Birgit Maixner
Birgit Maixner
Associate Professor - Head of cultural historical collections
Department of Archaeology and Cultural History NTNU University MuseumBackground and activities
*1974, married, 2 children
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Viking and Carolingian metalwork
Viking Age trading sites
The organization of Iron Age landscapes in Scandinavia
Heritage management of metal detector finds
PROJECTS
NIDARK – The revitalization of archaeological objects and documentation from the medieval town Nidaros
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH GROUPS AND NETWORKS
EAA Community on fortification research (COMFORT) (vize chair)
The Urnes Project
NEXUS NIDAROS: Transitions and Traditions
EDUCATION
2018-2019 NTNU´s mentor programme for female associate professors
2017-2018 NTNU leadership development programme for research group leaders
2017 University pedagogy (Pedup), NTNU
2011-2012 Courses in archive management (50 credits), University of Oslo
2003 PhD in archaeology, Kiel University
2000 Magistra Artium (archaeology, history, European ethnology), Kiel University
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2016-present Associate professor and Head of cultural historical collections, NTNU University Museum, Department of Archaeology and Cultural History, NTNU
2016 Archivist, Nesodden municipality, Norway
2015 Adviser, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo
2012-2015 Researcher, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo
2012 Archivist, Nesodden municipality, Norway
2009-2010 Senior Fellow, Excellence Cluster TOPOI “The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations”, Freie Universität Berlin
2006-2009 Curator, Archäologisches Landesmuseum, Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloß Gottorf, Germany
2005 Project researcher in the Tissø-Project, The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
(2006-2008) (Post doctoral fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), for stay at the Center for Viking and Medieval Studies/University of Oslo, Norway: obtained, but not accepted due to job offer at Archäologisches Landesmuseum, Schleswig)
2004-2005 Travel Grant, German Archaeological Institute (DAI) (Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Scotland, Ireland, UK)
2002-2003 PhD scholarship, Kiel University
2000-2002 PhD scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), for stay at the Center for Viking and Medieval Studies, University of Oslo
1997-1998 Student scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), for stay at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
2016-present 1 PhD in progress, 2 Master students, NTNU
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2016-present Lectures in archaeology and in archive and collection management, NTNU
2010 Seminar in archaeology, Excellence Cluster TOPOI, Freie Universität Berlin
ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2018-present Organizer, Series of lectures linked to the project NIDARK – The revitalization of archaeological objects and documentation from the medieval town Nidaros,Trondheim
2018 Co-organizer, Symposium «Royal Saints, Kings and People. St. Olav in Context», Trondheim
2017 Co-organizer, Symposium «Challenging 997: Church – Town – Saint. St. Clement´s church and the development of Trondheim 900-1150”, Trondheim
2017 Organizer, Workshop “Stedsnavn og kulturminner i et landskapsperspektiv”, Trondheim
2010 Co-organizer, Symposium «Das Fränkische Reich als Vorbild? Zur Dialektik von Akkulturation und skandinavischer Identitätenkonstituierung während der Wikingerzeit“, Paderborn
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2018-present Member of the Department Council at the Department of Archaeology and Cultural History, NTNU
2018 Member of Expert Committee for Doctoral Scholarship, NTNU
2017 Member of Evaluation Committee for position as Associate Professor, NTNU
2016-present Head of Collections of cultural history at the NTNU University Museum, NTNU
2016 Member of Expert Committee for Post Doctoral Scholarship, NTNU
EXHIBITION PROJECTS
2018 Academic responsibility for the special exhibition «Himmelens glans. Middelalderens emaljearbeider fra Limoges», NTNU University Museum
2006-2009 Academic responsibility for the new permanent exhibition at the Wikinger Museum Haithabu, Schleswig
2004 Academic responsibility for one showcase at the special exhibition ”Aktuelle Forschung in Haithabu”, Wikinger Museum Haithabu, Schleswig, and Moesgård Museum, Århus
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2020) Connected by water, no matter how far. Viking Age central farms at the Trondheimsfjorden, Norway, as gateways between waterscapes and landscapes. Archäologische Informationen. vol. 43.
- (2019) *Sæheimr: Just a Settlement by the Sea? Dating, Naming Motivation and Function of an Iron Age Maritime Place Name in Scandinavia. Journal of Maritime Archaeology. vol. 15 (1).
- (2015) Missingen/Åkeberg i Østfold - En storgård fra jernalderen med tilknyttet håndverkssenter. Fornvännen. vol. 110 (1).
- (2015) Én lov – ulik forvaltningspolitikk. Om norsk forvaltningspraksis rundt privat metallsøking i pløyejord og dens konsekvenser. Fornvännen.
Books
- (2010) Haithabu – Fernhandelszentrum zwischen den Welten. Begleitband zur Ausstellung im Wikinger Museum Haithabu. 2010. ISBN 0000000000.
- (2005) Die gegossenen kleeblattförmigen Fibeln der Wikingerzeit aus Skandinavien. 2005. ISBN 3-7749-3318-9. Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie (116).
Part of book/report
- (2019) Handelsemporien und frühe Städte. Mittelalterlicher Handel im Nord- und Ostseeraum. Spuren des Menschen. 800000 Jahre Geschichte in Europa.
- (2016) Metallsøkprosjekt Missingen/Åkeberg– et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom forvaltningen og frivillige rundt en storgård fra jernalderen. Pløyejord som kontekst. Nye utfordringer for forskning, forvaltning og formidling.
- (2014) Fränkische Rangzeichen und ihre Rezeption im wikingerzeitlichen Skandinavien. Die Wikinger und das Fränkische Reich. Identitäten zwischen Konfrontation und Annäherung..
- (2004) Die tierstilverzierten Metallarbeiten der Wikingerzeit aus Birka unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Borrestils. Zwischen Tier und Kreuz. Untersuchungen zur wikingerzeitlichen Ornamentik im Ostseeraum..