Hans-Günter Buchholz

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Hans-Günter Buchholz (born December 24, 1919 in Fürstenwalde / Spree ; † June 24, 2011 ) was a German classical archaeologist .

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After studying classical archeology and ancient history from 1943 in the USA, Münster and Kiel , he passed the state examination there and, after receiving his doctorate , went to higher education in 1949. In 1951/52 he received a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute and from 1961 worked as a consultant and in 1962 as a senior scientific adviser at the headquarters of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin. With his writing Methymna. Archaeological contributions to the topography and history of Northern Lesbos , he completed his habilitation in 1968 at the Free University of Berlin , in 1969 became an adjunct professor of ancient history at the Saarland University and was also appointed to the chair of classical archeology at the University of Gießen in 1969 , where he worked until his Retired in 1985.

Buchholz made a special contribution to the collection of antiquities at the University of Giessen in the Wallenfels'schen Haus by bringing together the antiquities that were scattered in the post-war years and having them inventoried from 1971 onwards. He expanded the collection of antiquities to include Cypriot antiquities as well as late classical vessels and prehistoric items. The original collection and part of the coin collection are on loan in the Wallfenfels'schen Haus. In addition, Buchholz made a special contribution as an excavator of Tamassos , of which he was director between 1970 and 1981. From 1985 Buchholz was chairman of the German Orient Society and as such supported the archaeological excavations on the Tall Bi'a . He was a member of the German Archaeological Institute and edited the series Archaeologica Homerica .

Buchholz dealt with the entire ancient history of the Eastern Mediterranean and is internationally recognized as one of the most renowned researchers in this field. In Germany he is regarded as the nestor of Aegean archeology. In particular, he researched the cultural contacts and cultural transfer of the area.

Fonts (selection)

  • On the origin of the Cretan double ax. History and Foreign Relations of a Minoan Cult Symbol . Kiefhaber Elbl, Munich 1959 (= dissertation).
  • Prehistory and early history of the old world in brief . Hirt, Kiel 1966.
  • Methymna. Archaeological contributions to the topography and history of Northern Lesbos . Von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein 1975 (= habilitation thesis).
  • Ugarit, Cyprus and Aegean Sea. Cultural relations in the second millennium BC Chr. Ugarit-Verlag, Münster 1999, ISBN 3-927120-38-3 .
  • (Ed.): Aegean Bronze Age . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1987, ISBN 3-534-07028-3 .

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  1. ↑ Obituary .
  2. ↑ publicus.culture.hu-berlin.de
  3. ↑ Antikensammlung shows exhibition "Cult table - Cypriot ceramics in context"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.giessener-anzeiger.de  
  4. ↑ FROM EXCAVATIONS IN TALL BI'A / TUTTUL - ISD
personal data
SURNAME Buchholz, Hans-Günter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchholz, H.-G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical archaeologist and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Fürstenwalde / Spree
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 2011