Pieter JR Modderman

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Pieter Jan Remees Modderman (born March 10, 1919 in Tanah Radja , Sumatra , † April 18, 2005 in Arnhem ) was a Dutch prehistoric archaeologist who particularly distinguished himself in the research of the Early Neolithic .

Life

Modderman was born in Tanah Radja on the island of Sumatra (Indonesia), which was then a Dutch colony. He received his doctorate in 1945 from the University of Groningen under van Giffen . He worked as the curator of the Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek (ROB) in Amersfoort from 1961 and then became a private lecturer in prehistory at the University of Utrecht until he was appointed professor at the University of Leiden , where he was also dean. He retired in 1982.

research

The main area of ​​work of Pieter Modderman was the early Neolithic of Central Europe. He excavated numerous LBK settlements in the south Limburg loess area and laid the foundations for ceramic chronology. His typology of band ceramic houses has been expanded several times, including by Detlev von Brandt , but still forms the basis of every address. In 1970 Modderman coined the term Limburg Group ; today also called the Rhine-Maas-Scheldt Mesolithic .

Excavations

Works

  • Modderman, Pieter JR / H. Waterbolk: On the typology of the decorated pottery from the Bandkeramischen settlements in the Netherlands. Palaeohistoria 6-7, 1959, 173-181.
  • The Neolithic burial vault at Stein. Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 1, 1964, 3-16.
  • Linear ceramic tape made of Elsloo and stone. 's-Gravenhage, Staatsuitgeverij, Analecta Praehistorica Leidensia 3, 1970.
  • The house buildings and settlements of the linear ceramics in their western area. In: Hermann Schwabedissen (ed.): The beginnings of the Neolithic. Fundamenta A3 Va, Cologne 1976, 77-84.
  • Ceramique du Limburg: Rhenanie, Westphale, Pays-Bas, Hesbaye. Helinium 21, 1981, 140-160.
  • The band ceramics in the Graetheide area, Dutch Limburg. Reports of the Roman-Germanic Commission 66, 1985, 25–121.
  • The linear pottery culture: diversity in uniformity. Amersfoort, Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek 1988.
  • PJR Modderman / MJG Th. Montforts: Archeologische kroniek van Gelderland 1970–1984 . Amersfoort, ROB 1991.

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personal data
SURNAME Modderman, Pieter JR
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Modderman, Pieter Jan Remees (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch prehistoric archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Tanah Radja , Sumatra
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 2005
Place of death Arnhem