Volker Herrmann

Volker Herrmann (born May 31, 1967 in Schwabach ) is a German medieval archaeologist and building researcher . He works as a museum director at the Zweckverband Niederbayerische Freilichtmuseen in Massing im Rottal and Finsterau in the Bavarian Forest .

Career

From 1988 to 1994 Herrmann studied archeology of the Middle Ages and modern times, prehistory, folklore and monument preservation at the Otto Friedrich University in Bamberg . His academic teachers include Walter Sage , Björn-Uwe Abels and Klaus Guth . He graduated with a Magister Artium on the subject of the results of the archaeological investigations in the city center in the outskirts of the high medieval town of Haßfurt a. Main .

He completed his doctorate in 1999 with Ingolf Ericsson at the Bamberg Chair for Medieval and Modern Archeology. The dissertation published in print in 2001 deals with the results of a research project financed by the state of Saxony-Anhalt on the development of Halle (Saale) in the Middle Ages. The state research project was headed by Herrmann as a research assistant at the Institute for Prehistoric Archeology at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Klaus-Dieter Jäger) from 1996 to 1999. The work laid new foundations for further research into the early and high medieval urban development of Halle and Giebichenstein as well as the medieval saltworking trade in the region.

Besides working as a scientist Herrmann has worked in academic teaching, so in Bamberg and food as well as at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) and the Commercial Industrial Vocational School Bern (gibb).

Act

Excavation projects

During and after his studies, Herrmann was in charge of numerous archaeological excavations of the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments . a. in Bamberg (Am Kranen, Lugbank, Maxplatz), Goldkronach (gold mining), Haßfurt a. Main (German school on Engelmeßgasse), Scheßlitz (medieval desert) and Wunsiedel (property at Breite Straße 3).

After graduating, his professional path led to the preservation of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. From 1994 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2006 he was responsible for the State Monuments Office there as the scientific director of inner-city excavation projects on medieval and modern archeology. The projects on Marktgasse in Weißenfels, on the Querfurt city fortifications as well as on Trödel and on the market square of Halle (Saale) have made important new contributions to the research of medieval building, settlement and cultural history in the south of Saxony-Anhalt. Particularly noteworthy are the excellent conservation conditions there for organic building and settlement remains. The results are all published in an easily accessible manner.

Museum work Hilpoltstein

In 2000 Herrmann moved to the municipal museum in Hilpoltstein / Middle Franconia for a total of four years . Under his aegis, the local new building and city history museum Schwarzes Ross was established. Not least thanks to a series of publications launched at the same time, the institution has established itself among the non-state museums in Bavaria and draws attention to itself with a variety of special exhibitions. The series has so far published volumes on historical wood and stone construction, the building history of the castle and the Hilpoltstein residence. In parallel to the museum work, research into the early medieval Niederungsburg Greuth near Greding- Obermässing was carried out in close cooperation with the Institute for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times at the University of Bamberg .

Lower monument authority Duisburg

In 2006 Herrmann was appointed to the office of city archaeologist in Duisburg am Rhein. During his five years of activity, the archaeological preservation, which has been firmly anchored in the city administration since the 1980s, has been placed on a new foundation and staffed significantly (currently three archaeologists and three technical staff). The focus of his work was on the public dialogue between the Lower Monument Authority, science, municipal authorities and clients with their different interests. A new series of publications by the Lower Monument Authority, Duisburg Monument Themes , was installed to strengthen the public acceptance of the preservation of monuments in the metropolitan area . In addition, the archeology and monument preservation series in Duisburg , which were already established in science, as well as finds from Asciburgium were continued.

Herrmann made important new contributions to the early settlement history of Duisburg, Huckingen and Meiderich. Its reassessment of the Huckinger stone tower as the oldest preserved architectural monument in the Duisburg city area, whose beginnings go back to the 12th century, is also significant. The tower was initially important as a customs post on the important road connection between the royal palaces of Duisburg and Kaiserswerth .

