkamp. A reason
for that could be the change to wood frame constructions
that hardly leave any archaeological record.
The structure of the settlement is explained in
another chapter. In connection with the Slavonic
Age, mostly only hypotheses based on other
examples can be made, but related to the buildings
there are indications. The plateau of the spit of land
in the following period is at least covered with one,
probably two, at most up to four farmsteads at the
same time. The constitution of the farmsteads differs.
There are examples for buildings arranged in a
rectangle and located around a place with only very
few findings or for single-unit farmsteads that combine
housing, storing and living. The farmsteads
seem to have been built more according to natural
geographic conditions than to a given settlement
pattern. On top of that it looks as if the extent of the
settlement is also restricted, because the spit of land
has only another area with building possibilities in
the south-east. The size and the settlement pattern
come close to that of a hamlet. The inhabitants probably
might have been country people (such as farmers
and their families, maids and grooms) of the
High and Late Middle Ages, who earned their living
by agricultural production.
In two closing chapters the whole finds are ordered
according to the archaeological and historical
context. The founding of the Grellenkamp
takes place during Late Slavonic Times, which
are characterized through a strong rising of settlements
in places near water. This age has a remarkable
number of conflicts: These conflicts come up between
western and Slavonic Lords, in between several
groups and followers of different believes. The conflicts
calms down because of the final conquering of
eastern Holstein by the counts of Holstein, which
bring up massive changes. In 1143 count Adolf II. for
example brings settlers from the west to the country
to rise the internal colonization . Because of
that an expulsion of the Slavonic inhabitants in many
places can be notified. In the course of 13th century
the Slavonic inhabitants are again included and become
assimilated during the Late Middle Ages. Grellenkamp
profited by the transfer of the settlers from
the west. Its ship-shaped buildings reflect the knowledge
transfer, which is initiated through this process.
Before that such ground plans were completely
unknown in Schleswig-Holstein; this is the first
direct archaeological indication for the immigration
of people connected with the medieval eastward
migration in Central Europe (“Ostsiedlung”). Before,
this moving in was only known from written
sources.
In the 13th century in Grellenkamp the type of
building changes to rectangular houses. Connected
with that the spectrum of finds differs from the
12th century: the diversity of hard grey earthenware
forms rise, red earthenware increases as well as nearstoneware
while hard grey earthenware in the variation
a and Slavonic ceramic decreases. The century is
characterized through various processes of extended
internal colonization. In Schleswig-Holstein towns
and abbeys are founded, the parish church net develops
and lots of (fortified) gentry’s estates arise at the
end of the century.
With the beginning of the 14th century the nearly
200 years lasting phase of internal colonization
comes to an end. Through the various crises during
the Late Middle Ages the population decreases
massively and a lot of settlements and farmsteads are
abandoned, others are amalgamated. This fate also
happens to Grellenkamp, there exist only a very few
archaeological finds for that time. So this place becomes
a deserted settlement at least in the middle of
the 14th century.
Written sources give indications for a connection
of the settlement of Grellenkamp with the historical
village Beutin, which was abandoned in the 16th
century. This village is supposed to be on the north
side of the Neudorfer-Teich brook. The existence
of a settlement in that place can only be verified
by surveys.
So one can tell, that the deserted settlement Bad
Malente-Grellenkamp is an extraordinary archaeological
ground in Northern Germany. This is proved
by the first appearance of singular ground plans
in this area, the high proportion of early hard grey
earthenware as well as the correlation of the finds
with historical conditions and processes especially
connected with the medieval eastward migration in
Central Europe. Thereby Grellenkamp can enlighten
some missing links in medieval archaeology and improve
this field of exploration.

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen (AIN), 2023

eit der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Südwesten Deutschlands 2021 ist sie wieder in aller Munde-die an... more eit der Hochwasserkatastrophe im Südwesten Deutschlands 2021 ist sie wieder in aller Munde-die analoge Sirene, die nach dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs vielerorts aus den Gemeinden verschwand. Doch das vermeintlich obsolete Warnsystem erlebt eine Renaissance, nachdem der Öffentlich keit die Störungsanfälligkeit digitaler Kommunikationswege schmerzhaft ins Bewusstsein gerufen wurde. So ist es geradezu ein "Treppenwitz der Geschichte", dass ein Mönch in Beyenburg bei Wuppertal nach dem Zusammenbruch des Mo bilfunknetzes auf die mittelalterliche Glocke im Kirchturm zurückgriff, womit es ihm gelang, durch Sturmläuten viele Anwohner vor der drohenden Überflutung zu warnen. Die Verwendung akustischer Signale zur Warnung und Informationsübermittlung ist wahrscheinlich so alt wie die Menschheit selbst. Ihr größter Vorteil liegt darin, dass Töne die Eigenschaft besitzen, eine beliebige Anzahl an Empfängern, solange sie sich in der Reichweite des Schalls befinden, überall 157 Abb. ad a) Gewundenes Keramikhorn (Replik), b) gebogenes Keramikhorn (Replik), c) Kuhhorn, d) modernes Signalhorn (Martinshorn).

