Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony

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Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony
purpose Promotion of monument preservation
Chair: Rolf Bärenfänger (1st chairman)

Michael Geschwinde (2nd chairman)

Establishment date: 1970
Seat : Hanover
Website: ak-niedersachsen.de

The Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony is a professional association founded in 1970 that promotes and coordinates archaeological research and the preservation of monuments in Lower Saxony . It has its seat in Hanover and is registered there as an association .

history

The forerunner was the working group of prehistory and early history researchers in Lower Saxony , which was founded on June 15, 1960 as part of the Lower Saxony Heimatbund . The task of the working group was initially to assess applications for the allocation of research funds. Appropriate state ministries decided on the allocation of funds from the Lower Saxony number lottery . In the course of time, other tasks were added, such as the coordination of the few research projects in the 1960s. Soon the desire arose for a permanent organization instead of a loose union as a working group in order to represent the interests of archeology more effectively.

The Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony was founded on March 4, 1970 in Reinhausen by 25 founding members:

At the same time the working group of prehistory and early history researchers in Lower Saxony was dissolved . In the further course of the founding year 1970 the commission already had 36 members, in 1979 there were 104 and in 1998 there were 152 members.

The prehistorian Herbert Jankuhn was chosen as chairman as the main initiator of the foundation . Werner Haarnagel became second chairman . Both were replaced in 1976 by Heinz-Günter Peters and Ralf Busch . From 1982 to 1987, Heinz Schirnig and Dieter Zoller were chairmen. This was followed by Günter Wegner and Wilhelm Gebers in the chair. From 1996 Karl-Heinz Willroth and Rolf Bärenfänger were chairmen . Rolf Bärenfänger and Michael Geschwinde have been chairmen since 2000 .

description

The Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony is a professional association that publishes archaeological results and advises the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture . In addition, it publishes several magazines and series of publications, the funding of which is significantly supported by the ministry. In addition, the commission coordinates research projects and promotes young scientists. Archaeologists working in Lower Saxony can become full members in accordance with the statutes. Scientists from neighboring disciplines or archaeologists outside of Lower Saxony can be selected. There are currently (2014) around 200 members. The board and members of the main committee are elected every four years.

Board

Board of Directors (from left to right): Treasurer Axel Friederichs , Chairman Rolf Bärenfänger and Deputy Michael Geschwinde , 2014
Main Committee meeting, 2014

The board currently (2017) consists of the chairman Rolf Bärenfänger , the second chairman Michael Geschwinde , the treasurer Axel Friederichs and the secretary Elke Först.

Main committee

According to the statutes, the main committee consists of the executive board and representatives of the following institutions:

Editorial activity

Magazines:

Series of publications:

  • Material booklets on the prehistory and early history of Lower Saxony
  • New excavations and research in Lower Saxony
  • Guide to the prehistory and early history of Lower Saxony
  • Contributions to archeology in Lower Saxony (since volume 10, 2005)

Annual meetings

The commission holds general meetings on various topics at different locations in Lower Saxony, which serve as annual meetings for professional exchange among archaeologists. At first they took place every three years and since 1984 annually.

Lecture at the annual conference 2014 in Hanover
Lecture at the annual conference 2018 in Nienburg

List of locations of previous annual meetings

See also

literature

  • Herbert Jankuhn: Status and tasks of prehistoric and early historical research in western Lower Saxony. In: Osnabrücker Mitteilungen 73, 1966, pp. 1–12.
  • Hans-Günter Peters: The Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony - a balance. In: News from Lower Saxony's Urgeschichte 69, 2000, pp. 375–388.
  • Rolf Bärenfänger: 30 years of the Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony e. V. In: Archeology in Lower Saxony. 3, 2000, pp. 131-132. ( Online )
  • Statute of the Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony e. V. of June 14, 2002 ( online as PDF )

Web links

Commons : Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tasks and history of the commission. Retrieved December 21, 2018 .