Torsten Mattern
Torsten Mattern (born August 30, 1966 in Minden ) is a German classical archaeologist .
Mattern received his doctorate in 1997 with Hans Wiegartz at the University of Münster with a thesis on urban Roman building elements. From 1998 to 2009 he worked at the University of Marburg . In 2004 he completed his habilitation there with a thesis on Hellenistic sacred architecture. Since the winter semester 2009/2010 he has held a professorship (successor to Günter Grimm ) at the University of Trier . He has been a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute since the end of 2015 .
Mattern's research focuses on ancient architectural history, building research and archaeological regional studies. From 2000 he led excavations in Kleonai in the Peloponnese ; he was also involved in excavations on the Kerameikos in Athens and in Theisoa in the Peloponnese. He is currently researching Roman finds in Haltern an der Lippe .
Works
- Cornice and ornament. On urban Roman architecture from the Republic to Septimius Severus. Scriptorium, Münster 2001, ISBN 3-932610-11-3 .
- The Heracles sanctuary. Architecture and cult in context. Kleonai, Volume 1. Reichert, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-95490-052-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Reference on the website of Mattern at the University of Trier , accessed on June 9, 2013
Günter Grimm (1975-2008) | Torsten Mattern (since 2009)
Annalis Leibundgut (1980–1987) | Wiktor A. Daszewski (1988-2001) | Markus Trunk (since 2003)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mattern, Torsten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minden |