In 2010, the year of the Capital of Culture, a joint exhibition by the Duisburg Museum of Culture and City History and City Archeology was shown in the City Museum. Under the title Hömma, the Kaiser is coming! The port, market and city in the Middle Ages were shown important finds from Duisburg as part of the Ruhr 2010 events , supplemented by national and international loans. A book accompanying the exhibition has been published by Herrmann, which gives children and adults an insight into the city's medieval history.

Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern

From 2011 to 2020, Herrmann worked at the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern as head of urban, castle and church archeology and building research. The active revitalization of the interfaces to the cantonal and municipal monument preservation was the focus of his work there. In particular, the architectural archaeological investigation of the rural and urban housing stock, which he has intensified over the last few years, creates a new basis for historical house research between the Central and Upper Lands in the canton of Bern. In addition, under his scientific leadership, the restoration and maintenance of ruins developed into an important field of archeology in the canton of Bern. Particularly noteworthy are the renovations of the ruins of the early modern spa in Weissenburg / Simmental , the medieval church ruins Ringgenberg-Goldswil near Interlaken and the remains of the Cluniac priory in Rüeggisberg . He presented important scientific results u. a. on the history and structure of the town of Unterseen in the 13th to 15th centuries, on the "Cappeli" in the Stockental, on the Heidenhaus of Ringoldingen, on the Cluniac priory of Hettiswil, on the fortification of the town of Thun and on farmhouse research. The discovery of a traditional brickworks in Péry in the Bernese Jura , which has since been moved to the Ballenberg open-air museum, is of cultural and historical importance . According to available dendro data, it dates from 1763 and can therefore be regarded as the oldest preserved early industrial facility of its kind in the canton of Bern and one of the oldest in Switzerland.

Works

Monographs

• A handicraft and commercial quarter of the Palatinate Duisburg - archaeological excavations between Münzstrasse and Schwanenstrasse. Studies on the Archeology of Europe 24, Bonn 2014, ISBN 978-3-7749-3923-3 .
• News about the Middle Ages on the Rhine and Ruhr. Duisburg, Huckingen, Mittelmeiderich. Archeology and Monument Preservation in Duisburg 9. , Verlag Dr. Faustus, Duisburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-933474-64-3 .
• The market of the city of Halle in the Middle Ages. Excavations to the market church, churchyard and archiepiscopal department store. Publications of the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt - State Museum for Prehistory, Volume 70, Halle (Saale) 2018, ISBN 978-3-944507-31-6 .
• The market square of Halle. Archeology and history. In: Archeology in Saxony-Anhalt, special volume 10. State Office for Monument Preservation and Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2008, ISBN 978-3-939414-25-4 .
• The development of Halle (Saale) in the early and high Middle Ages. Topography and settlement development in today's urban area of ​​Halle (Saale) from the 7th to the middle of the 12th century based on archaeological evidence. Publications of the State Office for Archeology Saxony-Anhalt, vol. 56. State Office for Archeology Saxony-Anhalt - State Museum for Prehistory, Halle (Saale) 2001, ISBN 3-910010-62-8 .
• Results of the city center archaeological investigations in the outskirts of the high medieval city of Haßfurt a. Main. Material booklets on the archeology of the Middle Ages and modern times, Volume 1. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Espelkamp 1995, ISBN 3-924734-75-5 .

