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Papers by Volker Demuth
I et tidsrom av 8 dager ble det undersøkt ca. 300 qm. Halvparten av feltet ble med gravemaskin fl... more I et tidsrom av 8 dager ble det undersøkt ca. 300 qm. Halvparten av feltet ble med gravemaskin flateavdekket til den sterile undergrunnen, hvor to strukturer (en kokegrop S-1 og en udefinert nedgraving S-2) kunne dokumenteres. På feltets andre halvdel, ble bare en 20-30 cm tykk matjordog pløylag fjernet med maskin. På deler av dette området virket som om rester av et gammelt kulturlag var bevart. Enkelte funn av flintavslag støttet denne antagelsen. Områdets mest lovende del ble så oppdelt i 48 meters ruter, 37 av dem ble mekanisk gravd til undergrunnen. 3 ruter ble såldet, men siden dette viste seg til å være svært tidskrevende, ble resten av feltet bare gravd med graveskje uten sålding. Det ble funnet 100 flintgjenstander, for det meste udefinerte avslag og fragmenter, men også to skrapelignende avslag med bruksretusj, en mulig tverrpil og en flekke. Etter at kulturlaget var gravd til grusundergrunnen, fremsto tre strukturlignende nedgravinger eller forsenkninger (S-3, 4, 5). Alle...
Oppdragsgiver: Statens vegvesen, region vestTo delområder av det større kulturminneområdet "... more Oppdragsgiver: Statens vegvesen, region vestTo delområder av det større kulturminneområdet "Gauselskogen" Id 90536 rett øst for Fv 44/Gauselveien i Stavanger kommune ble gravd ut om våren 2016. Mens det nordlige delområdet viste seg til å være fullstendig funntomt, ble det oppdaget kokegroper og røyser i det sørlige delområdet. Kokegropene og én røys ga dateringer til førromersk jernalder, mens en annen røys ble datert til eldre bronsealder. Meget overraskende var dateringer fra den tredje røysen, hasselnøtteskall fra røysens bunn og en nedgraving ble datert til mesolitikum. Det ble ikke funnet gjenstandsmateriale som bidro til tolkningen av røysenes funksjon, som dermed forblir usikker. Strukturene kan være både spor etter gravlegginger eller agrariske aktiviteter. Uansett viser funnene til en lang tradisjon av menneskelige aktiviteter ved Gauselskogen
AmS-Skrifter, 2020
In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly con... more In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly concentrated in the urban centres. The few finds of pottery from this period in a non-urban context can, however, shed light on the spreading of a continental or Hanseatic culture into the periphery of this country. This paper provides a broad overview of archaeological finds of pottery from Bergen and their implications as sources of cultural history. Furthermore, this paper presents various rural and underwater finds of late medieval and early modern pottery in different regions of Norway, along with a discussion of a possible interpretation of the finds as sources for Hanseatic history.
Europa Postmediaevalis 2018
From the 10th to the 17th century, there was no pottery production in Norway, and all pottery use... more From the 10th to the 17th century, there was no pottery production in Norway, and all pottery used in the country in c. 1000-1650 was imported. This fact is little known outside of Norway, despite the impact the import of pottery would have had on the study of trading patterns throughout this period. Archaeological heritage legislation in Norway leaves all archaeological finds and features dating from after 1537 without legal protection. This has led to the comparably poor state of research and publication of post-medieval pottery in Norway. This paper presents a broad overview of pottery finds from the 16th and 17th centuries in Bergen, which was the largest and most economically important town in the country during this period.
Natascha Mehler, Mark Gardiner, Endre Elvestad (eds.): German Trade in the North Atlantic c. 1400–1700. Interdisciplinary Perspectives; AmS-Skrifter 27; Arkeologisk Museum, University Stavanger, 2019
In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly con... more In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly concentrated in the urban centres. The few finds of pottery from this period in a non-urban context can, however, shed light on the spreading of a continental or Hanseatic culture into the periphery of this country. This paper provides a broad overview of archaeological finds of pottery from Bergen and their implications as sources of cultural history. Furthermore, this paper presents various rural and underwater finds of late medieval and early modern pottery in different regions of Norway, along with a discussion of a possible interpretation of the finds as sources for Hanseatic history.
