Ralph Röber

Ralph Röber (* 1959 in Bad Pyrmont ) is a German medieval and modern archaeologist.

Life

Ralph Röber studied prehistory and early history, ancient and medieval history as well as folklore at the University of Münster and received his doctorate there in 1987 under Torsten Capelle with a dissertation on "The early medieval ceramics from Warendorf".

From 1988 to 1989 Röber was a research assistant at the Westphalian Museum of Archeology - Medieval specialist lecture with the task of publishing the ceramic material of the tom Roden monastery near Höxter. He then worked as a scientific volunteer at the same institution until 1991, where he led emergency rescues and excavations in Westphalia.

Since July 1991 he has been curator for the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times at the Archaeological State Museum Baden-Württemberg in Konstanz . In this capacity, he has been overseeing excavations in the city of Constance since 1995 on behalf of the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office , and from 2000 to 2012 he was the head of the Constance Office of the State Monuments Office as a sideline.

In 1997 he took into account one of his scientific focal points and founded the international working group for archaeological research into medieval handicrafts, of which he is still head today. This has now met 17 times, and numerous conferences have been published.

In 2000, parallel to the opening of a shipping department in the State Archaeological Museum, a scientific project on early shipping in south-west Germany was completed.

From 2005 to 2017 Röber was on the board of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times . In addition, he was co-organizer of the interdisciplinary conference "Change in the City around 1200. The Structural and Social Transformation of the City in the High Middle Ages", which was held in 2011 in Esslingen.

With the exhibition “GlasKlar - Archeology of a Precious Material”, he took account of a more recent field of research, to which a comprehensive overview of the state of research in Baden-Württemberg was published as an accompanying volume. His most recent project was an exhibition about the coexistence of Jews and Christians in the Lake Constance region, which was initiated by Dorothea Weltecke , then Chair of Comparative Religious Studies at the University of Konstanz, and led together with him.

Röber gave lectures at the University of Konstanz in 1994 and 1995 , he has been teaching at the University of Tübingen since 1998 , and in 2005 he was appointed honorary professor there. He is a reviewer for the German National Academic Foundation, the Federal Ministry for Science and Research and the German Research Foundation.

Röber has published on almost all areas of medieval-early modern material culture. There is also a focus on the archeology of handicrafts and research into the medieval city.

Publications (selection)