Scientific contributions

• The "Cappeli" in Stockental. Archeology Bern 2018. Yearbook of the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern 2018, ISBN 978-3-9524659-9-8 , 155–173.
• The church of the Cluniac priory "Othonivilar" in Krauchthal, Hettiswil . Archeology Bern 2018. Yearbook of the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern 2018, ISBN 978-3-9524659-5-0 , 155–173.
• News about the building history of the Burgitor on the Thuner Schlossberg . Archeology Bern 2018. Yearbook of the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern 2018, ISBN 978-3-9524659-5-0 , 174–183.
• Paint, plaster and limestone - the facades of three vineyards from the 16th to 18th centuries in La Neuveville, Canton of Bern. Facades - historical design of buildings and public spaces. Jahrbuch für Hausforschung 65, 2018 , ISBN 978-3-7319-0711-4 , 173-182 .
• Current projects in archaeological building research in the canton of Bern. From the work of the Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern (ADB) . In: Rainer Atzbach / Patrick Cassitti / Hauke ​​Kenzler / Luitgard Löw (eds.), Archeology, Middle Ages, Modern Times, Future. Festschrift for Ingolf Ericsson, Bonn 2017, ISBN 978-3-7749-4096-3 , 185–206.
• Influence of Lombard construction huts in the Bernese Oberland using the example of the early and high medieval church ruins of Ringgenberg-Goldswil . Globalization. Announcements of the German Society for Archaeologists of the Middle Ages and Modern Times 30/2017, ISSN  1619-148X , 59–72
• The "Heidenhaus" in Ringoldingen / Simmental, Canton Bern. From the fate of things. Spolie - reuse - recycling. Announcements of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times 26/2014, ISSN  1619-148X , 123-130.
• Medieval Artisans' Quarters and the Duisburg Imperial Palace. In: medieval and modern matters. Archeology an Material Culture in the Low Countries 4/2013, Turnhout 2016, ISBN 978-2-503-53108-3 , pp. 81-94.
• Duisburg, an important settlement and trading center between late antiquity and the Middle Ages - new archaeological finds and structures from the Duisburg city area. "Rhein Maas" magazine. Studies in History, Language, and Culture 2, 75–107. Rhein-Ruhr University Press, Duisburg 2011.
• Duisburg in the High Middle Ages - Finds and structures from the heyday of the Palatinate and trading city - AufRuhr 1225! Knights, castles and intrigues The Middle Ages on the Rhine and Ruhr, exhibition catalog, pp. 159–171. Publishing house Philipp von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein 2010.
• The Duisburg city fortifications. A valuable monument of the medieval city. In: M. Glasses (Ed.), Colloquium on Urban Archeology in Hanseatic Region VII. The City Fortification , Verlag Schmidt-Römhild KG, Lübeck 2010, pp. 29–342.
• Rhine-Franconian regional expansion of the Carolingian era in northeast Bavaria, using the example of the castle "Greuth" , Ldkr. Roth. Germania 86/2, 2008, Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz am Rhein 2010, pp. 729–761.
• The early medieval castle "Greuth" in the Schwarzachaue near Greding-Obermässing, district of Roth - Contributions to archeology in Middle Franconia 9 , Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2008, pp. 209–232.
• Archaeological evidence of a medieval legal border on the Abtswörth in Bamberg. Historischer Verein Bamberg, report 142. Self-published Historischer Verein Bamberg e. V., Bamberg 2006, pp. 19-46.
• The beginnings of the island town around Sankt Martin in Bamberg - report of the Bavarian monument preservation 45/46, 2004/05, Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments, Munich 2006, pp. 271-280.
• From the Carolingian border fort to the salt town at the turn of the High and Late Middle Ages. In: W. Friday / A. Ranft (Ed.), History of the City of Halle, Vol. 1, Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle (Saale) 2006, pp. 15–52.
• The urbs and civitas Giebichenstein in the early and high Middle Ages. In: W. Friday / A. Ranft (Ed.), History of the City of Halle, Vol. 1, Mitteldeutscher Verlag GmbH, Halle (Saale) 2006, ISBN 3-89812-383-9 , pp. 91-98.
• Wooden remains of the road from the high Middle Ages in the Lugbank in Bamberg. Yearbook World Heritage Bamberg, Volume 1 - 2000/2001, Collibri-Verlag, Bamberg 2001, pp. 13-30.
• City center archaeological investigations in the area of ​​the former school yard on Engelmeßgasse in Haßfurt a. Main - contributions to archeology in Lower Franconia. Main Franconian Studies 64, Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2000, pp. 205-218.
• Stone core and frame construction. On the trail of a medieval to early modern estate in Wunsiedel, district of Wunsiedel i. Fichtel Mountains. Report of Bayerische Bodendenkmalpflege 38, 1997, Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, Munich 1998 (in collaboration with J. Müller), pp. 201–238.
• Archaeological contributions to the history of the development of the Querfurt city fortifications. Annual journal for Central German Prehistory, Vol. 79, State Office for Archeology Saxony-Anhalt - State Museum for Prehistory, Halle (Saale), 1997, pp. 227–246.
• City core archaeological investigations in the city of Weißenfels an der Saale. Annual journal for Central German Prehistory, Vol. 78, State Office for Archeology Saxony-Anhalt - State Museum for Prehistory, Halle (Saale), 1996, pp. 81–157.
• An early modern gold roasting furnace on the Goldberg near Goldkronach. The Archaeological Year in Bavaria 1994, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 181-183.
• High medieval cellar pits in the area of ​​the "Kohlstatt" corridor on the southern edge of the city of Scheßlitz. The Archaeological Year in Bavaria 1993, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, pp. 152–155.

