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
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.