An Archaeological Perspective on Aspects of Daily Life in the Town's Early Modern Period
Archäologie in Sachsen-Anhalt · 8 · 2016 Grabungsbericht Mahlsdorf (Ldkr. SAW), Altmark
Chapter 20 in the book: Everyday Products in the Middle Ages. Crafts, Consumption and the Individ... more Chapter 20 in the book: Everyday Products in the Middle Ages. Crafts, Consumption and the Individual in Northern Europe, by Ashby, Baug, Hansen (eds.), 2015
The medieval marketplace is a familiar setting in popular and academic accounts of the Middle Ages, but we actually know very little about the people involved in the transactions that took place there, and how their lives were influenced by those transactions. We know still less about the complex networks of individuals whose actions allowed raw materials to be extracted, hewn into objects, stored and ultimately shipped for market. With these elusive individuals in mind, this volume will explore the worlds of actors involved in the lives of objects. We are particularly concerned with everyday products-objects of bone, leather, stone, ceramics, and base metal-their production and use in medieval northern Europe.
Keramik in Mitteldeutschland. Stand der Forschung und Perspektiven, Veröffentlichungen des Landesamtes für Archäologie, Band 57, Dresden 2012, 2012
Journal of Conflict Archaeology, Jan 1, 2009
In 2004, the site of a prisoner of war camp from the First World War was investigated archaeologi... more In 2004, the site of a prisoner of war camp from the First World War was investigated archaeologically during a large rescue excavation project initiated by highway construction works in the municipality of Quedlinburg in the north of the Harz Mountains in Central Germany. During the excavation, numerous structures and finds from the camp were recorded, throwing light on the everyday life of the soldiers imprisoned there. With the addition of previously unknown historical research about the camp, new aspects of an area of modern history that has hitherto received little attention have been revealed.
Die Kunde, Jan 1, 2002
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Books by Volker Demuth
Die Spur der Scherben – Importkeramik des 14.-17. Jahrhunderts aus dem binnenländischen Hanseraum im norwegischen Bergen. Wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Beziehungen im Spiegel der archäologischen Funde, 2023
In museum archives in Bergen and other places in south-western Norway there are numerous ceramic ... more In museum archives in Bergen and other places in south-western Norway there are numerous ceramic objects from the late Middle Ages and the early modern period hitherto hasn’t been subject for scientific analysis. Most of the artefacts come from archaeological investigations; single pieces are from older collections. In the dissertation, the stoneware from the Weser Uplands, from Saxony and the relief-decorated stoneware of the Renaissance is examined in detail and presented in with the respective find context’. Based on the archaeological finds and features, an interpretation model is developed that link the distribution of ceramics with the trade networks of the Hanseatic League. The use of the imported drinking and pouring vessels in Norway enables insight into contemporary drinking habits and the cultural ties in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. The imagery of the relief-decorated stoneware reflects the mentality of the Renaissance.
I et tidsrom av 8 dager ble det undersøkt ca. 300 qm. Halvparten av feltet ble med gravemaskin fl... more I et tidsrom av 8 dager ble det undersøkt ca. 300 qm. Halvparten av feltet ble med gravemaskin flateavdekket til den sterile undergrunnen, hvor to strukturer (en kokegrop S-1 og en udefinert nedgraving S-2) kunne dokumenteres. På feltets andre halvdel, ble bare en 20-30 cm tykk matjordog pløylag fjernet med maskin. På deler av dette området virket som om rester av et gammelt kulturlag var bevart. Enkelte funn av flintavslag støttet denne antagelsen. Områdets mest lovende del ble så oppdelt i 48 meters ruter, 37 av dem ble mekanisk gravd til undergrunnen. 3 ruter ble såldet, men siden dette viste seg til å være svært tidskrevende, ble resten av feltet bare gravd med graveskje uten sålding. Det ble funnet 100 flintgjenstander, for det meste udefinerte avslag og fragmenter, men også to skrapelignende avslag med bruksretusj, en mulig tverrpil og en flekke. Etter at kulturlaget var gravd til grusundergrunnen, fremsto tre strukturlignende nedgravinger eller forsenkninger (S-3, 4, 5). Alle...
Oppdragsgiver: Statens vegvesen, region vestTo delområder av det større kulturminneområdet "... more Oppdragsgiver: Statens vegvesen, region vestTo delområder av det større kulturminneområdet "Gauselskogen" Id 90536 rett øst for Fv 44/Gauselveien i Stavanger kommune ble gravd ut om våren 2016. Mens det nordlige delområdet viste seg til å være fullstendig funntomt, ble det oppdaget kokegroper og røyser i det sørlige delområdet. Kokegropene og én røys ga dateringer til førromersk jernalder, mens en annen røys ble datert til eldre bronsealder. Meget overraskende var dateringer fra den tredje røysen, hasselnøtteskall fra røysens bunn og en nedgraving ble datert til mesolitikum. Det ble ikke funnet gjenstandsmateriale som bidro til tolkningen av røysenes funksjon, som dermed forblir usikker. Strukturene kan være både spor etter gravlegginger eller agrariske aktiviteter. Uansett viser funnene til en lang tradisjon av menneskelige aktiviteter ved Gauselskogen
AmS-Skrifter, 2020
In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly con... more In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly concentrated in the urban centres. The few finds of pottery from this period in a non-urban context can, however, shed light on the spreading of a continental or Hanseatic culture into the periphery of this country. This paper provides a broad overview of archaeological finds of pottery from Bergen and their implications as sources of cultural history. Furthermore, this paper presents various rural and underwater finds of late medieval and early modern pottery in different regions of Norway, along with a discussion of a possible interpretation of the finds as sources for Hanseatic history.
