EAN: 9783867570466

VERÖFFENTLICHUNGEN AUS DEM DEUTSCHEN BERGBAU-MU...

Azurite from Wallerfangen Saar was a highly sought-after commodity  and this blue copper
mineral was mined in Wallerfangen in the Roman period  the Middle Ages and modern times. In all
periods  azurite from Wallerfangen was primarily used as a blue pigment  for example in wall
paintings. After initial excavations especially in the so-called Upper Emilianus tunnel in the
1960s  carried out by the Saarland heritage management agency [Konservatoramt des Saarlandes] 
Roman mining in Wallerfangen developed into a focus project at the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum
Bochum. In the 1990s  Prof. Dr. Gerd Weisgerber explored the so-called lower Emilianus tunnel.
Between 2003 and 2019  the author - Dr. Gabriele Körlin  the deputy head of the research unit
on mining archaeology - investigated the Bruss tunnel over the course of 13 campaigns. The
project focused on studying Roman mining and its remains  as well as on the mining technologies
used and on the expected level of azurite production. Although these mines only represent a
fraction of the area exploited by the Romans in Wallerfangen  numerous insights were gained 
amongst others into drift and mining  the tools used  water management and so on. Unusually 
water management amongst others involved an overdimensional gullet. The Roman occupation
inscription of Emilianus deserves to be stressed  as it forms a unique characteristic of the
Wallerfang mining area. Geophysical prospection in the immediate surroundings of the Bruss
tunnel supplement the excavations below ground. The present publication showcases the results
of the excavations focused on Roman mining archaeology  integrated within the archaeological
context of the wider region.

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