vorZEITEN - Time gone by: State Archaeology in Rhineland Palatinate

This book presents selected findings that are representative of the archaeological wealth of Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as up to date information on findings from current research. The Rhine and Moselle make today’s Rhineland-Palatinate region both a hub and a transit area, at times a centre of power, at times a contested border region. The history of this region is one of cultural diversity and cultural encounters, in which the flows of people, goods and ideas – often still visible today – have shaped the region over the millennia.

Table of Contents:
Axel von Berg, Rhineland-Palatinate in change - Landscape and early days Michael Schwab, State Archaeology in Rhineland-Palatinate and more Markus Poschmann, Herbert Lutz, Geology - a wide area Herbert Lutz, Markus Poschmann, The Hunsriick slate and its fossils - Extraordinarily well-preserved variety 400 million years ago Markus Poschmann, Herbert Lutz, Petra Schiifers, The fossil deposit site of Enspel - Development and passing away in the scorching heat of volcanos Axel von Berg, The volcanism of the Eifel Axel von Berg, Early humans Axel von Berg, The Neanderthal of Ochtendung - The oldest man from Rhineland-Palatinate Axel von Berg, The time of the Ice Age hunters Axel von Berg, The hunting station of Neuwied-Gonnersdorf Axel von Berg, The Ice Age comes to an end - Hunters conquer the forests Axel von Berg, The Neolithic - Farmers and cattle breeders Andrea Zeeb-Lanz, Herxheim - a unique ritual place Axel von Berg, The Bronze Age and the Urnfield Period - Warriors, farmers, and bronze founders Rudiger Schulz, The Late Bronze Age burial ground of Schifferstadt Marc Bentz, The Hohenberg - an extraordinary Late Bronze Age height settlement in the southern Palatinate Axel von Berg, A late Urnfield Period bronze hoard from the Karmelenberg near Ochtendung Hans Nortmann, The Iron Age Hans Nortmann, The ceremonial graves of Bescheid and Worms - witnesses of a cultural upheaval Peter Henrich, The early and middle time of the Roman Empire Axel van Berg, The dragon standard from the fort village of Niederbieber Axel van Berg, The window grille of Niederbieber Axel van Berg, The dagger of Niederbieber Marion Witteyer, A piece of the Imperium Romanum - The military occupation from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD Marion Witteyer, A console cornice from the theatre of Moguntiacum/Mainz Marion Witteyer, Elements of military equipment from Mainz Marcus Reuter, Trier - the Rome of the north Ulrich Himmelmann, The crisis of the empire - peoples on the move Axel van Berg, Late antique treasure finds from Mittelstrimmig Ulrich Himmelmann, Richard Petrovszky, The treasure find ofRiilzheim -A Hunnic funerary offering in the west? Cliff Alexander Jost, The Merovingian period - The transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages Cliff Alexander Jost, wealth, power and salvation - The medieval grave field below Mi.insterplatz in Mi.instermaifeld Lukas Clemens, The Middle Ages Axel van Berg, A medieval weapons hoard near Andernach Axel van Berg, The man with the helmet from Andernach Ralf Fischer zu Cramburg, Frisian »twins« at the Middle Rhine -Two sceattas from Rhens Axel van Berg, Carolingian coin fibulae from Andernach Holger Grewe, The palace (Pfalz) of Ingelheim on the Rhine Lukas Clemens, A barbed spur from Schli.isselgasse in Worms Lukas Clemens, A bone comb with bronze grips from Trier Werner Transier, The treasure of Lingen feld Andreas Lehnertz, The seal matrix of the Trier Jew Muskinus Ronald Kniichlein, The Dal berger Hof in Mainz Michael Schwab, The Modern Era Bettina Hiinerfauth, The Junette 38 in Landau/Pfalz - The last battle Joachim Hupe, A return to family ownership after more than 70 years