Vortrag: Ausgrabungen in Köln zu Spätantike und Frühmittelalter 1: St. Severin Mit Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ristow

In the organizer's words:

The church of St. Severin is located in the south of Cologne, directly in front of Chlodwigplatz, in the middle of a cemetery on the main arterial road towards Bonn, which has been documented since early Roman times and up to the High Middle Ages. Between 1925 and 1957, the Cologne archaeologist Fritz Fremersdorf was able to carry out extensive excavations in the grounds of the church, cloister and the surrounding area, which were later continued. This is the earliest church excavation in Germany, the results of which can be interpreted in a modern way thanks to partially preserved finds and documentation.

The lecture by Sebastian Ristow describes the course of architectural development from the Roman tombs, through the tombs of late antiquity, including the nucleus of the Severin church buildings, a small hall with a western apse, to the early and high medieval collegiate buildings.

This lecture begins at 4 pm and is repeated at 6:30 pm.

Address: MiQua:forum, Alter Markt 31, 50667 Cologne

About the MiQua:forum:

Even before the opening of MiQua, the MiQua:forum in the Red House at Alter Markt 31 in Cologne offers you a window into the future museum. Visit us every Thursday from 1 to 8 pm. From 4 pm, our curators and the director of MiQua offer a varied and entertaining range of information. Get to know stories of 2000 years of coexistence in the heart of Cologne and learn more about construction, Jewish life and Roman and medieval archaeological finds. You can find the entire program of events on the MiQua website: https://miqua.lvr.de/de/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen_1.html

We look forward to your visit!