4th International Symposium
on Archaeological Mining History
Reichelsheim/Odenwald (Germany), 29.5.2009 - 1.6.2009

 
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Friday, 29th of May 2009

 
from 15.00 hrs Arrival and check-in at the hotel "Lärmfeuer" in Rohrbach, Registration of the participants.
 

Car ride to Reichelsheim centre with own cars

17.00 hrs - 18.45 hrs







Official opening of the symposium
by the mayor of Reichelsheim, reception at the historic hall of the old tax and cityhall of Reichelsheim, short tour of the regional museum's newly shaped mining geology and mining history exhibition

Car ride back to the symposium hotel „Lärmfeuer“ in Rohrbach
from 19.00 Uhr

Dinner and Icebreaker-Party at the "Lärmfeuer Gasthaus" in Rohrbach

   
   

Saturday, 30th of May 2009 (Reichelsheim - Rohrbach)

 
7.30 hrs - 08.30 hrs

Breakfast for hotel guests at the "Lärmfeuer Gasthaus" in Rohrbach

8.30 hrs.

Beginning of the oral presentation programme
in the symposium hotel „Gasthaus Lärmfeuer“

8.30 hrs. – 9.15 hrs.

Martin Straßburger & Stephan Adlung:
Dating of adits by analyzing and comparing their cross section shapes and dimensions

9.15 hrs. – 10.00 hrs.


Stephan Adlung:
The „Hohestolln“ in the Freiberg Central Mining Area (Saxony, Germany): recovering of an important medieval gallery complex – a project presentation

10.00 hrs - 10.30 hrs Coffeebreak and Postersession
10.30 hrs. – 11.15 hrs.

Peter Gstrein:
First appearance and development of mine drainage facilities

11.15 hrs. – 12.00 hrs.

Joachim Lorenz:
Mining history in the Spessart region – examples from Bieber, Sailauf, Sommerkahl and Schöllkrippen

12.00 hrs. – 12.45 hrs.

Jochen Babist:
Medieval to early modern iron ore mining in the central Odenwald – project presentation and results of ongoing research of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Altbergbau Odenwald

12.45 hrs - 13.30 hrs

Lunch at „Gasthaus Lärmfeuer“

13.30 hrs. – 13.40 hrs.

Meeting at the bus stop „Rohrbach-Friedhof“
near the symposium hotel

13.40 hrs. – 18.30 hrs.







Field trip I:
„Medieval and post-medieval mining and smelting of iron ore in the central Odenwald – recognition and valuation
of surface relics“
Michelstadt/Steinbach: Carolingian Einhardsbasilika,
historical shafts and timber set relics in the clay pit Bauer, smeltery at the „Großer See“ in the Rehbach valley, caved area Spreng, mining and smeltery relics in the „Stollwiese“ area near Rohrbach.

18.30 hrs. – 19.30 hrs.

Dinner at the symposium hotel „Gasthaus Lärmfeuer“

20.00 hrs. – 20.30 hrs.


IES information
John van Schaik & Jacquo Silvertant:
News from the Institute Europa Subterranea

from 20.30 hrs.

Open discussion and postersession

   
   
Sunday, 31th of Mai 2009 (Hirschberg - Großsachsen)
   
7.30 hrs - 8.20 hrs

Breakfast for hotel guests at the "Lärmfeuer Gasthaus" in Rohrbach

8.20 hrs. – 8.30 hrs.

Meeting at the bus stop „Rohrbach-Friedhof“
near the symposium hotel

8.30 hrs. – 9.30 hrs.

Bus transport Reichelsheim/Rohrbach – Großsachsen

9.30 hrs.

Beginning of the oral presentation programme in the
„Alte Turnhalle“ Hirschberg/Großsachsen

9.30 hrs. – 10.00 hrs.

Reception by the mayor of Hirschberg

10.00 hrs. – 10.45 hrs.

Andreas Milchsack:
Application of geo-electric methods in mining archaeology

10.45 hrs. – 11.30 hrs.

Thomas Steinmetz:
Castle building near mining places in the Odenwald

11.30 hrs. – 12.15 hrs.

Claudia Eckhardt:
Local Ambassadors for a Global Network: a community based approach for the communication of earth heritage - Geopark on Site Guides Guides in the Global and European Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald

12.15 hrs. – 13.00 hrs. Andreas Arnold:
Bats in abandoned mines
13.00 hrs. – 17.00 hrs.





Field trip II:
„The lead and silver ore mines near Großsachsen and Hohensachsen – research and geotourism“
Protection project at the mine „„Hülfe Gottes“, picnic with panoramic view upon the Upper Rhine Graben, relics of the „Beltzberg Shaft“, visitation of the visitor gallery „Marie in der Kohlbach“.

17.00 hrs. – 18.00 hrs.

Bus transport Hohensachsen – Reichelsheim/Rohrbach

from 18.00 hrs.

Bonfire party near the symposium hotel,
presentation of the Symposium Book 2009

   
   
Monday, 1th June 2009 (Reichelsheim; Workshop optional)
   
7.30 hrs - 8.30 hrs

Breakfast for hotel guests at the "Lärmfeuer Gasthaus" in Rohrbach, check-out and storage of luggage

8.30 Hrs. – 9.00 Hrs.


Clearing rooms
(Please notice: Luggage deposition is possible in the symposium hotel until termination of the workshop.)

9.00 Hrs.

Beginning of the workshop „Mining Archaelology“

9.00 Hrs. – 11.00 Hrs.






Theory (in the symposium hotel)

Ralf Klausmann (Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Hessen, Abteilung Archäologie):
Excavation and archaeological documentation techniques

Andreas Milchsack (Geophysicist):
Short introduction to geomagnetical prospection techniques
11.00 Hrs. – 14.00 Hrs.










Practical course (Mining area „Stollwiese“ near Rohrbach):

(1) Geophysical prospection on iron smeltery slags
(Andreas Milchsack)

(2) Experimental measurements using the Very Large Frequency Method (Klaus Klepper)

(3) Topographical survey and mapping techniques in the field (Ekkehard Rieder, Jochen Babist)

(Please notice: All practical courses will be held in adjacent places, so that any participant will be able to visit each course in different order during the workshop.)

 

 
from 14.00 hrs. Closure of the workshop, lunch on demand
(not included in the conference fee)