• The importance of coin finds for dating medieval pottery . In: T. Albrecht / A. Sander-Berke (eds.): Festschrift for Peter Berghaus (Münster 1989) 107–113.
• The spindle whorls of the late Saxon settlement of Warendorf, Kr. Warendorf. At the same time, it is a contribution to the role of the spindle whorl in traditional costume and the customs of the dead in northwest Germany and the Netherlands on the right bank of the Rhine . In: Excavations and finds in Westphalia-Lippe 6b, 1991, 1–21.
• Archaeological research on Horst Castle - preliminary report on the 1990 excavation season . In: Contributions to the Renaissance between 1520 and 1570. Materials on Art and Cultural History in Northern and Western Germany, Vol. 2 (Marburg 1991) 61–76.
• with E. Alshut, U. Reinke u. B. Sigrist: Horst Castle, Gelsenkirchen . In: Through the Ages. 100 years of the Westphalian Office for Monument Preservation (Münster 1992) 133–188.
• with P. Glüsing: Finds from the Wildburg and Brunsburg. A contribution to the medieval ceramic chronology in the Upper Weser area . In: News from Lower Saxony's Urgeschichte 61, 1992, 135–156.
• Tom Roden monastery: The found material and its statements on the equipment of the facility and the way of life of its residents . In: Westphalia. Hefte für Geschichte, Kunst und Volkskunde Vol. 70, 1992, 143–181.
• with C. Kneppe and C. Syndikus, contributions to the architecture of medieval churches in the Sauerland and Siegerland . In: Westphalia. Booklets for history, art and folklore 70, 1992, 42–92.
• with B. Theune large head, antlers, bones, ivory in the cultic Christian area. In: "Backbreaking work". Artifacts from animal raw materials through the ages. Archaeological information from Baden-Württemberg 27 (Stuttgart 1994) 99-109.
• The Middle Ages: housework, handicrafts, high art. In: "Backbreaking work". Artifacts from animal raw materials through the ages. Archaeological information from Baden-Württemberg 27 (Stuttgart 1994) 110–120.
• Artifacts made from bones and antlers. In: The latrine of the Augustinian Hermit Monastery in Freiburg im Breisgau. Material booklets for archeology in Baden-Württemberg 31 (Stuttgart 1995) 329–334.
• For processing bones and antlers in medieval southwest Germany. In: Find reports from Baden-Württemberg 20, 1995, 885–944.
• Clay pipes from Constance . In: Knasterkopf. Notes for friends of earthen pipes 8, 1996, 1-44.
• with, B. Nagel, P. Oelze, saints from the backyard. In: Faith, Art and Play. ALManach 1 compiled by R. Röber (Stuttgart 1996) 18–140.
• Studies of oven ceramics by the Vogler pottery (approx. 1650–1683). In: Find reports from Baden-Württemberg 21, 1996, 579–618.
• On the topography of handicrafts in the medieval city. In: ALManach 4, Von Schmieden, Würflern und Schreinern, compiled by Ralph Röber, Stuttgart 1999, 9–42.
• At the bishop's feet . In: In the shadow of the minster, history of a quarter in the center of Konstanz's old town (Konstanz 1999) 19–31.
• Clay pipes from the 17th and 18th centuries from Breisach, Freiburg and Constance. On the state of research in southern southwest Germany . In: M. Schmaedecke (ed.), Clay pipes in Switzerland. Contributions to the colloquium on clay tobacco pipes in Liestal on March 26, 1998. Archeology and Museum Vol. 40 (Liestal 1999) 39–50.
• with a contribution by P. Oelze, Late Medieval and Early Modern Stove Tiles from the District and the City of Constance . In: Find reports from Baden-Württemberg 22.1, 1999, 803–851.
• Many emperors and one prince - the imperial medallions from Schloss Horst in Gelsenkirchen. In: Schweizer Münzblätter Issue 194, 1999, 31–39.
• with U. Trepkas, archaeological and historical sources on the municipal work yard in Konstanz . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 117, 1999, 33–56.
• Constance and its ports. Location and infrastructure from antiquity to the 19th century. In: ALManach 5/6, dugout canoe, cargo glider, steamship. Early shipping in southwest Germany, add. by R. Röber (Stuttgart 2000) 185-214.
• with U. Trepkas, Konstanz “Am Gries”. On the emergence and population of a district on the edge of the lake. In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 119, 2001, 1-58.
