The research facilities
Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäometrie
The Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum Archäoemtrie gGmbH consists of the Materials Analysis Laboratory and the Klaus-Tschira-Labor für physikalische Altersbestimmung (Klaus Tschira Physical Dating Laboratory).
Find out moreCurt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte
The Curt-Engelhorn-Zentrum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte's research units and projects deepen the individual foci of the rem's collections and tie them in with international research.
Find out moreArchaeological Heritage Preservation
The staff of the Archaeological Heritage Preservation are tasked by Stuttgart district government State Heritage Management Agenca (LAD) with conducting smaller excavations and field surveys prior to construction, primarily in Mannheim's numerous districts.
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Mummy research
German Mummy Project
Over fifty different mummified bodies and body parts from European museums, collections and crypts are the objects of tests. The goal is to establish the most comprehensive base of information possible on the individual mummies in order to reconstruct each of the respective individuals' personal histories and circumstances.
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History and cultural heritage
One of the History and Cultural Heritage research unit's most important jobs is designing and providing major history exhibitions scholarly support.
Find out moreEiszeitfenster Oberrheingraben
This interdisciplinary project building upon the Reis collection's exceptional quality and quantity is making an important contribution to understanding the climatological and environmental developments in the Upper Rhine rift and Southwestern Germany over the last 400,000 years.
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The Stone Age / Ice Age research unit is studying issues of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras in the Electoral Palatinate annd inventorying and reattributing the collection holings of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen.
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The Frühgeschichte (Early History) research unit works on archaeological finds from the Rhine-Neckar and Middle Rhine regions and covers the Roman, Merovingian and Caolingian eras.
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