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Zeitschrift für Lübeckische Geschichte, 2023

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Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters, 2023

"The pdf is available upon request" Land defence installations, so-called Landwehren consisting ... more "The pdf is available upon request"

Land defence installations, so-called Landwehren consisting of ramparts, ditches and towers, have beena popular subject in regional history for quite some time, as the fortifications have left traces in the cultural
landscape in many places. With few exceptions, however, there has been a lack of studies devoted to overarching questions - for example, little is known about communication between watchtowers and the town.
This is where this article comes in, examining the extent to which optical and acoustic signalling devices were used on watchtowers and church towers, which instruments were used for this purpose and how effective
they were. In order to investigate the effect of signalling devices in space, spatial methods were combined with archaeoacoustic approaches. Using the example of the Göttingen Landwehr, various analyses show how
optical and acoustic signals functioned in communication between towers and the town and under which conditions they could be used effectively. The influence of location, relief, vegetation and weather conditions is discussed as well as the functionality of different signalling instruments. Finally, an assessment of the different communication possibilities is made and the potential of further archaeoacoustic investigations in medieval and early modern settings discussed.

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Vom Ende her denken. Beiträge zur Archäologie im Hanseraum und darüber hinaus. Festschrift für Manfred Schneider., 2023

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2022

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2022

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Berichte zur Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen, Heft 2, 2022

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Das Mittelalter, 2022

From a medieval archaeological perspective, obvious sources for evidence of credit are limited or... more From a medieval archaeological perspective, obvious sources for evidence of credit are limited or only indirectly available. This is even more true for the Early and High Middle Ages and the regions of Northern Europe, where even the written sources provide little evidence of pledged objects or means of payment. Nevertheless, a number of artefacts found mainly in (proto) urban trade centers can be linked to credit systems, or at least to overarching currency areas and the social conceptions attached to them. Besides tally sticks, these are standardized ingots and a weight-related monetary system based on silver. These artefacts can thus be understood not only as part of an economic system, but also as part of a process of social interaction by which routine was established and trustworthiness communicated. Security was an essential requirement for credit transactions, as it was for trade. The paper thus discusses the mobile material sources on the medieval credit economy and the social practices associated with it.

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen , 2021

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Archäologie in Niedersachsen, 2021

Open Archaeology, 2021

Digital methods have undoubtedly become an integral part of archaeology in recent decades. This h... more Digital methods have undoubtedly become an integral part of archaeology in recent decades. This has had a major impact on how archaeological knowledge is produced. Accordingly, there has been a recent increase in the number of studies addressing this issue and calling for a reflexive approach. Although studies have so far focused on the changes in knowledge production in fieldwork practices, studies of postexcavation processes are rare. This way of archaeological knowledge production is described using the analysis of old excavation documentation of the medieval waterfront of Schleswig, northern Germany, through geographic information system. It is achieved by an approach that combines the methodological tool of a chaîne opératoire with concepts based on the actor-network theory, whereby the production of knowledge is understood as a translation network. The approach reveals the individual processing steps and how the data change. Accordingly, for each step, not only are the applied practices described in detail, but also the influence of actors, devices, and documents is mentioned. This allows not only a critical reflection of the approach and a review of the interpretation, but also demonstrates that profound archaeological findings are possible despite data alteration through digital methods.

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architectura. Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Baukunst I Journal of the History of Architecture, 2018

*The full paper is available upon request.* In Summer 1930 the tenement houses with galley acces... more *The full paper is available upon request.*
In Summer 1930 the tenement houses with galley access, the so-called
Laubenganghäuser, were completed in Dessau-Törten. The project reflects the radical rationalism of Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer as well as his sensitivity to the needs of everyday life. The buildings can be considered like organisms with their own specific metabolism. Appreciated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, they have recently been examined in highest detail by an interdisciplinary team ranging from architects to archaeologists. By excavations and the review of rediscovered archival sources, it became possible to reconstruct the state atwhich the Laubenganghäuser were created. Furthermore, conclusions about the lives of the first residents could be drawn. Aspects of everyday life in a Bauhaus building as well as historical events appear as if under a magnifying glass.

