German Association for Archeology

The German Association for Archeology (DVA) is the umbrella organization for archaeological associations and related related sciences in Germany. It was founded on October 5, 2011 as part of the 7th German Archeology Congress in Bremen . Berlin was chosen as its seat .

founding

Were founding members of the DVA

the Archaeological Commission for Lower Saxony ,
the umbrella association of archaeological student representatives (DASV),
the German Archaeological Association (DArV),
the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times ,
the Society for Scientific Archeology ARCHAEOMETRY (GNAA),
the German Society for Pre- and Protohistory (DGUF),
the German Orient Society (DOG),
the Association of State Archaeologists in the Federal Republic of Germany ,
the associations for antiquity research : Northwest German Association for Antiquity Research (NWDV), Central and East German Association for Antiquity Research (MOVA) and the West and South German Association for Antiquity Research (WSVA), some of which joined as associations, some with their members.

In 2012, the Hugo Obermaier Society for Research into the Ice Age and the Stone Age also joined the DVA.

Membership in one of the affiliated associations is a prerequisite for personal membership in the DVA. With its founding, the DVA unites over 3,000 members.

Board

The prehistorian and President of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, Hermann Parzinger, was elected the first President of the DVA . Vice-presidents were Friederike Fless , President of the German Archaeological Institute , Uta Halle , State Archaeologist of the Hanseatic City of Bremen, Jürgen Kunow , Head of the Office for Monument Preservation in the Rhineland in Bonn , and Alfried Wieczorek , General Director of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums , Mannheim . As managing director was Matthias Wemhoff chosen director of the Berlin Museum of Prehistory and Early History , where the office was set up.

aims

The German Association for Archeology should develop into a powerful representation of interests in archeology and cultural heritage in Germany and represent the interests and demands of all associations active in this and the neighboring areas. It should act as their common mouthpiece towards politics and citizens and increasingly gain influence in favor of archaeological tasks.

Hermann Parzinger said at the founding congress: “Archeology has developed into an extremely dynamic and transdisciplinary science, which is extremely successful in raising research funds and, thanks to its current topics relating to the preservation and research of archaeological monuments, is very popular worldwide. It was therefore high time to create a roof for archeology in Germany under which all associations, societies and institutions with their different traditions, tasks and goals are brought together and their interests are bundled. "And" ... without a common roof and a connecting structure archeology will not be able to really change the framework conditions that are important for our sciences [...]. "

Web links

Website of the German Association for Archeology

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Umbrella association for archeology founded , information service science
↑ Andrea Zeeb-Lanz: “What takes a long time will finally be good ...”, Founding of the German Association for Archeology (DVA) in Archeology in Germany 2012, No. 1, p. 38.
^ Hermann Parzinger: A roof for German archeology. In: Antike Welt 2012, No. 1, pp. 76–78.

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[2] Andrea Zeeb-Lanz: “What takes a long time will finally be good ...”, Founding of the German Association for Archeology (DVA) in Archeology in Germany 2012, No. 1, p. 38.

[3] Hermann Parzinger: A roof for German archeology. In: Antike Welt 2012, No. 1, pp. 76–78.