• Ovens and fireplaces in handicrafts and trades - medieval reality and archaeological evidence. In: Medieval ovens and furnaces. Contributions to the 3rd colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts compiled by R. Röber. Material booklets for archeology in Baden-Württemberg 62 (Stuttgart 2002) 9–26.
• Depending on the bishop? Non-ferrous metal craftsmen at the foot of the Konstanz Minster Hill. In: Medieval ovens and furnaces. Contributions to the 3rd colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts compiled by R. Röber. Material booklets for archeology in Baden-Württemberg 62 (Stuttgart 2002) 55–86.
• Transportation of goods in the Lake Constance area in the Middle Ages and early modern times. In: Hegau, magazine for history, folklore and natural history of the area between the Rhine, Danube and Lake Constance 59, 2002, 29–42.
• Clay tobacco pipes from the property at Salzstrasse 22 in Freiburg. In: F. Galioto u. a., The house “Zum Roten Basler Stab” (Salzstrasse 20) in Freiburg im Breisgau (Stuttgart 2002) 607–618.
• Urbs praeclara Constantia - the Ottonian-Early Salian Constance. In: S. Lorenz, B. Scholkmann (Eds.), Schwaben 1000 Years Ago (Filderstadt 2002) 162–193.
• Medieval blacksmithing - an introduction. In: W. Melzer (Ed.), Blacksmithing in the Middle Ages and Modern Times. Contributions to the 6th colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts. Soester Contributions to Archeology Vol. 5 (Soest 2004) 9-10.
• Impact marks on medieval forged objects - a contribution to the informative potential of commercial signs. In: W. Melzer (Ed.), Blacksmithing in the Middle Ages and Modern Times. Contributions to the 6th colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts. Soest Contributions to Archeology Vol. 5 (Soest 2004) 139–162.
• Suburbs and commerce: the case study Konstanz-Stadelhofen. In: H. Eilbracht u. a. (Ed.), Itinera Archaeologica. From the Neolithic to the early modern period. Festschrift T. Capelle. International Archeology Studia honoraria Vol. 22 (Rahden 2005) 231–245.
• with Frank Löbbecke u. J. Pfrommer, Building on Insecure Ground - Foundation Techniques using the Constance Case Study. In: W. Melzer (Ed.), Medieval archeology and building trade. Contributions of the 8th colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts. Soest Contributions to Archeology Vol. 6 (Soest 2005) 33–78.
• From the late Roman fortress to the early medieval bishopric: Constance on Lake Constance. In: Continuity and discontinuity in archaeological evidence. Announcements of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times 17, 2006, 13-18.
• Medieval handicrafts in Konstanz (Lake Constance) with special consideration of the commercial topography. In: M. Glasses (ed.), Lübeck Colloquium on Urban Archeology in the Hanseatic Region V: Das Handwerk (Lübeck 2006), 331–346.
• with J. Klöckler, On the development of the Konstanz market in the Middle Ages. In: Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters 34, 2006. 249–272.
• Innovation and specialization in medieval blacksmithing - a contribution to the discussion from an archaeological perspective. In: Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters 34, 2006, 47–62.
• Market and craft. Source-critical and research history considerations. In: Zeitschrift für Archäologie des Mittelalters 34, 2006, 147–151.
• with Frank Löbbecke, The archaeological and architectural studies in the former Constance Augustinian monastery. In: Dreifaltigkeitskirche Konstanz. Cultural monuments in Baden-Württemberg, issue 6, Esslingen 2007, 12–25.
• The medieval blacksmith's trade - source situation and state of research . In: W. Melzer (Ed.), Archeology and Medieval Crafts - A Location Determination. Contributions to the 10th colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts. Soest Contributions to Archeology Vol. 9, Soest 2008, 97–127.
• with E. Jordan-Fahrbach, A. Rast-Eicher: Kalkleiche and Stollen chest. Selected finds from the Konstanz excavation, Augustinian Hermit Church . In: Stratigraphy and Structure. Contributions to the archeology of the Middle Ages and modern times and to historical building research. Festschrift H. Schäfer . Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg Vol. 28, Stuttgart 2008, 169–180.
