Erwin Keller (archaeologist)
Erwin Richard Keller (born January 1, 1937 in Heimenkirch ; † August 5, 2014 in Munich ) was a German provincial Roman archaeologist . As a state curator, he was head of the soil monument preservation department at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation from 1983 to 2001 .
Life
Keller first studied German at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich before moving to the Department of Prehistory . In 1967 he was at Joachim Werner (1909-1994) with a dissertation on the late Roman grave finds southern Bavaria doctorate .
On February 1, 1968, he began working for the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation. There he was responsible for the inventory of the above-ground monuments in Upper Bavaria. He then briefly headed the Department for Provincial Roman Archeology and the Department Upper Bavaria-South. From 1983 he headed the soil conservation department for a total of 18 years, succeeding Rainer Christlein (1940–1983), who died in the same year, until his retirement on December 31, 2001. During this time he campaigned in particular for the expansion of aerial archeology and geophysics begun by Christlein . In addition, Keller initiated the scheduled registration of the Bavarian monuments.
After his retirement, the archeologist and passionate photographer worked at the Munich City Museum to systematize the collection of old photo equipment there. On August 5, 2014, Keller died in Munich after a long illness. He was buried on August 19, 2014 in the Nordfriedhof.
Keller was a long-time member of the Association of State Archaeologists and from 1983 to 2002 secretary of the Bavarian Archeology Society.
Works (selection)
In addition to his monographs, Keller wrote a large number of important scientific articles. His themes mostly revolved around the time of the Principate to late antiquity and into the transition period to the early Middle Ages .
- Market law and market activity in the city of Aach. Der Markt 1283–1985 (= contributions to the history of the city of Aach 1), Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Aach, Hegau 1985
- The early imperial body graves from Heimstetten near Munich and the related finds from southern Bavaria , C. H. Beck, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-406-30114-2
- with Günther Thüry and Helmut Bender : Tittmoning in Roman times (= guide to archaeological monuments in Bavaria; Upper Bavaria 1), Pustet, Tittmoning 1984. ISBN 3-925712-00-3
- as editor: Endangering and saving archaeological monuments (= series of publications of the German National Committee for Monument Protection 19), Köllen, Bonn 1982
- The late Roman burial ground of Neuburg an der Donau (= material booklets for Bavarian prehistory 40 / series A, inventories of finds and excavation findings ), Laßleben, Kallmünz / Oberpfalz 1979, ISBN 3-7847-5040-0
- Saint Konrad of Constance. For the millennium of his death . Badenia, Karlsruhe 1975, ISBN 3-7617-0068-7
- The late Roman grave finds in southern Bavaria (= Munich contributions to prehistory and early history 14; publications of the commission for the archaeological research of the late Roman Raetia of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences 8), Munich 1971, ISBN 3-406-00484-9 (= dissertation)
literature
- Obituary for the death of Erwin Keller in "Archeology in Germany", No. 6/2014, p. 72
Web links
- Obituary for Dr. Keller by Prof. C. Sebastian Sommer on www.landesarchaeologen.de
- Literature by and about Erwin Keller in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Erwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keller, Erwin Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heimenkirch , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 2014 |
| Place of death | Munich |