Industrial archeology

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Industrial archeology , in the narrower sense, is the study of the material remains of the industrial age .

Subject, teaching

Industrial archeology is closely related to terms such as " industrial culture", "industrial monuments", "cultural landscape research" and "desert research" and can therefore also be understood more comprehensively as a method for researching and cataloging the cultural landscape. This is a holistic examination of the cultural history of the industrial age, in particular the development of the geographical area in the industrial cultural landscape. In Germany, this term of industrial archeology, used for the first time in England, never really caught on. In Germany the term “industrial culture” is often used.

Like many of the geographic topics, industrial archeology is just as interdisciplinary. In the 1950s, work began on documenting the structures of former industrial plants. The typical archaeological work method of the excavation is only used to a limited extent, as many of the monuments are still above the ground. The focus is on documentation that corresponds to the building survey as it is practiced in archeology of the Middle Ages and modern times. From the point of view of archeology, industrial archeology is only a sub-area of ​​"archeology of the modern age", which also covers topics from the non-technical area (cultural landscape, history of mentality, monuments of recent history [e.g. prisoner of war camp, concentration camp, inner-German border]). In terms of research history, evaluations of basic production and handicrafts from prehistoric times were also understood as part of industrial archeology and played an essential role in its development ( Richard Pittioni ).

The Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg is the only German university to offer industrial archeology as a bachelor's degree.

Probably the most well-known public relations measure for the topic in Germany is the " Route of Industrial Culture " in the Ruhr area . This is mainly a tourism initiative of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in which 46 locations in the former industrial landscape are to be approached in various routes. The Ruhr area route was exemplary for the European Route of Industrial Culture (ERIH).

The re-use of former industrial complexes is complex. Examples for this are:

Non-academic sub-areas

Subcategories have emerged from the wide spread of the subject area. They have a colloquial meaning, i.e. professional science will continue to refer to activity in such a thematic segment as industrial archeology, while working on the topic in the context of leisure activities ( hobby archeology ) is addressed with the term sub-category.

For example, the search for the remains of disused railway lines is also called railway archeology by railway enthusiasts , while tram enthusiasts refer to the search for disused tramway sections as track archeology , even if the activity (recovery of track lines ) is similar.

Literature (selection)

theory

  • James Douet (Ed.): Industrial Heritage Re-tooled: The TICCIH guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation. Carnegie, Lancaster 2012, ISBN 978-1-85936-218-1 . (English)
  • Detlef Hopp , Martin Vollmer-König: archeology of heavy industry . In: Archeology in Germany . No. 3, 2018, ISSN  0176-8522 , pp. 8-13.
  • Kenneth Hudson, Pippa Brand (Illustr.): The archeology of industry. 1st edition. The Bodley Head, London et al. 1976, ISBN 0-370-01591-6 . (English)
  • Peter Itzen / Christian Müller (eds.): The Invention of Industrial Pasts: Heritage, Political Culture and Economic Debates in Great Britain and Germany, 1850–2010 . Wissner. Augsburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89639-910-6 . (English)
  • Rainer Slotta : Introduction to industrial archeology . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1982, ISBN 3-534-07411-4 .
  • Ulrich Linse : The discovery of technical monuments. About the beginnings of “industrial archeology” in Germany . In: History of Technology. Volume 53, 1986, ISSN  0040-117X , pp. 201-222.
  • Marilyn Palmer, Peter Neaverson: Industrial Archeology. Principles and Practice . Routledge, London et al. 1998, ISBN 0-415-16626-8 . (English)
  • Gerhard A. Stadler: Industrial archeology quo vadis? From the dawn of the industrial past . In: Leaves for the history of technology. Volume 63.2001. Edition Technisches Museum Wien, Vienna 2002, ISSN  0067-9127 , pp. 13–32.
  • Gerhard A. Stadler: Industrial archeology in Austria . In: Hans-Joachim Braun (ed.), Reinhard Schmidt: Industrial archeology, industrial culture, industrial monument preservation. Lectures at the annual conference of the Georg Agricola Society 2008 in Schlatt (Switzerland) . (The history of technology as a model for modern technology, Volume 34). Georg Agricola Society, Freiberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-931730-15-8 , pp. 53-80.

practice

  • Manfred Wehdorn : The monuments of the iron and steel industry in Austria. (A contribution to the research and maintenance of technical and economic buildings) . Two volumes. Dissertation. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna 1969, OBV .
  • Maurice Daumas: L'archéologie industrial en France . ( Les hommes et l'histoire ). Laffont, Paris 1980, ISBN 2-221-50108-X . (French)
  • Detlef Hopp (Ed.): Industry. Archeology. Eat. Industrial archeology in Essen . Klartext Verlag, Essen 2010, ISBN 978-3-8375-0428-6
  • Manfred Hösch: Location typology of industrial companies in the district under the Vienna Woods until 1850. Dissertation. Vienna University of Technology, Vienna 1984, OBV . (Full text, PDF: text volume (16.5 MB) and illustrated volume (plans) (10.6 MB) )
  • Industrial archeology. Studies to research, document and preserve sources on industrial culture . Zweckverband Sächsisches Industriemuseum, Chemnitz 1.2001–, ISSN  1617-8998 .
  • Frank Norbert Nagel (Ed.): Cultural landscape research and industrial archeology. Results of the technical meeting of the 52nd German Geographers' Day in Hamburg . (Communications from the Geographical Society in Hamburg, Volume 91). Verlag Steiner, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-515-07950-5 .
  • Frank Norbert Nagel (ed.): Towers, chimneys, industrial mills, land art. Significance and evaluation of landmarks in the cultural landscape . (Cultural landscape research and industrial archeology, Volume 2). Institute for Geography et al., Hamburg et al. 2006, ISBN 3-8334-5035-5 .
  • Christiane Segers-Glocke (Ed.): On the trail of an early industrial landscape. Natural space - people - environment in the Harz . (Workbooks on the preservation of monuments in Lower Saxony, Volume 21). Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2006, ISBN 3-8271-8021-X .
  • Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria. History, technology, architecture . Böhlau, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-205-77460-4 .

Web links

Commons : Industrial Archeology  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • lostareas
  • “Industrial archeology” detailed conversation with Gerhard Stadler in the radio series A palaver on the subject of industrial archeology; freely available as stream, August 7, 2006
  • kult-indarch.de Publications on cultural landscape research and industrial archeology at the University of Hamburg

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kenneth Hudson: Industrial archeology. An introduction . 1st edition. Baker Publishing Group, London 1963, OBV .
  2. ↑ Richard Pittioni: Studies on industrial archeology. I. Nature and method of industrial archeology . In: Anzeiger. Philosophical-historical class . Volume 105, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1968, ZDB -ID 211204-8 .
  3. ↑ History of technology and industrial archeology | Freiberg Mining Academy and Technical University. Retrieved March 31, 2017 .