„Seit 29 Jahren schulden Sie uns einen Ausgrabungsbericht [...]!“ – Gerhard Bersu und die schlesischen Burgwälle

Abstract

Gerhard Bersu‘s excavations at Lower Silesian fortifications and his relations to Silesian prehistoric research are scarcely known so far. Yet, they influenced him as much as his early archaeological work in southern Germany and the Mark Brandenburg and formed the basis for his dissertation and two of his most important publications. The consequences of this research, however, proved also problematic for his Lower Silesian colleagues and their efforts in archaeological monument preservation since Bersu failed to provide excavation reports to document work and results.