Petra Linscheid

Dr. Petra Linscheid is a Researcher at the Department for Christian Archaeology within the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Bonn. Her work focuses on textile production and cultural exchange between Early Byzantium and the Franks, particularly examining technological dependencies reflected in Merovingian and Byzantine textiles. She has held multiple research positions since 1992, including roles at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe and the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Byzantine Studies, Free University Berlin (2008)
• M.A. in Christian Archaeology, University of Bonn (1989)

Research Interests: Dr. Linscheid investigates textile technologies, funerary practices, and cultural exchange in Late Antiquity and the Early Medieval period. Her work bridges archaeology, material culture analysis, and museum studies, with a focus on:

• Byzantine-Frankish textile dependencies
• Regional textile production techniques
• Funerary textiles and burial rites
• Material status symbols
• Museum cataloging and conservation

Key Collaborations:

• LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn (Roman/Merovingian textiles)
• Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz (textile archives)
• Archäologische Staatssammlung Munich (Wehringen cemetery textiles)
• NFDI4objects 'Archäologische Textilien' cluster

Grants & Funding:

• Gielen-Leyendecker-Stiftung (2021–present)
• Brigitte und Martin Krause Stiftung (2023–2024)
• Nordrhein-Westfalen cultural heritage program (2010–2020)