Popular scientific works

• Church ruins St. Peter Goldswil. Festschrift for the renovation 2015 to 2017. Residential community Ringgenberg (Ed.) 2017, ISBN 978-3-905817-82-9 .
• The medieval church ruin St. Peter on the Kirchhubel Goldswil. In: Uferschutzverband Thuner- und Brienzersee, yearbook 2016, pp. 121–154.
• Early modern vines and autumn houses on Lake Biel. In: Seebutz. Heimatbuch des Seelandes and Murtenbiets 2016, ISSN  2296-4347 , pp. 79–90.
• Bad Weissenburg. Back bathroom. Restoration 2014–2015. Weissenburg Bath and Thermal Spring Association. Därstetten 2015, ISBN 978-3-033-05217-8 .
• The residence in Hilpoltstein - a glamorous place of the Wittelsbach rulership history. Series of publications Museum Schwarzes Roß Hilpoltstein, Volume 5. City of Hilpoltstein, Hilpoltstein 2012.
• The emperor is coming! Port, market and city of Duisburg in the Middle Ages. Culture and City History Museum Duisburg. Mercator Verlag, Duisburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-87463-466-3 .
• Duissern. A district of Duisburg with a royal history. Duisburg monument themes 10. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-89279-674-9 .
• Walsum - archeology and history of a district. Duisburg monument themes 8. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89279-671-8 .
• 2000 year Duisburg - originated in Roman times. Duisburg monument themes 7. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89279-668-8 (together with J. Milz and K. Schilling).
• The medieval parish church of St. Georg in Mittelmeiderich. Duisburg monument themes 5. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89279-653-4 .
• Ruhr times. Harbor, Palatinate and Citizens' Town - Visualizations of Duisburg. Duisburg monument themes 4. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89279-648-0 .
• The Huckinger stone tower in the light of current research. Duisburg monument themes 3. City of Duisburg, Duisburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-89279-647-3 (together with M. Hensch).
• Guide to Hilpoltstein Castle. From the medieval imperial and ministerial castle to the early modern castle. Series of publications Museum Schwarzes Roß, Volume 4. Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-933474-47-6 .
• The city of Halle - from the Carolingian border fort to the late medieval township. Small booklets on archeology in Saxony-Anhalt 5. State Office for Archeology and Monument Preservation Saxony-Anhalt, Halle (Saale) 2005. ISBN 3-910010-98-9 (together with O. Specht).
• Johann Christoph Sturm. On the trail of the truth. Series of publications Museum Schwarzes Roß, Volume 3 Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2003, ISBN 3-933474-26-4 (editor).
• Rocks - cuboids - stone walls. Series of publications Museum Schwarzes Roß, Volume 2. Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2003, ISBN 3-933474-25-6 (together with K. Th. Platz).
• Trees - beams - half-timbered buildings. Series of publications Museum Schwarzes Roß, Volume 1. Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2002, ISBN 3-933474-21-3 (together with K. Th. Platz).

Web links

• Publications by Volker Herrmann in the Opac of the Regesta Imperii
• Film by Jean Claude Plattner, Adliswil, on the renovation of the Goldswil ruin, Canton Bern

Individual evidence

1. ^ Museum Hilpoltstein , accessed on May 28, 2017
2. ↑ Lower Monument Authority Duisburg ( Memento from May 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 28, 2017
3. ^ Archaeological Service of the Canton of Bern , accessed on May 28, 2017