Wilde Volker an Rhein und Neckar
Franken im fruhen Mittelalter
by Ursula Koch and edited by Alfried Wiezcorek, Hermann Wiegand and Michael Tellenbach
Paperback (Published)
(February 2015)
ISBN: 9783795429522
5.12 x 8.27 inches
Price: $18.00
On back order
English summary: Good, datable, archeological finds help in the reconstruction of history, as the newly designed, permanent exhibition about the early Middle Ages in the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim shows. Written sources mention the wildness of the people who lived on the right bank of the Rhine in the early medieval period, and the archeological finds reveal their loot from raids and much more. Craft goods from the Baltic region, jewels from India, and ivory from Africa all reached the Neckar region. Grave finds document the services of smiths, bone-carvers, glaziers, and bead makers, of potters, and weavers. Skulls with wounds, weapons, ornaments made from silver and gold, status symbols, cookware and tableware all offer immediate access to the lives people led in the early Middle Ages. German description: Gut datierbare archaologische Funde erlauben die Rekonstruktion von Geschichte, wie die neu gestaltete Dauerprasentation zum Fruhmittelalter in den Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim zeigt. Schriftquellen berichten von der Wildheit der Volker rechts des Rheins, die archaologischen Funde verraten die Beute ihrer Raubzuge und weit mehr. Handelsguter vom Baltikum und aus dem Orient, Edelsteine aus Indien und Elfenbein aus Afrika erreichten den Neckar. Die Grabfunde dokumentieren die damaligen Leistungen der Schmiede, der Beinschnitzer, Glasblaser und Perlenmacher, von Topfern und wohl auch Topferinnen und Weberinnen. Schadel mit Blessuren, Waffen, Schmuck aus Silber und Gold, Statussymbole, Kuchen- und Tafelgeschirr zeugen unmittelbar vom Leben der Menschen im fruhen Mittelalter.
- By (author) Ursula Koch
- Edited by Michael Tellenbach
- Edited by Hermann Wiegand
- Edited by Alfried Wiezcorek
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