Jost Mergen
Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, head of collections
Archaeologist (Provinzialrömische Archäologie, Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Klassische Archäologie)
living in Trier and Cologne, GER
Supervisors: Alexander Heising
Address: Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Weimarer Allee 1, 54290 Trier
living in Trier and Cologne, GER
Supervisors: Alexander Heising
Address: Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Weimarer Allee 1, 54290 Trier
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Der Aufsatz thematisiert anhand des Beispiels ehemaliger Radrennbahnen im nördlichen Rheinland den Umgang mit den Überresten moderner Sportanlagen aus (boden-)denkmalpflegerischer Sicht.
Hier stieß er auf mehrere Gebäudereste, auf Überreste der Bierherstellung vor Ort sowie auf einen Metallhort, aus dem bislang nur der bronzene Porträtkopf des Kaisers Gordian III. bekannt ist. Die Auffindungsumstände dieses herausragenden Fundes und die übrigen Bestandteile des Depots werden hier erstmals vorgelegt.
Since 1791, when he (re)discovered the ruins of the Roman fort of Niederbieber on the Upper-German Limes, he excavated large areas of this fort.
The president of the Prussian Rhine Province was curious about hearing Hoffmanns opinion on excavations in the area of the Roman legionary camp in Bonn. These were carried out by the University of Bonn and just finished a couple of days before his arrival in Bonn.
DEUTSCH:
Soweit der Anfang der Meldung im "ANZEIGER" vom 13.09.1791. Das Jahr markiert im Gebiet des Mittelrheins und darüber hinaus den Beginn einer wissenschaftlich ausgerichteten Archäologie. Der Ausgräber Hoffmann entwickelte bereits im ersten Jahr eigene Grabungsmethoden, die er kurz vor seinem Tod 1820 sogar in Richtlinien festhielt. Sein schriftlicher Nachlass im Fürstlich-Wiedischen Archiv in Neuwied bildet die Grundlage der Dissertation des Verfassers, welche der Frage des wissenschaftlichen Mehrwertes solch alter Quellen für die moderne archäologische Forschung nachgeht. Dabei konnten bisher erstaunliche Ergebnisse erzielt werden - sei es konkret zu einzelnen Baukomplexen im Kastell oder zu längst verschollen geglaubten und seit über 200 Jahren unpublizierten Funden. Zudem besitzen die Dokumente aus der Anfangszeit des "langen 19. Jahrhunderts" einen hohen wissenschaftshistorischen Wert.
ENGLISH:
So much for the beginning of the report in the "ANZEIGER" of September 9th 1791. This year marks the beginning of a scientifically oriented archaeology in the area of the Middle Rhine and beyond. Already in the first year, the excavator Hoffmann developed his own excavation methods, which he even laid down in guidelines shortly before his death in 1820. His written legacy in the "Fürstlich-Wiedisches Archiv" in Neuwied forms the basis of the author's dissertation, which examines the question of the scientific value of such ancient sources for modern archaeological research. Astonishing results have been achieved so far - be it concrete information on individual building complexes in the fort or on finds that were believed to have been lost long ago and have not been published for over 200 years. In addition, the documents from the early period of the "long 19th century" have a high scientific and historical value.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
flasks and coins (except for grave no. 10) points to a group of indigenous people. However, a certain degree of Romanisation can be recognised in the two busta, the use of Roman glass, pottery and finally the decrease of grave goods in some of the mid-second century burials.
Glass vessels and rich services of tableware are signs of the group’s relative prosperity. In those times of prosperity an ending of settlement activities was unlikely. Possibly a change of the villa’s owner or tenant could have prompted the abandonment of the burial site.
Die ausführliche wissenschaftliche Auswertung befindet sich derzeit noch im Druck.
200 years ago Christian Friedrich Hoffmann discovered outstanding objects in the principia of the Roman fort of Niederbieber
http://lvrlandesmuseumbonn.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/ein-milchbartiger-romer-wird-200/
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March 22-25 2023 at LandesMuseum Bonn (GER)
"New Challenges: Archaeological Heritage Management and the Archaeology of the 18th to 20th centuries"
Abstract:
The invention of the bicycle in the 19th century gained enormous popularity as a means of transportation and as a show and sports device. In addition to road races, track cycling became a magnet for spectators, attracting thousands to the velodromes in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In the Rhineland, too, cyclists fought for valuable seconds, cheered on by thousands of spectators in Cologne, Krefeld, Düsseldorf, and Wuppertal, as well as in small towns like Alsdorf, Wassenberg, Euskirchen, and Düren. Cyclists became the first sports stars of the still young century. Daring races in the slipstream of heavy motor-paced motorcycles, the so called stayer-races, often had fatal consequences.
The most characteristic feature of the race tracks and a prerequisite for maintaining high racing speeds are the banked curves.
In total, 65 cycling tracks have been identified in the Rhineland so far. Of these, only three remain today. These tracks date from the 1890s to the mid 1950s, but the peak of track cycling was before and after World War One.
The increasing land consumption of growing cities and towns often affects the old sports facilities in their immediate vicinity. Such facilities have been overlooked or barely considered from the perspective of monument preservation and archaeological conservation.
With this presentation, I would like to initiate a discussion on the topic of "Modern Sports Facilities" in the field of heritage management and preservation.
--- questions and discussion on the topic of heritage management of modern age sports facilities are very welcome ---
Der Aufsatz thematisiert anhand des Beispiels ehemaliger Radrennbahnen im nördlichen Rheinland den Umgang mit den Überresten moderner Sportanlagen aus (boden-)denkmalpflegerischer Sicht.
