Scientific Research & excavations

My Qualifications and Experiences
Extracts out of my ontogenetic development and a couple of more or less serious gnawing marks concerning archaeozoology, taphonomy and archaeology.

Zooarchaeology and taphonomy

Since 1999 I am engaged in scientific research in the fields of zooarchaeology and taphonomy.

Until today I worked on bones from the following excavations:

  • Aramus, County Kotayk, Armenia • Urartian fortress, 1st millenium BC
  • Bentumersiel, County Leer, Germany • Roman Iron Age settlement
  • Bremen-Altstadt, Germany • medieval till Early Modern Time town center
  • Bremerhaven-Wulsdorf, Germany • medieval church
  • Bremen-Arsten and Bremen-Hemelingen, Germany • 1st to 3rd century AD deposits
  • Daverden, County Verden, Germany • Bronze Age settlement
  • Ellens, Gemany • medieval terp mound
  • Emstek, Germany • Iron Age settlement
  • Genoeserbusch, Luxembourg • medieval ironworks
  • Jemgumkloster, Germany • medieval terp mound
  • Kemnitz, County Potsdam-Mittelmark, Germany • Bronze Age till Early Iron Age settlement
  • Mörfelden-Kirschnersheck, County Groß-Gerau, Germany • Alamannic settlement
  • Mogador, Morocco • early Phoenician settlement, 1st millennium BC
  • Norden, Germany • medieval Dominican monastery
  • Norden, Germany • medieval terp mound
  • Oldenburg, Germany • medieval till Early Modern Time town center
  • Paderborn, Germany • medieval monastery
  • Sievern, County Cuxhaven, Germany • Iron Age settlement
  • Vechta, Germany • medieval castle

 

  • Collaboration in the design of the permanent exhibition “Wissenswerkstatt Archäologie” at the Focke-Museum Bremen, Germany • 2011
  • Four experts reports for the Landeskriminalamt Bremen, Germany
  • Advice for the preparation of museum educational offers for children concerning archaeozoology and worked bones in the Focke-Museum Bremen, Germany.

Archeology excavations

  • Oldenburg, Niedersachsen • medieval town center • 5-7/2010, 2-6/2011
  • Emstek, County Cloppenburg, Niedersachsen • Early Iron Age settlement • 9/2003, 10-11/2004, 3-4/2005, 3-4/2010
  • Aramus, County Kotayk, Armenia • Urartian fortress • 9-10/2004, 9-10/2005, 9-10/2006, 9/2007, 9/2008
  • Langwedel, County Verden, • Early Modern fortress • 4/2007
  • Straguth, County Anhalt-Zerbst, Sachsen-Anhalt • Bronze Age features • 10/2005
  • Uelsen, County Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen • Bronze Age Urn Cemetary • 5/2005
  • Verden, Niedersachsen • late medieval house • 6-7/2004
  • Stade-Wiepenkathen, Niedersachsen • Bronze Age urn cemetery and medieval settlement • 11/2001
  • Cloppenburg • medieval settlement • 7-10/2001
  • Kemnitz, County Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg • Middle till Late Bronze Age settlement • 6-7/2001
  • Neuzelle, County Oder-Spree, Brandenburg • Late Iron Age settlement • 5/2001
  • Groß Beuchow, County Oder-Spreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg • early medieval Slavic settlement • 4/2001
  • Cottbus, Brandenburg • medieval town center • 4/2001
  • Bremen-Kirchhuchting • Migration Period Saxon settlement • 4-10/1997, 9/2000
  • Bremen-Bockhorn • Early Iron Age settlement • 8/2000
  • Dötlingen, County Wildeshausen, Niedersachsen • pipeline construction • 6-7/2000
  • Börnicke, County Havelland, Brandenburg • early medieval Slavic settlement • 11-12/1999
  • Meckelstedt, County Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen • Neolithic and Iron Age features • 9/1999
  • Verden, Niedersachsen • medieval town center • 10/1998 – 1/1999
  • Palaeontological excavation near Korbach, Hessen • Permian • 9-10/1998
  • Bremen-Hemelingen • Roman Iron Age features • 10-11/1997, 4-7/1998
  • Bremen-Rekum • graves from 1st century BC til 6th century AD, medieval settlement • 5/1998
  • Daverden, County Verden, Niedersachsen • Bronze Age settlement • 11-12/1997
  • Bremen-Hutfilterstraße • medieval town center • 7/1997
  • Palaeontological excavation in the Messel pit near Darmstadt, Hessen • Eocene • 9/1988, 8/1992
Foto: Kono
Me and some other workoholics
at a busy day on site

 

 

 

 

 

 

During my work on these excavations I gathered skills and experiences in archaeological prospection, surveying, field direction, treatment and documentation of excavation areas, features and finds.

Foto: Bernd Steffens