Building 13

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2024-07-12

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Name of the building in the museum in English: Building 13

Name of the building in local language (as used in the museum): Gebäude 13

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)

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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

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The location in the museum

Registration number / name / inventory number of the building: Building 13

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:
Unknown

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.

Building 13

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The building in the museum: Basic facts and Construction process

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Building 13

The original building or its remains: Source and Inhabitants

52.424616, 13.233384

The building in the museum: Basic facts and Construction process