Kai Thomas place
Kai Thomas Platz (* 1965 in Hilpoltstein ) is a German medieval archaeologist .
Life
Platz studied archeology of the Middle Ages and modern times , prehistory and early history , monument preservation and history with a focus on medieval history. In 2000 he was on the subject: "Hilpoltstein from the early Middle Ages to the early modern archaeological, architectural history and historical aspects of the development of a Middle Franconian castle and town." At Ingolf Ericsson at the University of Bamberg doctorate .
From 1993 to 1996 he developed the concept of a museum of historical building trade for the city of Hilpoltstein. From 1997 to 2001 he was in charge of the excavation project at the Neideck castle ruins in the Forchheim district . From 2002 to 2008 he took part as head of the research excavations at the Lorsch Monastery World Heritage Site on behalf of the University of Bamberg and examined the Einhards basilica in Seligenstadt .
Since autumn 2008, Platz has been the head of the central archaeological finds of the city archeology in Duisburg , since summer 2011 he has been head of the ground monument preservation in the lower monument authority of the city of Duisburg. He is a lecturer at the University of Bonn .
His main research interests are the history of ecclesiastical and secular stone construction from late antiquity to the end of the Ottonians and the settlement and building history of Central Europe in the early and high Middle Ages.
Fonts
- with Toni Eckert (ed.): Medieval life in Franconia . Cultural Office of the Forchheim District, Forchheim 1998, ISBN 3-9806252-1-4 .
- Hilpoltstein from the early Middle Ages to the early modern period. Archaeological, architectural and historical aspects of the development of a Middle Franconian castle and town (= work on the archeology of southern Germany. Volume 12). Dissertation . Publishing house Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2000, ISBN 3-933474-05-1 .
- with Volker Herrmann (ed.): Trees, beams, half-timbered buildings. Development and history of half-timbered construction in southern Germany (= series of publications by the Museum Schwarzes Roß Hilpoltstein. Volume 1). Publishing house Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2002, ISBN 3-933474-21-3 .
- with Volker Herrmann (Ed.): rocks, cuboids, stone walls. Development and history of stone work in southern Germany (= series of publications by the Museum Schwarzes Roß Hilpoltstein. Volume 2). Publishing house Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2003, ISBN 3-933474-25-6 .
- with Volker Herrmann (Ed.): On the trail of truth. Johann Christoph Sturm (1635–1703). Mathematician, physicist, astronomer (= series of publications by the Museum Schwarzes Roß Hilpoltstein. Volume 3). Publishing house Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2003, ISBN 3-933474-26-4 .
- Seligenstadt basilica. History and building development . Publishing house Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2006, ISBN 3-933474-26-4 .
- (Ed.) Dispargum. Annual reports of Duisburg city archeology , Büchenbach, since 2016 (annually) ISBN 978-3-946387-11-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Kai Thomas Platz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography and list of publications on the website of the University of Bonn
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Place, Kai Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medieval archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hilpoltstein |