Lecture with Christina Peek, researcher in the textile archaeology department of the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research

There were and are three “hotspots” in Emsland district archaeology, namely settlement relics in Geeste, Walchum and Haren. In recent years, excavations have been carried out there during the expansion of building areas. The results in each case can be summarized as a settlement finding, i.e. that people were living together in small villages in these places long before the birth of Christ. Everything that belonged to daily life and survived the ravages of time was found there: Remains of tools, jewelry and tableware. Traces of dwellings, storage buildings and workshops were also found. In the former settlement of Walchum, a real sensation came to light: small scraps of leather. This is unusual in that organic material such as fabric or leather is rarely preserved. Christina Peek has devoted herself intensively to the find, scrutinizing, cleaning and preserving the pieces in the truest sense of the word. On this evening, she will report on her work and her findings on the pieces of leather, as well as other organic finds from various excavations. Leader: Christina Peek
Location: Emsland Archaeology Museum
Time: 6 p.m.
Admission: €8, reduced €6
Registration: requested by calling 05931 6605, info@archaeologie-emsland.de