Large stratigraphic diorama in the Paulikloster
The large stratigraphic diorama in the Paulikloster (abbreviated Stratorama ) is an exhibit in the Brandenburg State Archaeological Museum in Brandenburg an der Havel and, in the form of a diorama, addresses the structure of an archaeological excavation section with the various strata (cultural layers). The representation of the layers roughly resembles the structure of a lacquer profile . This type of representation is intended to clearly convey the connection between the individual layers of deposits with their characteristic archaeological finds and their chronological order. TheModel leads the viewer from the present in the form of the house scenery down through the different epochs up to the last ice age .
description
The stratorma is divided into the following layers:
The last ice age
(approx. 115000 to 9600 BC)
Intact cultural layers are only detectable after the last ice age glacier advance, as the ice and the debris transported in it , which are deposited as terminal moraines , destroyed older traces of human settlement. Only a few finds from before and during the Ice Age, such as fossils or stone tools, have survived . The large diorama exemplifies a skull fragment of a woolly rhinoceros , as well as a part of the body of a mammoth that has been polished by debris. You can also see geological features such as the "drop bottom", ice wedges , podsoles and sand drifts.
The bronze age
(approx. 2100 to 800 BC)
There is evidence of continuous settlement after the Ice Age from the Mesolithic to the Migration Period . After the first farmers settled in the Neolithic , metallurgy developed in the Bronze Age . The alpine metal ore deposits required the intensification of trading contacts and brought about an increased exchange of knowledge. This led to a change in cultural spaces and religious ideas. The diorama shows an urn burial in a humpback vessel from the Lausitz culture from around 1400 BC. Chr.
The Slavs
(c. 700 to 1150 AD)
When Slavic immigrants from Eastern Europe settled the area between the Elbe and Oder, they found deserted, barren land. They cultivated it again and shaped the landscape with their culture between the Elbe and Oder for half a millennium. In the 11th and 12th centuries, this area came increasingly under German, Christian influence, so that the Slavic culture was increasingly displaced. The late Slavic body grave is representative of this.
The German Middle Ages
(c. 1150 to 1500 AD)
With the death of the last Heveller prince Pribislaw-Heinrich in 1150 and the subsequent founding of the Mark Brandenburg by Albrecht the Bear , German rule began for this region. Innovations in agriculture made it possible to settle the dry plateaus. House building and fortifications were shaped by the introduction of the half-timbered structure . The founding of the cities brought significant changes, and Christianization was promoted by the monasteries. In addition to medieval layers, the diorama shows an earth cellar with the typical wooden construction.
The Modern Age
(from approx. 1500 AD)
In modern times there is a turning away from the medieval worldview and its concept of order. Numerous voyages of discovery and the establishment of colonies ultimately led to global communication and a global economic market. Particularly decisive events are the Reformation from 1517, the Thirty Years' War 1618–1648, the industrial revolution that began around 1770 in England and around 1835 in Germany, and the two world wars . The basement niche in the large diorama is an example of its use from the late Middle Ages to the present day.
Manufacturing
The Stratorama was made by the Brandenburg artist Thomas Bartel between May 2009 and May 2010. During his previous five-year assistance with excavations in and around Brandenburg / Havel, Bartel was able to gain experience with the matter and the layers of the earth. The surface to be designed is 33 m² plus the added house backdrop. The sequence of layers was worked out on a sketch. The finds in the layers of the earth, such as ceramic shards or bones, were imitated, as were natural materials such as stones and plants. For static and design reasons, 98% of what is depicted, such as walls, field stones, vessels, skeletons, etc., consist of artificial materials. The individual layers of earth were reproduced with a special joint mortar colored with minerals and applied with a spatula or fingers. Other components such as stones or bricks were cut from Styrofoam or Styrodur and then designed in a realistic color. The aim was to keep the panels as light as possible and thus to secure the statics. The plates were fixed with screws.
literature
- BLDAM (Ed.): Fascination Archeology, Data-Fact-Backgrounds . Zossen, OT Wünsdorf 2010.