Hier stieß er auf mehrere Gebäudereste, auf Überreste der Bierherstellung vor Ort sowie auf einen Metallhort, aus dem bislang nur der bronzene Porträtkopf des Kaisers Gordian III. bekannt ist. Die Auffindungsumstände dieses herausragenden Fundes und die übrigen Bestandteile des Depots werden hier erstmals vorgelegt.
Since 1791, when he (re)discovered the ruins of the Roman fort of Niederbieber on the Upper-German Limes, he excavated large areas of this fort.
The president of the Prussian Rhine Province was curious about hearing Hoffmanns opinion on excavations in the area of the Roman legionary camp in Bonn. These were carried out by the University of Bonn and just finished a couple of days before his arrival in Bonn.
DEUTSCH:
Soweit der Anfang der Meldung im "ANZEIGER" vom 13.09.1791. Das Jahr markiert im Gebiet des Mittelrheins und darüber hinaus den Beginn einer wissenschaftlich ausgerichteten Archäologie. Der Ausgräber Hoffmann entwickelte bereits im ersten Jahr eigene Grabungsmethoden, die er kurz vor seinem Tod 1820 sogar in Richtlinien festhielt. Sein schriftlicher Nachlass im Fürstlich-Wiedischen Archiv in Neuwied bildet die Grundlage der Dissertation des Verfassers, welche der Frage des wissenschaftlichen Mehrwertes solch alter Quellen für die moderne archäologische Forschung nachgeht. Dabei konnten bisher erstaunliche Ergebnisse erzielt werden - sei es konkret zu einzelnen Baukomplexen im Kastell oder zu längst verschollen geglaubten und seit über 200 Jahren unpublizierten Funden. Zudem besitzen die Dokumente aus der Anfangszeit des "langen 19. Jahrhunderts" einen hohen wissenschaftshistorischen Wert.
ENGLISH:
So much for the beginning of the report in the "ANZEIGER" of September 9th 1791. This year marks the beginning of a scientifically oriented archaeology in the area of the Middle Rhine and beyond. Already in the first year, the excavator Hoffmann developed his own excavation methods, which he even laid down in guidelines shortly before his death in 1820. His written legacy in the "Fürstlich-Wiedisches Archiv" in Neuwied forms the basis of the author's dissertation, which examines the question of the scientific value of such ancient sources for modern archaeological research. Astonishing results have been achieved so far - be it concrete information on individual building complexes in the fort or on finds that were believed to have been lost long ago and have not been published for over 200 years. In addition, the documents from the early period of the "long 19th century" have a high scientific and historical value.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
flasks and coins (except for grave no. 10) points to a group of indigenous people. However, a certain degree of Romanisation can be recognised in the two busta, the use of Roman glass, pottery and finally the decrease of grave goods in some of the mid-second century burials.
Glass vessels and rich services of tableware are signs of the group’s relative prosperity. In those times of prosperity an ending of settlement activities was unlikely. Possibly a change of the villa’s owner or tenant could have prompted the abandonment of the burial site.
Die ausführliche wissenschaftliche Auswertung befindet sich derzeit noch im Druck.
200 years ago Christian Friedrich Hoffmann discovered outstanding objects in the principia of the Roman fort of Niederbieber
http://lvrlandesmuseumbonn.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/ein-milchbartiger-romer-wird-200/
March 22-25 2023 at LandesMuseum Bonn (GER)
"New Challenges: Archaeological Heritage Management and the Archaeology of the 18th to 20th centuries"
Abstract:
The invention of the bicycle in the 19th century gained enormous popularity as a means of transportation and as a show and sports device. In addition to road races, track cycling became a magnet for spectators, attracting thousands to the velodromes in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In the Rhineland, too, cyclists fought for valuable seconds, cheered on by thousands of spectators in Cologne, Krefeld, Düsseldorf, and Wuppertal, as well as in small towns like Alsdorf, Wassenberg, Euskirchen, and Düren. Cyclists became the first sports stars of the still young century. Daring races in the slipstream of heavy motor-paced motorcycles, the so called stayer-races, often had fatal consequences.
The most characteristic feature of the race tracks and a prerequisite for maintaining high racing speeds are the banked curves.
In total, 65 cycling tracks have been identified in the Rhineland so far. Of these, only three remain today. These tracks date from the 1890s to the mid 1950s, but the peak of track cycling was before and after World War One.
The increasing land consumption of growing cities and towns often affects the old sports facilities in their immediate vicinity. Such facilities have been overlooked or barely considered from the perspective of monument preservation and archaeological conservation.
With this presentation, I would like to initiate a discussion on the topic of "Modern Sports Facilities" in the field of heritage management and preservation.
--- questions and discussion on the topic of heritage management of modern age sports facilities are very welcome ---
In 1791, Christian Friedrich Hoffmann, the private teacher of the Wiedian princes, rediscovered the ruins
of the Roman fort of Niederbieber on the northern Upper-German Limes. During his excavation campaign
of 1814 he found an iron helmet with bronze applications in a room of the principia located next to the
sacellum. The helmet most likely got lost during the destruction of the fort in 260 AD together with the well
known roman signum. Helmets of this specific design were introduced as the “Niederbieber-type” by Paul
Couissin in 1926. For my dissertation thesis about these early 19th century excavations this centerpiece of
the former “Princely-Wiedian antiquities collection” was newly documented and examined. Together with
at least two more pieces of Niederbieber-type helmets it will be published for the first time in detail and the
context of its discovery.