Holger Hitgen

Holger Hitgen (* 1966 ) is a German archaeologist from the Middle East .

Holger Hitgen studied classical archeology , ancient history as well as prehistory and early history at the universities of Hamburg , Naples and Munich . In 1993 he finished his studies with a master's degree and became a partner in an excavation company in Munich. In 1996 he became a research assistant at the Sanaa branch of the Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute . There he took part in many excavations. In 1997/98 he led the excavations of the necropolis of the Awam Temple in Ma'rib , since 1998 on Jabal al-'Awd and in 2003 in Wadi Gufaina .

With Julia Thielebein, he developed a concept to turn local Yemenis into competent travel guides and to help the poor Marib region economically and in terms of tourism. He formed the scientific advisory board with Iris Gerlach and Ralf-Bernhard Wartke for the 2009/10 special exhibition AltSüdArabische Antiquertenschaften at the Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin . In addition to field archeology of the historical period and questions of art history, Hitgen is primarily concerned with the contacts between southern Arabia and the Mediterranean region .

Publications

• with Rémy Crassard, Iris Gerlach : Rescue excavations along the Yemen LNG pipeline from Marib to Balhaf . Yemen LNG Company 2008.
• with Marcos Puig-Abbs: Yemen (People's Democratic Republic). Wizārat al-Thaqāfah wa-al-Siyāḥah: Cultural tourist guide (CTG): Marib: archaeological tourist brochure. Republic of Yemen, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 2005.
• with Iris Gerlach : The Empire of Saba . In: The Greek Classic. Idea or reality. An exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, March 1st-2nd June 2002 and in the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn, July 5th-6th. October 2002 . Zabern, Mainz 2002, pp. 141ff.
• The Saba Necropolis at the Almaqah Temple of Awàm in Màrib , Yemen. Art and Archeology in the Land of the Queen of Saba , Vienna, 1998, pp. 247–249.
• with Ricardo Eichmann : Marib, capital of the Sabaean Empire . - In: Iris Gerlach: 25 years of excavations and research in Yemen 1978-2003 . Sanaa 2003, pp. 52-61

literature

• oA: Holger Hitgen , In: Nürnberger Blätter zur Archäologie , Volume 15 (1999), p. 152

supporting documents

1. ↑ Fiona Ehlers: Wild in the desert. Global Village: kidnappers become tourist guides - just like tribal sons are retrained in Yemen . In: Der Spiegel 2/2007; Susanne Sporrer: Tribal warrior as a tourist guide
2. ↑ AltSüdArabische Antiquities  ( 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.