Archaeological Society in Berlin and Brandenburg
The Archaeological Society in Berlin and Brandenburg is a registered non-profit association based in Potsdam . It was founded in 1992 and is dedicated to archaeological research in the German federal states of Berlin and Brandenburg . He would like to create an interface between archaeological and scientific research, professional and voluntary monument preservationists and an interested public.
history
In the course of the fall of the Wall , the signs changed massively in the area of archaeological research and the preservation of monuments in the GDR. The old institutions of cultural policy, museums or other forms lost their meaning or were subject to major changes. In addition, there was the possibility of forming new associations under the new association law, which, unlike in the GDR, were independent and were not under the umbrella of the Kulturbund . The new association in the state of Brandenburg was to benefit from the previous findings of federal German archaeological state associations as well as the previous district technical committees and the central specialist committee for prehistory and early history in the GDR cultural association. From the beginning, the association understood itself to be based on the two pillars of monument preservation and research as well as public relations.
The founding meeting was held on November 28, 1992 in Forst . A large number of employees from the then Archaeological State Museum for Prehistory and Protohistory under the direction of the State Archaeologist Jürgen Kunow , who also assured the society of institutional support, were particularly involved . 36 people as well as the Oderlandmuseum Bad Freienwalde as the first institution were the founding members. The first board consisted of Hans-Georg Kohnke (chairman), Bernhard Gramsch and Susanne Kotras (deputy chairman), Rainer Schulz (writer and managing director) and Wolfgang Brisch (treasurer). The association was registered as an Archaeological Society in Brandenburg in 1993 at the Potsdam District Court under the number VR 1191 .
In the period that followed, the association worked together with various institutions and made a special contribution to the training of voluntary conservationists. Through contacts with representatives of the state archeology in Berlin, in particular the state archaeologist Wilfried Menghin , a joint series of publications was initially sought under the umbrella of the society, which ultimately led to an expansion of the association to Berlin. On June 17, 1995 in the Spandau Citadel conducted a "union meeting" with Berlin's prospects and the renaming of the association after long debates Archaeological Society in Berlin and Brandenburg decided. Adriaan von Müller became the new chairman of the board , Bernhard Gramsch and Eike Gringmuth-Dallmer were deputies . By 1994 the number of members doubled and reached 89 people, in 1996 the association had 209 members, and in 2003 it had 360 members. 58 of them and thus 16.1% of the members did not come from the Berlin-Brandenburg area, some even from abroad. Around half of the local members came from Berlin and Brandenburg.
The AGiBB regularly organizes its own events and conferences, but also participates as a co-organizer in other events, such as the symposium “100 Years of Primer Forms According to Oscar Almgren” (1997) or the balance sheet exhibition for the tenth anniversary of the society “People - Times - Spaces” .
Since the 2010 annual conference in Brandenburg an der Havel , the board of directors has consisted of the chairman Michael Meyer , the 1st deputy chairman Thomas Kersting, the 2nd deputy chairman Mareen Schünemann, the secretary Andrea Hahn-Weishaupt, the treasurer Gerson H. Jeute and the assessors Stefan Pratsch, Silke Schwarzänder and Erdmute Schultze .
Purpose and organization
The aim and purpose of the company is clearly defined by the first two points of the second paragraph of the statutes:
§ 2.1: The society has set itself the task of promoting archaeological monument preservation and research in Berlin and Brandenburg as well as communicating the relevant results to broad sections of the population for the purpose of education on a scientific basis and in close cooperation with the specialist archaeological institutions in Berlin and Brandenburg . It unites the people and institutions interested in archeology in this endeavor and promotes the work of the volunteer ground conservationists. It offers its members an overview of new excavations and research at conferences, lectures and excursions. The society issues its own publications.
§ 2.2: The company exclusively and directly pursues charitable purposes within the meaning of the section "Tax-privileged purposes" of the tax code. The purpose of the society formulated in Section 1, Clause 1 is realized in particular by raising funds for archaeological monument preservation and research as well as for educational purposes.
Any natural person can become a member of the society; legal persons, associations and societies can join the society as institutional members.
"Heraldic animal" of the society is a 3.3 cm small Slavic bronze horse, which was found on the Brandenburg Cathedral Island and in the 11th / 12th. Century is dated. Its exact meaning is unclear.
The most important organ of the society is the yearbook Archeology in Berlin and Brandenburg , published for the first time in 1992 , which has been published annually since 1997, biennially in the previous years.
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supporting documents
- ↑ Articles of Association ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
