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Case Study

Building 11

Building 11 at Museumsdorf Düppel (DE)

Name of the building in the museum in English: Building 11 

Name of the building in local language (as used in the museum): Gebäude 11 

Local Language: German 

Type of building: 
Reconstruction (a new building, based on either historical or archaeological sources but without using original substance) 

Museum where the building is currently located:
Museumsdorf Düppel - Stiftung Stadtmuseum Berlin (DE)

 

Please select extra information below:

The original building or its remains: Source and Inhabitants

Source Material

Name of the location: Düppel (Krummes Fenn) | See Google Map below

Address: Clauertstr. 11 | Berlin, 14163 | Germany

Organisation responsible for in situ excavation: 
Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte | Germany | Website

Name of the person responsible for the excavation: Adriaan von Müller 

Role of the person documenting: Head archaeologist of excavation

When the excavation took place: 1967-1990

Source(s): Plan of the excavation (2.75 MB)

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Time and Inhabitants

The historical /archaeological time period of the original building is: 
High Middle Ages

The original building date / date of first construction of the building is: 
1200 AD

Is the information about the original building's owners / users / inhabitants known? 
No

About the original building

The original building was: 
Part of a settlement

If part of a settlement, what is the original building's environment: 
Village

What was the name of the village?
Unknown

The original function of the (original) building was: 
Residential

If the original building was residential, the primary type was:
Unknown

Has the building's function of use changed through its history? 
Unknown

The building in the museum: Basic facts and Construction process

The importance

The reason to present this building in the museum is:
The building is a rare specimen of its type, The building was a piece in a larger important context, The building is important to the national or regional context

Please explain the rarity:
The reconstruction of the archaeological features is unique, as there is not another example of this exact reconstruction either at the Museums Village Düppel or in another open-air museum.

Please explain its importance in the larger context:
The reconstruction is part of a village assemblage, one of the research aims was to re-create the entire village. This is why the reconstruction is an integral part of the museum setting.

Please explain about its national or regional context:
The excavation the museum is based on was one of the first medieval settlements to be excavated in its entirety in the region.

The reconstructed building was build on the site of the archaeological feature:
Yes

A plan or aerial photo of the building's location within the museum

The location in the museum

Registration number / name / inventory number of the building: Building 11

Location in the museum: Village Square

The building in the museum is: Stand-alone

Documentation of the Construction Process

Is the organisation constructing / rebuilding the building in the museum a RETOLD partner:
No

Name of the organisation conducting the construction / rebuilding:
Förderverein Museumsdorf Düppel e.V. | Germany | Website

Name of the person responsible for construction:
Unknown

Role of the person within the organisation:
Craftsmen from Biskupin

Significant diversion

Is there a significant diversion in the construction from the original: 
Yes

Please provide reasons for the changes:
As there were only some postholes and wall features remaining, most of the reconstruction is only a possible interpretation. There were no conscious deviations from the original.

Are materials, techniques or tools diverging from historical/archaeological accuracy?
Yes

Please provide reasons for the changes:
For some building processes modern tools were used due to financial and time constraints.