Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger

Erwin M (aria) Ruprechtsberger (born March 22, 1952 in Linz ) is an Austrian archaeologist and scholar of antiquity, who made a special contribution to researching the city of Linz and the Upper Austrian central area. In the area of prehistory, Ruprechtsberger and Otto H. Urban headed the project “Prehistoric Settlements in Greater Linz” from 1989 onwards, in the course of which the discovery of the now well-known “Celtic Treasure of Linz” was successful. The priority program “Stone Age” followed from 2005-2016 which results in several exhibitions ( "mystery of the stone age between the Danube and the Alps", Linz-Regensburg 2011 last) and were incorporated into a series of monographs. These were the Geoarchäologen Alexander Binsteiner published. in Linz Ruprechtsberger new insights into the early imperial might and late antique Lentia and its burial ground (4th / 5th century AD) and clarify the location of the medieval fort.Hand in hand with the excavation and research activities were numerous expositions, for the conception and organization of which Ruprechtsberger was responsible for his museum activities .

Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger studied classical antiquity, classical philology as well as Byzantine and Christian archeology at the universities of Vienna and Salzburg . He received his doctorate in 1975 with a dissertation on the subject of The Terra Sigillata of the Enns Museum . In 1978 he was appointed city archaeologist of Linz, where from 1990 he had also held the position of deputy director of the Linz City Museum (Nordico) . In 1986 Ruprechtsberger completed his habilitation with the thesis Contributions to Provincial Roman and Late Antique Archeology for Roman Antiquity and Provincial Roman Archeology . Since then he has taught at the University of Salzburg as a lecturer, from 1995 to 2006 as associate professor; from 2006 to 2016 he lectured as a visiting professor at the University of Graz. In 2017 Ruprechtsberger retired.

Ruprechtsberger has published well over 500 publications to date, more than 50 of which are monographic, often in the area of museum publications. He carried out excavations in the greater Linz area, in Burgundy under the direction of Otto H. Urban and in the Middle East . Mention should be made of his research in Baalbek (Lebanon), in Palmyra and on Mount Hermon (Syria), where he uncovered the summit sanctuary at an altitude of 2,814 meters with the support and aegis of the Austrian UN contingent in Djolan in Syria. Many surveys took him to the Sahara of North Africa and the Maghreb states. In Tobruk (Libya) he devoted himself to the topographical development of the Roman fort of Antipyrgos and the uncovering of a corner and intermediate tower. In addition, he has the merit of opening up the ancient Berber people of the Garamanten in Libya to the German-speaking area and making it known.

