Tag: Archeology and human history
State Archaeological Collection: A magnificent rusty bower
“That’s how it should be”: The modernization of the State Archaeological Collection according to plans by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos and Atelier Brückner has been successful. source site
The new permanent exhibition of the Munich State Archaeological Collection – Munich
No, the three white figures in the floor-to-ceiling showcase next to the entrance are not the highlights of the newly renovated State Archaeological Collection in Munich. They are “just placeholders,”…
Bavaria: Ten million year old sensation in the district of Erding – Erding
An animal cemetery with the remains of three ancient elephants, skeletal and tooth remains of a big cat, an antelope and a large rhinoceros has been discovered in a small…
Archaeological State Collection: With a hand ax and cell phone into the past – Munich
People like to hide their most valuable treasures so that they are not so easy to find. The treasurers of the Free State of Bavaria, for example, have stashed their…
Debate about the return of human remains: The real corpses in the cellars of Munich museums
Skeletons, teeth, hair: Several collections contain human remains that were often stolen from former German colonies and are now to be returned. Why this is anything but easy. source site
Archeology: The Viking Body Cult – Knowledge
The grave actually didn’t differ much from the others. In Havor on Gotland about a millennium ago, people buried a 55 to 60 year old woman. The dead woman lay…
Notre Dame: Resurrected from data
Five years ago, Notre-Dame, a symbol of Paris and a symbol of France, burned down. But soon the church will stand on the banks of the Seine again as if…
Since when people have been eating eggs – knowledge
It is largely clear when cattle, sheep or pigs were domesticated. When it comes to chickens, however, this question has been a source of controversy among experts for years –…
Bullets on church towers in Bavaria: Historian investigates centuries-old secrets – Bavaria
There are thousands in Germany, hundreds in Bavaria: bullets on church towers. But what few people know is that they often contain centuries-old treasures and secrets – valuable coins, dead…
Bavaria: The secret treasure of church tower balls – Bavaria
There are thousands in Germany, hundreds in Bavaria: bullets on church towers. But what few people know is that they often contain centuries-old treasures and secrets – valuable coins, dead…