• Luxury in late medieval Constance: the testimony of archaeological, written and structural sources. In: Lübeck Colloquium on Urban Archeology in Hanseatic Region VI: Luxury and Lifestyle, ed. v. Manfred glasses (Lübeck 2008) 419–436.
• Innovation in technology and business. Slow development or quantum leap . In: B. Scholkmann u. a. (Ed.), Between Tradition and Change. Archeology of the 15th and 16th centuries. Tübingen research on historical archeology Vol. 3. Büchenbach 2009, 171–179.
• with J. Heiligmann, Roman beach and early medieval bishop's castle. The 1995 excavation in Hofhalde 8 in Konstanz . In: J. Biel, J. Heiligmann, D. Krausse (Eds.), Landesarchäologie. Festschrift for Dieter Planck on his 65th birthday . Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg, Vol. 100. Stuttgart 2009, 603–626.
• The service wing of the Petershausen Monastery as reflected in the archaeological investigations in 2002 and 2003 . In: Kloster, Dorf und Vorstadt Petershausen: archaeological, historical and anthropological investigations , compiled by R. Röber. Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg 30. Stuttgart 2009, pp. 211–234.
• Archaeological findings on the existing church and claustrum . In: Kloster, Dorf und Vorstadt Petershausen: archaeological, historical and anthropological investigations , compiled by R. Röber. Research and reports on the archeology of the Middle Ages in Baden-Württemberg 30. Stuttgart 2009, pp. 69–100.
• Between antiquity and the Middle Ages. Theses on the design and spatial development of selected episcopal seats on the Rhine and Danube . In: U. Gross et al. (Ed.), Early Pfalzen - Early Cities. New research on central locations of the Early and High Middle Ages in southern Germany and northern Switzerland. Archaeological information from Baden-Württemberg, issue 58. Stuttgart 2009, pp. 103-136.
• Historical views as a source for the reconstruction of building findings - aids or illusions? The example of Petershausen Monastery . In: Findings and Reconstruction. Announcements of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times 22, 2010, pp. 101–110.
• with Frank Löbbecke, From the late antique fort to the modern hill: The fortifications of the city of Constance . In: M. Glasses (Ed.), Lübeck Colloquium on Urban Archeology in Hanseatic Region VII: The Fortifications . Lübeck 2010, pp. 493-516.
• with J. Heiligmann, Im See - am See. Archeology in Constance . Friedberg 2011.
• with Frank Löbbecke, Between Protection and Representation. On the status of research into medieval and modern Constance city fortifications . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings 129, 2011, pp. 3–38.
• Constance around 1200 - structural change or continuity: a study of the settlement geography and the history of the building . In: K. Igel, M. Jansen, R. Röber, J. Scheschkewitz (eds.), Change of the city around 1200. The structural and social transformation of the city in the High Middle Ages. Material booklets for archeology in Baden-Württemberg issue 96, Stuttgart 2013, 333–358.
• Late antique conditions and the oldest episcopal church. In: U. Laule (Ed.), The Constance Minster of Our Dear Lady. 1000 years of the cathedral - 200 years of the parish church. Regensburg 2013. 18–21.
• with D. Bibby, Der Untere Münsterfriedhof . In: U. Laule (Ed.), The Constance Minster of Our Dear Lady. 1000 years of the cathedral - 200 years of the parish church . Regensburg 2013, 395-399.
• On Internal Security in the Early and High Middle Ages - an archaeological case study on the use of lock and key . In: A. Falk, U. Müller and M. Schneider (eds.), Lübeck and the Hanseatic area. Contributions to archeology and cultural history. Festschrift for Manfred glasses . Lübeck 2014, 559-572.
• Constance in the 10th century - between Roma secunda and the Hungarian storm . In: Ch. A. Kleinjung / S. Albrecht (eds.), The long 10th century. Structural change between centralization and fragmentation, external pressure and internal crisis. RGZM conferences vol. 19 . Mainz 2014, 203–223.
• Glassblowers, glaziers, glass painters - innovation and tradition in the craft . In: GlasKlar. Archeology of a precious material in southwest Germany , compiled by Ralph Röber, Friedberg 2015, 60–67.
• On the board and in the pantry - change in shape and design . In: GlasKlar. Archeology of a precious material in southwest Germany , compiled by Ralph Röber, Friedberg 2015, 82–91.