Europa Postmediaevalis 2018
From the 10th to the 17th century, there was no pottery production in Norway, and all pottery use... more From the 10th to the 17th century, there was no pottery production in Norway, and all pottery used in the country in c. 1000-1650 was imported. This fact is little known outside of Norway, despite the impact the import of pottery would have had on the study of trading patterns throughout this period. Archaeological heritage legislation in Norway leaves all archaeological finds and features dating from after 1537 without legal protection. This has led to the comparably poor state of research and publication of post-medieval pottery in Norway. This paper presents a broad overview of pottery finds from the 16th and 17th centuries in Bergen, which was the largest and most economically important town in the country during this period.
Natascha Mehler, Mark Gardiner, Endre Elvestad (eds.): German Trade in the North Atlantic c. 1400–1700. Interdisciplinary Perspectives; AmS-Skrifter 27; Arkeologisk Museum, University Stavanger, 2019
In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly con... more In Norway, pottery from the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries is always imported and mostly concentrated in the urban centres. The few finds of pottery from this period in a non-urban context can, however, shed light on the spreading of a continental or Hanseatic culture into the periphery of this country. This paper provides a broad overview of archaeological finds of pottery from Bergen and their implications as sources of cultural history. Furthermore, this paper presents various rural and underwater finds of late medieval and early modern pottery in different regions of Norway, along with a discussion of a possible interpretation of the finds as sources for Hanseatic history.
An Archaeological Perspective on Aspects of Daily Life in the Town's Early Modern Period
Archäologie in Sachsen-Anhalt · 8 · 2016 Grabungsbericht Mahlsdorf (Ldkr. SAW), Altmark
Chapter 20 in the book: Everyday Products in the Middle Ages. Crafts, Consumption and the Individ... more Chapter 20 in the book: Everyday Products in the Middle Ages. Crafts, Consumption and the Individual in Northern Europe, by Ashby, Baug, Hansen (eds.), 2015
The medieval marketplace is a familiar setting in popular and academic accounts of the Middle Ages, but we actually know very little about the people involved in the transactions that took place there, and how their lives were influenced by those transactions. We know still less about the complex networks of individuals whose actions allowed raw materials to be extracted, hewn into objects, stored and ultimately shipped for market. With these elusive individuals in mind, this volume will explore the worlds of actors involved in the lives of objects. We are particularly concerned with everyday products-objects of bone, leather, stone, ceramics, and base metal-their production and use in medieval northern Europe.
Keramik in Mitteldeutschland. Stand der Forschung und Perspektiven, Veröffentlichungen des Landesamtes für Archäologie, Band 57, Dresden 2012, 2012
Journal of Conflict Archaeology, Jan 1, 2009
In 2004, the site of a prisoner of war camp from the First World War was investigated archaeologi... more In 2004, the site of a prisoner of war camp from the First World War was investigated archaeologically during a large rescue excavation project initiated by highway construction works in the municipality of Quedlinburg in the north of the Harz Mountains in Central Germany. During the excavation, numerous structures and finds from the camp were recorded, throwing light on the everyday life of the soldiers imprisoned there. With the addition of previously unknown historical research about the camp, new aspects of an area of modern history that has hitherto received little attention have been revealed.
Die Kunde, Jan 1, 2002
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Die Spur der Scherben – Importkeramik des 14.-17. Jahrhunderts aus dem binnenländischen Hanseraum im norwegischen Bergen. Wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Beziehungen im Spiegel der archäologischen Funde, 2023
In museum archives in Bergen and other places in south-western Norway there are numerous ceramic ... more In museum archives in Bergen and other places in south-western Norway there are numerous ceramic objects from the late Middle Ages and the early modern period hitherto hasn’t been subject for scientific analysis. Most of the artefacts come from archaeological investigations; single pieces are from older collections. In the dissertation, the stoneware from the Weser Uplands, from Saxony and the relief-decorated stoneware of the Renaissance is examined in detail and presented in with the respective find context’. Based on the archaeological finds and features, an interpretation model is developed that link the distribution of ceramics with the trade networks of the Hanseatic League. The use of the imported drinking and pouring vessels in Norway enables insight into contemporary drinking habits and the cultural ties in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions. The imagery of the relief-decorated stoneware reflects the mentality of the Renaissance.