Lime from the lifted barrels of the hanseatic ship is being researched

Lime from the lifted barrels of the hanseatic ship is being researched

Federal Association of the German Lime Industry cooperates with the Lübeck Department of Archaeology and Monument Preservation of.

The Federal Association of the German Lime Industry met in the Hanseatic City of Lübeck on June 15^th and 16^th , 2023. The discovery of the historic shipwreck in the Trave and, above all, the information on the lime barrels recovered so far were received by the association in Cologne with great pleasure and excitement. Without further ado, contact was established and then at the opening of the annual meeting, Senator for Culture Monika Frank and the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Monument Preservation Dr. Dirk Rieger were invited They did not come empty-handed, but brought a piece of original lime from one of the barrels.

"Lime was one of the most important building materials in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period in Lübeck and the entire Hanseatic region" explains Senator Frank "and was the material of choice for holding together the entire brick Gothic, for example." Martin Ogilvie, General Manager of the German Lime Industry Association adds: "The fact that lime was under water for centuries has a very special fascination for us." The information contained in lime, as well as the degree of carbonation and the incorporation of the CO2 it contains, are also essential aspects of modern research in the lime industry. "Our laboratory in Cologne will examine the sample with all available means" says Dr. Frisch of the Institute for Lime and Mortar Research, "the sample provides us with new clues about the processes for the incorporation of CO2 and the behavior under water". The find from the Trave is therefore a win-win situation for both: information about historical processes and, at the same time, puzzle pieces that serve climate research and climate protection.

Once again, this historical find shows that archaeology and monument preservation have enormous potential to create a direct link to the here and now with their integrated resources and information and to provide a contribution to current topics and research" Dr. Rieger is pleased to say. The sample will go directly to the laboratory in Cologne and analysed in the coming weeks. It is already clear that archaeology, monument preservation, modern research, but also industry and economy in the Hanseatic City of Lübeck have a large intersection.

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