International Workshop "Engraved bones"
July 30 2025Ewa Dutkiewicz and Chris Bentz received funding by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for organizing a workshop on "Engraved bones: Gripping aids, signs, and decorations" as part of the UISPP Commission on "Modified Bone and Shell". The workshop will be held at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte in Berlin from May 6th to 9th, 2026.
Visits at Museums in Western Germany
July 1-21 2025Ewa Dutkiewicz visited overall five collections in Western Germany for inspecting artefacts. This included Monrepos in Neuwied, Stadtmuseum am Markt (SAM) in Wiesbaden, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, LVR Landesmuseum Bonn, and the Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität zu Köln. Thanks to Olaf Jöris, Daniel Burger-Völlmecke, Jost Mergen, Peter Henrich, Ralf W. Schmitz, Andreas Maier, and Rebecca Gnau for their help.