Merchants, Measures and Money. Understanding Technologies of Early Trade in a Comparative Perspective. Weight & Value 2, 2021

This paper aims to provide an overview of the archaeological references in respect of the technol... more This paper aims to provide an overview of the archaeological references in respect of the technology of medieval maritime trade in northern Germany and, in the broader sense, northern Europe. In particular, the periods before detailed written sources in the 14th century dealing with trade are considered. The scope of the trading technologies considered here is not limited to currencies, instruments and watercraft, but explicitly focuses on the infrastructure and topography of the trading sites.
In order to present the complex and changing technologies over the course of the Middle Ages, three different trading places are discussed. Each of which has been subject to outstanding archaeological investigations and which exemplify the situation of its time: the historic Reric (Groß Strömkendorf) in the Wismar Bay, Schleswig at the Schlei and Lübeck.
At Reric, an early medieval Seehandelsplatz, a relatively small long-distance trade is demonstrated. Although in its infancy there is evidence of systematic organisation and was most likely based on barter. As early as the end of the Early Middle Ages, the introduction of the silver weight-based currency system was a major innovation. The further professionalisation of long-distance trade and the associated technological changes are demonstrated by the example of Schleswig, which was founded shortly after the middle of the 11th century. In Schleswig a waterfront topography tailored to needs of sea-borne trade was developed as well as several technologies to control trading activities.
Third, the latest findings from Lübeck illustrate the further change towards an urban topography and more effective technology, which reflect the new status of the largely independent and widely networked merchant.

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Archäologie der Moderne. Standpunkte und Perspektiven, 2020

In 2018, archaeological studies were carried out as part of an interdisciplinary DFG project on t... more In 2018, archaeological studies were carried out as part of an interdisciplinary DFG project on the so-called Laubenganghäuser [tenement house with galley access] in Dessau-Törten which were erected in 1930 under the second Bauhaus director Hannes Meyer. The aim was to draw conclusions about the contemporary constitution and design of the associated outdoor facilities. Using manifold parallel records, it was possible to dig precise trenches that revealed the relics of several structures, including a multi-phase playground. In addition to the results of the spatial conception of the outdoor facilities, the discovery of a disposal pit filled with household items, debris, warfare material and militaria from 1945 provides insights into the living environment of the early residents of the Laubenganghaus. For the first time, the focus is centred on the users and not on the architects of the Bauhaus buildings in Dessau-Törten, which were built with a decidedly social claim. On the basis of a detailed find analysis, it is shown that a differentiated consumer behaviour prevailed which reflects modest wealth. In addition, the material remains reveal insights into the effects of Nazi rule and World War II on the Törten residents in general, as well as on Jewish people and a „Volkssturm“ member in particular. The article furnishes information not only on the background and results of the research but also provides a description of the methodological approach and detailed analyses of the diverse find categories. With its deliberate attention to detail, it should contribute to the establishment of best practice methods and provide suggestions for comparable studies within Contemporary Archaeology.

Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit 33, 2020

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Mitteilungen des Vereins für Anhaltische Landeskunde, 2019

This paper summarizes the main findings of several excavation campaigns conducted in 2017 and 201... more This paper summarizes the main findings of several excavation campaigns conducted in 2017 and 2018 at Anhalt castle and the adjunct deserted village in the lower Harz mountains. In the village houses, hearths and ovens, probably linked to iron production, were unearthed.

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LSA VERM. Zeitschrift für das Öffentliche Vermessungswesen des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, 2019

A brief paper on the use and advantages of GIS at archaeological excavations presented via two ca... more A brief paper on the use and advantages of GIS at archaeological excavations presented via two case studies. 1. the deserted medieval settlement Dorf Anhalt belonging to the Anhalt castle in the Harz mountains and 2. the excavation of the outside facilities of a Bauhaus Laubenganghaus in Dessau-Törten (built in 1930).

Nachrichten aus Niedersachsens Urgeschichte, 2022

Die Rolle der nordfriesischen Inseln im frühmittelalterlichen Kommunikationsnetzwerk. Studien zur... more Die Rolle der nordfriesischen Inseln im frühmittelalterlichen Kommunikationsnetzwerk.
Studien zur Landschafts­ und Siedlungsgeschichte
im südlichen Nordseegebiet 11
Rahden / Westfalen, Verlag Marie Leidorf, 2020
Textband 1: 363 S. m. 121 Abb., 25 Tab., 19 Taf. u. 4
Anhängen
Katalogband 2: 218 S. m. 121 Abb. u. 1 Tab.
ISBN 978­3­86757­341­2

Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 48, 2021

EAA, 2022

The marketplace is one of the most distinct features of the European medieval town. It underwent ... more The marketplace is one of the most distinct features of the European medieval town. It underwent manifold developments resulting in complex life trajectories and biographies that have a direct effect on their archaeological content as well as visibility. The reasons for this relate first of all to the changing concepts and significances of what it means to hold a market. In the early medieval period markets were held ad hoc in open air, in the framework of assembly and ceremonial meetings. To hold a market would result in individual pits with residues of craftsmanship, or dark earths with organic deposits. From the moment ports and emporia developed, markets get not only associated with semi-permanent infrastructure and deposits related to this infrastructure. In the late medieval period, many markets evolved into the monumental public space of towns, as well as "shops" and warehouses. In the latter case, written sources enlighten us about the merchants and their policies and products, without a clear view on the materiality of the traded goods. In the other cases, the archaeological signal will stand alone without detailed written sources about merchants and their agency which makes it much harder to interpret them. In this session, we will focus on interdisciplinary approaches, implying geoarchaeology and environmental archaeology, and the study of crafts and trade or the use of cultural anthropology which can help us to understand the life trajectories of marketplaces and what it means to hold a market. Furthermore, specific "marketplace landscapes" and their development over the course of the Middle Ages shall be discussed. We are looking for studies and approaches from all over Europe, relating to markets and trade in the broad medieval period (4th c-18th c).

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Vorträge des Instituts für vergleichende Städtegeschichte, 2023

https://youtu.be/51gB0ldJvsM?si=ufUkSg8P8Xf6Qfyd

Öffentlicher Abendvortrag DEGUWA Konferenz 2023 , 2023

Im Sommer 2021 gab es einen spektakulären Fund in der Trave: Taucher entdeckten ein historisches ... more Im Sommer 2021 gab es einen spektakulären Fund in der Trave: Taucher entdeckten ein historisches Schiff. Das mit über 140 Fässern beladene Handelsschiff war kurz vor seinem Ziel aus bisher ungeklärter Ursache gesunken.
Der Vortrag von Dr. Fritz Jürgens und Dr. Felix Rösch am 24. März erläutert die Entdeckungsgeschichte, die bisherigen Untersuchungen sowie die zukünftig geplanten Maßnahmen. Dabei wird auch auf den historischen Kontext und die Bedeutung des ersten originalen Lübecker Hanseschiffes für den Schiffbau und die Schifffahrt der Hansezeit eingegangen.
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Der Vortrag ist Teil der Konferenz IN POSEIDONS REICH XXVIII – »Das Zeitalter der Hanse im Spiegel der Unterwasserarchäologie« der Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Unterwasserarchäologie e.V. (DEGUWA). Das komplette Programm der Konferenz findet ihr auf der Website der DEGUWA: http://www.deguwa.org/

EAA Presentation, 2018

The town of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of... more The town of Schleswig is located at the inner end of the Schlei fjord, where the smallest part of the Jutland peninsula between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is situated. Due to this favorable topographical situation large amounts of the goods have been transferred via this spot for over a half millennium. The extensive interaction can be traced back to the early Viking-age, when the emporium of Hedeby was established. During the course of 11th century Schleswig takes over. The transition process and the foundation of Schleswig have recently moved into the focus of new investigations. The analysis of almost 9000 wooden features resulted in an image of a complex and rapidly developing waterfront in the transition from Late Viking Age to the High Middle Ages. Within a time span of just 25 years, large areas were systematically occupied. Starting out with a plot

layout and a street infrastructure, the building activities quickly reached out into the Schlei fjord where large dams were erected in alignment to the plots. On those structures properties with buildings, pens, wells etc were developed as well as a large public mar-ketplace. While the major initiative behind these actions must be traced back to the Danish kings, most structures have been established individually by different actors who were engaged in the long-distance trade. Compared to other medieval ports in Northern Europe this development was of an outstanding intensity and rapidness. The Schleswig waterfront is most notably to be understood against the background of the emerging professional merchant seafaring which accompanies with increasing amounts of cargo, larger trading vessels and the consolidation of trade networks. Thereby the investigations on the Schleswig waterfront provide detailed information on the specific infrastructure of a high-medieval town whose economic power relied to large amounts on its far-ranging connections.

