Kenaz goes Germany
04/07/09 21:22 Filed in: Current
Projects
Last week, I
met with Dr. Norbert Goßler and Thomas Kinkeldey from
the Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und
Archäologisches Landesmuseum in Wünsdorf near Berlin.
They are working on a wonderful project concerning
the Slavic Middle Ages (10th - 12th century) in
Germany. The work concerns the excavation of both so
called "Burgs" as well as other settlement for the
Middle Elbe area around Lenzen (Kr. Prignitz, Land
Brandenburg) and is financed by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG-Projekt "Linonen
Westprignitz". More info can be found on their
website www.elbslawen.de.
Residues on several pieces of ceramic were sampled and will be subjected to DTMS analysis in order to determine the nature of the vessel contents. One of the residues comes from a vessel of a type commonly considered to be used for the preparation of pitch. Pitch was well known and commonly used in Slavic times in Germany.
Residues on several pieces of ceramic were sampled and will be subjected to DTMS analysis in order to determine the nature of the vessel contents. One of the residues comes from a vessel of a type commonly considered to be used for the preparation of pitch. Pitch was well known and commonly used in Slavic times in Germany.