Archaeology

Research excavations are an essential part of our club’s work. The excavation serves as the most important source for archaeology. In research excavations, we proceed in a targeted manner to answer specific questions or to test hypotheses about past cultures. However, since it is not a non-destructive science, as every intervention in the ground is accompanied by a change in the original substance, particularly precise documentation is of utmost relevance.

Research excavations are an important source for understanding and knowledge about the past and culture of a region and can expand, deepen, and even rewrite historical knowledge.

Surveys are also part of our archaeological work and, unlike excavations, are non-destructive and take place without disturbing the soil. This includes walks in the form of surface surveys, archival research, geophysical measurements (ground radar, geomagnetics), map studies, aerial photography, and much more. These methods can provide initial information about a site and even date it.

Prospecting results can only be verified through excavation and only in this way can they provide 100% certain results.

In addition to research excavations, we have particularly proven ourselves as reliable partners in the field of emergency and rescue excavations. The so-called emergency and rescue excavations are those that must be carried out, for example, in advance of a construction project. This is the case when there is a risk that the archaeological site may not be preserved any further. We handle the application to the Federal Monuments Office for you, strive for funding on your behalf, and bring all our power into your project, ensuring success is predetermined.

Those excavations are an important part of our work, as they help to preserve cultural heritage in times of modern development.