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Radio Corax, 2019

Archäolog*innen um Felix Rösch haben bei den Laubenganghäusern Hannes Meyers in Dessau-Törten (19... more Archäolog*innen um Felix Rösch haben bei den Laubenganghäusern Hannes Meyers in Dessau-Törten (1929-1930) Ausgrabungen durchgeführt. Was die Funde über die architektonischen Ideen und die reale Wohnnutzung seit der Erbauungszeit aussagen, darüber sprach Rösch im Interview mit Radio Corax.

https://www.freie-radios.net/96158

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Der Unterharz, über Jahrtausende ein peripherer Raum, wird im Zuge des hochmittelalterlichen Land... more Der Unterharz, über Jahrtausende ein peripherer Raum, wird im Zuge des hochmittelalterlichen Landesausbaus Ort intensiver Besiedlungsbestrebungen. Regionale Adelsgeschlechter und andere Akteure ergreifen die Initiative, bauen Burgen, gründen Dörfer und erschließen Rohstoffquellen, die das Mittelgebirge bis heute prägen.
Auf Grundlage aktueller Forschungen wollen wir einen Überblick über die konstruierte mittelalterliche Kulturlandschaft im Unterharz geben und diese anhand von zwei Beispielen genauer betrachten. Zum einen Burg und Dorf Anhalt, wo die Gewinnung von Verarbeitung von Eisen, der Ausbau zur repräsentativen Höhenburg und das Wachstum des Dorfes deutliche Spuren in der Landschaft hinterlassen haben. Zum anderen die Wüstungen Baurod und Borghusen, zwei Siedlungen, deren Umgebung von intensiven Versuchen zeugt, die kargen Böden durch Reliefgestaltungen ertragreicher zu machen.

Schleswig, der mittelalterliche Nachfolger der bekannten Wikingerstadt Haithabu, zählt zu den bed... more Schleswig, der mittelalterliche Nachfolger der bekannten Wikingerstadt Haithabu, zählt zu den bedeutendsten Städten des nordeuropäischen Hochmittelalters. Als Bischofssitz war die Stadt mit nicht weniger als sieben Kirchen ausgestattet, Pfalzstandortort des dänischen Königs und Residenz des Herzogs von Schleswig sowie zuvorderst internationales Handelszentrum mit weitreichenden Kontakten. Diese Rolle hatte die Stadt im Zuge des 11. Jahrhunderts von Haithabu übernommen und fungierte daraufhin etwa 150 Jahre lang als zentrale Drehscheibe für den Warenverkehr zwischen Nord- und Ostsee sowie Kontinent und Skandinavien. Bereits 1086 wird Schleswig in der schriftlichen Überlieferung als stark frequentierte Hafenstadt charakterisiert, von der Schiffe zu zahlreichen Küsten Nordeuropas aufbrechen.
Im Gegensatz zur historischen Erforschung rückte Schleswig erst ab den frühen 1970er Jahren in den Blickwinkel der Archäologie. Seitdem wurden jedoch kontinuierlich Ausgrabungen durchgeführt, sodass bis heute nahezu 10% der Altstadt als archäologisch untersucht gelten können. Die bislang umfangreichsten Flächengrabungen fanden dabei in der Plessenstraße und Hafenstraße, dem historischen Uferbereich der Schlei, statt. Bei diesen Untersuchungen stieß man auf umfangreiche, im Boden konservierte hölzerne Strukturen die schnell mit dem ehemaligen Hafen von Schleswig in Verbindung gebracht werden konnten. Mangels entsprechender Kapazitäten konnten diese Grabungen jedoch erst in jüngster Zeit einer systematischen Analyse unterzogen werden. Diese erfolgte mit modernster Computertechnik, die es ermöglichte, die knapp 10.000 Holzbefunde in ihrem komplexen Kontext zu untersuchen und dreidimensional zu visualisieren. Dadurch gelang es, dass Bild eines sich rapide entwickelnden Hafenviertels in der Umbruchszeit zwischen Wikingern und Hanse zu zeichnen.
Der Vortrag erläutert die systematische Gründung und Entwicklung dieses Stadtviertels und stellt dabei die einzelnen infrastrukturellen Elemente vor. Diese reichen von systematisch angelegten Parzellen über multifunktionale Dammgrundstücke und Hafenanlagen bis hin zu öffentlichen Marktarealen und komplexen Verkehrswegen. Insbesondere soll im Vortrag auch auf die beteiligten Akteure eingegangen werden, deren Handlungen durch die archäologische Untersuchung sichtbar geworden sind. So treten sowohl königliche Initiativen als auch tägliche Aktivitäten durch Handwerker und insbesondere Kaufleute hervor, von denen letztere ausschlaggebend für die herausragende ökonomische Bedeutung der Stadt waren. Das ganze erfolgt eingebettet in den Hintergrund der maßgeblichen Entwicklungen dieser Epoche, die sich mit Schlagwörtern wie der Herausbildung des professionellen Fernhandels, der Urbanisierung Nordeuropas und der Christianisierung Skandinaviens umreißen lassen.