Fonts

A contribution to the Roman castles of Lentia. The terra sigillata. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 10). City Museum Linz, 1980.
Roman times in Linz. Image documentation. With an outlook on prehistory and early history. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 11). Linz 1982.
Archaeological excavation 1982 in Lessingstrasse in Linz. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 12). City Museum Linz, 1984.
as editor: Etruscan. Aspects of Etruscan Art. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 13.1). 2nd edition, Linz 1985.
The archaeological collection in St. Florian Monastery. (= Series of publications of the Upper Austrian Museum Association. Volume 12). Linz 1986.
as editor: Palmyra. History, art and culture of the Syrian oasis city. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 16). Linz 1987.
as editor: Armenia. Early to the 1st millennium. Language, art and history. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 18). Linz 1989.
as editor: Syria. From the apostles to the caliphs. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 21). Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-8053-1609-7 .
From Mount Hermon to Djebel Burqush. Archaeological research in Syria 1992–1993. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 11). Linz 1994.
The Roman Limes Zone in Tripolitania and the Cyrenaica, Tunisia. From the quarry to the temple of Jupiter at Heliopolis / Baalbek (Lebanon - Libya). (= Writings Limes Museum Aalen. Volume 47). Stuttgart 1993.
A late antique infant grave with rich additions from Lentia / Linz. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 24). Linz 1996.
with W. Katzinger and J. Ebner: History of Enns. Linz 1996.
with OH Urban: mountains, axes, Celtic treasure. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 27). Linz 1998.
with B. Prokisch (ed.): 1200 years Martinskirche Linz. (= Catalogs of the Upper Austrian State Museum. Volume 143). Linz 1999.
The guarantors. History and culture of a Libyan people in the Sahara. (= Special issues of the ancient world / Zabern's illustrated books on archeology ). Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-8053-1544-9 .
The late antique burial ground of Lentia (Linz). Excavation at Tiefer Graben / Flügelhofgasse. (= Monographs of the Roman-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz. Volume 18). Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-88467-045-X .
From the quarry to the Jupiter temple of Baalbek / Heliopolis (Lebanon). (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 30). Linz 1999.
with P. Trebsche: A pottery workshop in Linz from around 1600. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 28). Linz 2003.
Incised inscriptions on ceramic finds from ancient Lentia / Linz. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 30). Linz 2004.
with OH Urban: New finds of Bronze Age swords from Luftenberg and Steyregg - During the Late Bronze Age in the Linz area. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 31). Linz 2004.
Some thoughts on the temporal and cultural environment of the martyr Florianus von Norikum - an essay. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 29). Linz 2003.
New contributions to the fort of Lentia / Linz. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 36). Linz 2005.
Tobruk / Antipyrgos (Libya) - A contribution to the archeology and topography of the city. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 32). Linz 2005.
with A. Binsteiner: Mondsee culture and analysis of flint artifacts from See am Mondsee. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 35). Linz 2006.
with OH Urban: Linz Celtic Research. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 36). Linz 2007.
with OH Urban: Two early Roman earth cellars and their contents. Linz / Keplerwiese 2008. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 44). Linz 2010.
with A. Binsteiner: Neolithic Silex artifacts and ceramics in the Linz area and in Upper Austria. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 41). Linz 2008.
with R. Lukits: Ancient Mactaris. The pattern inscription CIL VIII 11.824. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 42). Linz 2008.
with F. Edlinger (ed.): Libyen. History-landscape-society-politics. Vienna 2009.
Prehistory (s) from Linz and the Linz area. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 39). Linz 2009.
with A. Binsteiner: Late Paleolithic in the Linz area. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 43). Linz 2009.
with A. Binsteiner: The Danube-Enns-Palaeolithic. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 45). Linz 2011.
with A. Binsteiner: From the Old Stone Age to the New Stone Age. The Berglitzl near Gusen in the field of tension of research. (=

Studies on the cultural history of Upper Austria. 29). Linz 2010.

Cyrenaica as a Roman province. With a view to prehistory and early Islamic times. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 42). Linz 2012, ISBN 978-3-85484-441-7 .
A high medieval sword from the Danube gravel near Steyregg. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 46). Linz 2012.
with OH Urban: From the Celtic treasure to the early Linze. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 43). Linz 2013.
with A. Binsteiner: New Stone Age finds in the Lower Mühlviertel. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 48). Linz 2013.
From the Lebanon Mountains to the Syrian Desert. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 49). Linz 2014.
with A. Binsteiner and O. Chvojka: Stone Age in the Mühlviertel. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 50).
Archaeological research (1983–2014) in the northwest of the Norikum province. (= Linz archaeological research. Special issue 52). Linz 2014.
with A. Binsteiner: Stone Age on the Enns. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 47). Linz 2016.
as editor: Tunisia - Contributions to archeology, geology and history. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 48). Linz 2017.
Archeology in and around Kronstorf. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 50). Linz 2018.
as editor: The late antique grave of Kronstorf. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 11). Linz 2018.
with OH Urban: The Celtic treasure from Linz's Gründberg. (= Linz archaeological research. Volume 52). Linz 2019.

literature

Portrait in Nürnberger Blätter zur Archeology . Volume 12, p. 156.

Web links

Literature by and about Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger in the catalog of the German National Library
Bibliography by Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
Business card on the website of the University of Graz
Univ. Prof. Dr. Erwin M. Ruprechtsberger. ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Ruprechtsberger, Erwin M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ruprechtsberger, Erwin Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian Provincial Roman Archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 22, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linz