{"id":800,"date":"2024-05-31T16:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/museum\/gallery\/the-mystery-of-the-pile-dwellers\/forgers-and-treasure-hunters\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T09:33:56","slug":"forgers-and-treasure-hunters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/museum\/gallery\/the-mystery-of-the-pile-dwellers\/forgers-and-treasure-hunters\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgers and treasure hunters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='vitrine'  class='avia-section av-lwhwhwpi-c5832ec490154b2dc6e1678d059436a7 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-800'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bldmf-d22a094192a68a21ebc23d11319a597d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwhwb3tx-7e4fa31f1f3e571092a1c1781be8e765 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Showcase 6<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='a'  class='avia-section av-6boj-964839248dbaa131430c011e9e66912b main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-800'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xke3-96c4b674a30a3471a9bbcaf7b1f7955b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lw9ee3ch-f9b3efab252a1000357d705b1be022ae\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-f9b3efab252a1000357d705b1be022ae{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-f9b3efab252a1000357d705b1be022ae .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lw9ee3ch-f9b3efab252a1000357d705b1be022ae .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lw9ee3ch-f9b3efab252a1000357d705b1be022ae av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Forgers and treasure hunters &#8211; Is everything valid?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw6p7skz-da037d8ac2f5c243e2f9b90a776444f2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As enthusiasm for pile dwellings increased, the demand for original finds for museums, private collections, the antiquitites market and also for teaching material at universities and schools increased. Exhibitions were looking for the most meaningful sets of finds possible and therefore exchanged individual items with each other. For some, \u201cpile dwelling fishing\u201d using boats became a regular and profitable side job. Unteruhldingen was considered particularly rich with finds and was an inviting spot to hunt for treasure. In 1865, the city of Meersburg pointed out to the neighboring municipality of Unteruhldingen that fishermen from Switzerland were digging for finds at the lake and thus destroying the fishing grounds. But soon digging through the sites no longer yielded enough results. The first fakes appeared. Awls, chisels and decorative needles were made from simple pieces of bone. Sheet copper &#8211; cut with tin snips &#8211; was used to make pendants and amulets. The \u201cpile dwellings\u201d of Bodman and Wangen were known for their forgeries. Antique dealers from the island of Reichenau, from Steckborn in Switzerland and from \u00dcberlingen were reported to the authorities. The large museums, such as the British Museum in London, or pile-dwelling experts from Switzerland warned against purchasing from dubious sources and certain collectors. They demanded precise examinations and certificates of authenticity. At the instigation of the local history and history associations, the governments issued bans on excavations (Thurgau 1861, Bern 1873, Baden 1905).<\/p>\n<p>\u201e<b>To the mayor&#8217;s office in Unteruhldingen, June 1865:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We ask you to please inform us as soon as possible whether dredging has been carried out on the lake platform along the local area by foreigners, especially by the Swiss, for the purpose of finding or excavating pile dwellings and whether, in the opinion of the local fishermen, the implementation of this dredging is harmful to the fish population, in particular to their reproduction. In the latter case, we intend to obtain a police ban on dredging, as has already been issued in the district of Constance.\u201c<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lw7j5rcj-2abc8dbc642c9f3b6c45946cb360f477 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6>1<\/h6>\n<p><b>&#8220;Wild Excavations&#8221; by the Knecht brothers, Bodman around 1905<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> <\/b>Photo: APM<\/p>\n<h6>2<\/h6>\n<p><b>Letter from the Grand Ducal Domain Administration Meersburg | 1865 | Municipality archive of Unteruhldingen<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>3<\/h6>\n<p><b>\u201cFlintjack\u201d Edward Simpson, British geologist and forger, demonstrates flint knapping in front of archaeologists, around 1860<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Whitby Museum (United Kingdom)<\/p>\n<h6>4<\/h6>\n<p><b>Presentation board with pile dwelling finds from the site of Hagnau-Burg | Bronze on cardboard | 960 BC | RGM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>5<\/h6>\n<p><b>Lumbar vertebra fragment with incised depiction of a deer | Large cattle, aurochs, elk or deer | Age unknown | Schreckensee | Coll. Ren\u00e9 Wicker, APM <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Original or fake?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The light shows you the original finds<\/p>\n<h6>6<\/h6>\n<p><b>Garment pin| Bronze | 1700 BC | Peschiera, Italy | RGM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>7-8<\/h6>\n<p><b>Garment pins and pendants | Copper sheet | Age unknown | Supposedly Bodman- Schachen | RGM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>9-12<\/h6>\n<p><b>Axes\/chisels | Sepentinite | Supposedly Maurach, Sipplingen-Osthafen | APM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>13-14<\/h6>\n<p><b>Axes\/chisels | Serpentinite, nephrite | 3700 BC | Unteruhldingen, Sipplingen- Osthafen | APM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>15<\/h6>\n<p><b>Awl | Bone | Untersee | APM<\/b><\/p>\n<h6>16<\/h6>\n<p><b>Awl | Bone | 3700 BC | Unteruhldingen | APM<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-800'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lxycqviw-ebd1c86db859ab2540a23954d2d42dfa '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/vg08.met.vgwort.de\/na\/85b780acd2ee7e15c16355e0c9c4e2\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":651,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/800\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i.pfahlbauten.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}