Nuremberg papers on archeology

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Nuremberg papers on archeology

description German science magazine
Area of ​​Expertise archeology
publishing company Self-published
Headquarters Nuremberg
First edition 1984
attitude 2004
Frequency of publication yearly
ISSN (print)

The Nuremberg papers on archeology (abbreviations: NBzA , NBA ) were a unique journal in the German-speaking area. It was published between 1984 and 2004 in 20 annual volumes and dealt with all areas of archeology .

Essays by numerous experts were published in the Nürnberger Blätter, each of which goes back to lectures given at the Archeology Department of the Nuremberg Education Center in the previous academic year. The contributions dealt with all areas of archeology, from prehistory and early history to Near Eastern archeology , Egyptology , classical archeology , ancient American and medieval archeology and Byzantine studies to ethno- archeology . Not only is the publication a novelty that has not been attempted again to this day, the imparting of archeology in adult education, i.e. outside of universities, has been a unique experiment in the German-speaking area. The aim of the lecture series “Excavations, Finds, Researches” as well as the magazine was a way of presentation that was understandable to the interested layperson.

In the 20 years of publication, more than 200 archaeological and museum projects have been presented. In addition, there was small information and news on the archaeological sector, which mainly, but not only, concerned the catchment area of ​​the city of Nuremberg . The magazine was financed by public funds, sponsorship money and the sales price. Although the costs were relatively low thanks to the unpaid work of the editors, the magazine could no longer be financed after 2004. Klaus Dornisch was the driving force behind both the journal and the archeology department . It was self-published.

In addition to the 20 regular annual volumes, two special issues were also published. In 1999 a booklet called Sudan , which was also a commemorative publication for Steffen Wenig's birthday, and in 2003 a booklet about a special exhibition of works of art from the Berlin Collection of Antiquities in Nuremberg . The 22 volumes were indexed through a concluding register. The language of publication was German throughout. Topics were dealt with several times, which for the first time had been presented publicly to a broad audience, or in the person of Harald Hauptmann with a report on Nevalı Çori . Volume eight, in which the article was published, was therefore quickly out of print due to the great demand in scientific circles.

literature

  • Nuremberg papers on archeology. Register volume , Nuremberg 2005