• "If you have cloudy windows, everything appears gray". Window glazing in the Middle Ages . In: GlasKlar. Archeology of a precious material in southwest Germany , compiled by Ralph Röber, Friedberg 2015, 206–209.
• Not just for the dead - reliquary jars, grave chalices and a glass Christ . In: GlasKlar. Archeology of a precious material in southwest Germany , compiled by Ralph Röber, Friedberg 2015, 220–222.
• Soil and Water Pollution in the Medieval City: Individual Case or Paradigm . In: Resources . Announcements of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times 29, 2016, 21–36.
• Constance: Episcopal and citizen city in written sources and archaeological evidence. In: M. glasses / M. Schneider (Ed.), Lübeck Colloquium on Urban Archeology in Hanseatic Region X: Pre-settlement, Foundation and Development . Lübeck 2016, 385–394.
• Ceramic and glass as a medium for heraldic depictions of animals. Examples from southwest Germany. In: V. Brieske, A. Dickers, MM Rind (eds.), Animals and animal representations in archeology. Contributions to the colloquium in memory of Torsten Capelle, 30. – 31. October 2015 in Herne. Publications of the Antiquities Commission for Westphalia vol. 22 . Münster 2017, 389–402.
• Eagle, lion, ribbon sling - stamped floor tiles from the Konstanzer Boden . In: C. Rinne, J. Reinhard, E. Roth Heege, S. Teuber (Eds.), From soil discovery to book. Archeology through the ages, Festschrift for Andreas Heege. Historical archeology special volume 2017 . Bonn 2017, 429–449.
• The Renaissance window glazing of Horst Castle, Gelsenkirchen . In: Excavations and finds in Westphalia-Lippe, Vol. 13, 2017, 345–364.
• Between abundance and lack: water supply in medieval Constance. In: W. Melzer (Ed.), Food in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period: production, processing, supply. Contributions of the 16th colloquium to the archaeological research of medieval crafts. Soest contributions to archeology 15 . Soest 2018, 53–70.
• See and be seen - a detailed study of window glazing in a medieval town house . In: M. Kemkes, P. Rau, R. Röber u. a. (Ed.), Ob res prospere gestas - because of successfully executed acts. Festschrift for Jörg Heiligmann . Friedberg 2018, 222-235.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ralph Röber: The ceramics of the early medieval settlement of Warendorf. A contribution to the Saxon settlement goods in north-west Germany. University research on prehistoric archeology Vol. 4 . Habelt Verlag, Bonn 1990.
2. ↑ Ralph Röber: High and late medieval ceramics from the monastery complex tom Roden. Excavations in tom Roden vol. 1. Preservation of monuments and research in Westphalia vol. 21 . Habelt, Bonn 1990.
3. ↑ List up to 2008: Walter Melzer, Ralph Röber: The working group for archaeological research into medieval handicrafts. In: Walter Melzer (Hrsg.): Archeology and medieval handicrafts - a location determination. Contributions to the 10th colloquium of the working group on archaeological research into medieval crafts. Soest Contributions to Archeology Vol. 9, Soest 2008, 9-12. Walter Melzer (Hrsg.): Food in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period: production, processing, supply. Contributions of the 16th colloquium to the archaeological research of medieval crafts. Soest Contributions to Archeology 15. Soest 2018. In print: Contributions from the 15th Colloquium 2014.
4. ↑ R. Röber (compiled): Dugout canoe, glider, steamboat. Early shipping in southwest Germany. ALManach 5/6. Stuttgart 2000. Ed .: Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg.
5. ↑ Karsten Igel, Michaela Jansen, Ralph Röber, Jonathan Scheschkewitz (eds.): Change of the city around 1200. The structural and social transformation of the city in the high Middle Ages. Material booklets for archeology in Baden-Württemberg, issue 96, Stuttgart 2013.
6. ↑ Ralph Röber, compiled: GlasKlar. Archeology of a precious material in southwest Germany. Likias Verlag, Friedberg 2015.
7. ↑ Dorothea Weltecke with the assistance of M. Hartmann: To guest with Jews. Life in the medieval city. Accompanying volume for the exhibition. Stadler Verlag, Konstanz 2017.

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