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  • » Cut trough the reconstruction.
  • » Reconstruction of the upper part of the building with a roofed ramp downwards to the lower storey.
  • » Proposed central kenotaph inside the lower storey of the building.
  • » Topview of the upper storey with view down to the central proposed cenotaph.

Stone Building of Uruk

By On 2000-01-26 With No Comments

About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. Uruk is famous for the invention of cuneiform writing at the end of the 4th millennium, the […]

  • » Infographic showing two of the different building phases of the fortification wall in Mari (here phases Ville III and Ville II récent).
  • » Reconstruction of the fortification wall and gate of Mari phase Ville II (récent).
  • » Reconstruction of the domestic residence in Sector N3. For the restitution of this building, the functionality of its rooms and its internal organisation were taken into account, as well as considerations on its lighting-conditions and the general requirements for the mud brick architecture.
  • » Detail of the South Residence showing the mud plastering, wooden roof beams and doors.
  • » Infographic showing the bastion of the fortification wall (Lim period/phase Ville III) with its staircase construction.

The Fortifications of Mari

By On 2000-01-25 With No Comments

About the project Mari, modern Tell Hariri, located in the Middle Euphrates region in Syria is one of the most famous sites in the Near East, and dates from the 3rd to the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE. Since it was destroyed and rebuilt several times during that period, its excavators divided its occupational […]

  • » Condition before applying the roof. On the floor of the corridor and central room were different kinds of objects found.
  • » Fire in the central room of the building.
  • » Situation after the collapse of the roof. Traces of a fire were found in the central room.

The Riemchen-Building

By On 2000-01-22 With No Comments

About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. Uruk is famous for the invention of cuneiform writing at the end of the 4th millennium, the […]

  • » Overview of Building E from the South. Alternative 1 was constructed with a flat roof. Both staircases lead to openings in the roof, which were maybe covered with a construction of reed mats.
  • » Overview over Building E from the South. Alternative 2 was constructed with heightened roofs over the central middle-halls, to ensure air circulation in the rooms with fireplaces.
  • » Detail of a corner of Building E. The ocherish yellow colour was painted on the outer and inner walls of the building. The pillar-niche-system of the buildings corner is most elaborate.
  • » Detail of the basin in room 1 of Building E. One can see the mud-brick walls and limestone floor. The function of the basin is not certain.

Building E

By On 2000-01-21 With No Comments

About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. Uruk is famous for the invention of cuneiform writing at the end of the 4th millennium, the […]

  • » South view of Building H in Habuba Kabira. In the front, you can see ruins of another building.
  • » Backside of the reconstruction of Building H in Habuba Kabira. In the front, the Middle Hall part of the building is visible.
  • » Detail view of Building H in Habuba Kabira. The unroofed courtyard was equipped with a fireplace.

Habuba Kabira: House H

By On 2000-01-19 With No Comments

About the project Habuba Kabira is situated in modern Syria and covers an area of about 600 x 170m. The trading post of the Uruk Period lasted for about 100 years and is now flooded by the Assad dam. Building H is situated in Area 3 in the northeastern corner of the city. It covers […]

  • » Remains of the canal besides the ziqqurrat.
  • » The platform that was found in the excavations.
  • » Reconstructed ziqqurrat on top of the excavated platform.
  • » The platform that was found in the excavations.
  • » The size of the outer wall of the pre-dynastic architecture (red) in comparison to the city wall (green).

Pre-dynastic architecture (UA1 and UA2)

By On 2000-01-18 With No Comments

About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. The pre-dynastic period was the time of the legendary king Gilgamesh, who is said to have build […]

  • » Overview of Archtectural Layer 8 on the archaeological ground-plan. Building H is on the left, building G in the center and building F on the right side.
  • » Sliced infographic of building F and adjacent rooms. Stairs, doors and fire-places are visible here.
  • » Central building G, the highest structure of this layer. On the roof in the foreground you can see the exit of one of two staircases.

Architectural Layer 8

By On 2000-01-17 With No Comments

About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. Uruk is famous for the invention of cuneiform writing at the end of the 4th millennium, the […]

  • » Perspective view of the 3D reconstruction on the archaeological ground plan.

The Oxus-Temple: 3D Visualisation

By On 2000-01-14 With No Comments

About the project Ancient Bactria lies on both sides of the river Oxus (modern: Amudarja), in the south of Uzbekistan and Tadzhikistan as well as in the north of Afghanistan. Bactria was part of the Persion Empire since the middle of the 6th century BCE and was due to its richness one of the most […]

  • » Reconstruction of the state of construction of the well in the Ramesside Period. The visualisation is based on the results of the excavation and contemporaneous wells from Tell Abqain in the Western Nile Delta.
  • » Section of the well showing the stratigraphy as revealed by the excavations. Within the shaft, several layers of filling material can be seen, as well as the stone casing around, and the building pit outside the well’s walls.

The Samana well/Egypt

By On 2000-01-06 With No Comments

About the project In 2000 and 2001, an ancient Egyptian well was excavated by the Qantir-Piramesse project of the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, led by Dr. Edgar B. Pusch. The well dates back to the reign of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and is located in the modern village of Samana in the North Eastern Nile […]

  • » Lighting conditions inside the Babylonian “Breitraum” temple. A worshipper is standing in front of a highly stylised divine statue.
  • » Comparison of the Middle-hall temple and the “Breitraum” temple regarding their inner lighting conditions.

Lighting conditions in sacral architecture

By On 2000-01-05 With No Comments

About the project Studies on the physical experience of pre-modern architecture have been made within Classical archaeology and in the archaeology of Ancient Egypt, but are still very rare for the archaeology of the Ancient Near East. So, as part of an international seminar, we conducted research on the reconstruction of the lighting conditions in […]

  • » Reconstruction on the Round House in Tepe Gawra.
  • » The colour code indicates the level of certainty in the reconstruction of this model.

The Round House in Tepe Gawra

By On 2000-01-04 With No Comments

About the project Tepe Gawra, kurdish for “the great mound”, is situated in Northeastern Iraq, 24 km north-east of the Tigris River at Mosul. The site offers an almost continuous sequence of occupation from the 5th to the 2nd millennium BCE. The “Round House” itself dates to the transition from the late Ubaid to the […]

  • » View of the reconstructed wall paintings in room 24 in Til Barsib.
  • » View into room 24, which was the festival room of the king or governor of Til Barsib.
  • » View of the reconstructed wall paintings in room 24 in Til Barsib.
  • » Detail of a combined reconstruction of black and white drawings with colored ones.

The Assyrian wall paintings of Til Barsib

By On 2000-01-02 With No Comments

About the project Til Barsib, modern Tell Ahmar, is located in Syria on the east bank of the Euphrates river, close to the Turkish border. With a long settlement history, which dates back to the Ubaid Period (5th millennium BCE), Tell Ahmar is an important archaeological site and especially renowned for its Neo-Assyrian remains. In […]

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