Archive


This archive contains some German articles written for a wide range of readers by authors at the Bavarian Natural History Collections:
Yearbook "Aus den Staatlichen Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen Bayerns" ("News from the Bavarian Natural History Collections"; German version only)
				If you would like to get an impression of what's going on at the Bavarian Natural History Collections, you should have a look at our yearbook. There you will find information about current scientific projects, exhibitions, future projects, new scientific staff and other interesting topics.
				Jahresheft 2004 (Yearbook 2004)Download (692 KB) Jahresheft 2005Download (808 KB) Jahresheft 2006Download (2,6 MB) Jahresheft 2007Download (2,3 MB)
Botany:
				"The Mycology.Net - auf der Suche nach Pilzen im Internet" ("The Mycology.Net - looking for fungi in the internet") - The Botanische Staatssammlung Muenchen is building up an international internet portal presenting information about the diversity of fungi and lichens (D. Triebel, A. Kunkel & W. Spiesberger, aviso 3/2003) Download (257 KB)
Botany/Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg:
				"Venusbrust und Seidenhemdchen" - The Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg possesses a beautiful collection of wax models of fruit. "Venusbrust" and "Seidenhemdchen" are two examples of fruits in this collection. (M. Maeuser, aviso 4/2002) Download (197 KB)
Geology:
				"Sven Hedins Steine" ("Sven Hedin's Stones") - The Bayerische Staatssammlung fuer Palaeontologie und Geologie houses rocks that the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin brought back from Tibet. (A. Kunkel, M. Koelbl-Ebert & E. Jobe, aviso 3/2001) Download (112 KB)
Mineralogy:
				"Bayerns Verborgene Diamanten" ("Bavaria's Hidden Diamonds") - You might not believe it but there are ten thousand tons of diamonds in Bavaria's Noerdlinger Ries! (A. Kunkel & M. Schieber, aviso 3/2002) Download (183 KB)
				"Der Bayerische Meteorit Neuschwanstein II" ("The Bavarian meteorite Neuschwanstein II") - This black stone might just look rusty. Actually it is an outstanding scientific treasure. (R. Hochleitner, G. Simon & A. Kunkel, aviso 3/2004) Download (138 KB)
Paleontology:
				"Vergessen Sie Archaeopteryx!" ("Forget about Archaeopteryx!") - A little promenade in the kingdom of true and false counterfeit fossils. (A. Kunkel & W. Werner, aviso 1/2002) Download (335 KB)
				"Fossilien - das Weltkulturerbe schlechthin" ("Fossils, the World Heritage par excellence") - Fossils are the most important witnesses of the history of life on earth. That is why it is so important to conserve them for all of us. (R. Leinfelder, M. Wuttke & A. Kunkel, Catalogue of the 41st Munich Mineral Show, 2004) Download (226 KB)
				"Rätsel im Stein - Auf paläontologischer Spurensuche" ("Riddles within the stones - Analysing palaeontological traces") - Many traces on stones or within them call for the detectives inside our-selves: Is it a fossil or not? If it is one: Who was the culprit whose activities or remains lead to the fossil? (D. Barthel-Ludwig, K. Heißig, T. Kowalke, M. Krings, H. Mayr, M. Nose & W. Werner, Catalogue of the 41st Munich Mineral Show, 2004) Download (812 KB)
Zoology:
				"Bedrohte Schönheit aus dem Riff." ("The endangered beauty out of the reefs") - Pleadings for the protection of the beautiful animals living on the coral reefs. (J. Reichholf, Catalogue of the 41st Munich Mineral Show, 2004) Download (221 KB)
Annual reports from the Bavarian Natural History Collections (German version only)
				Jahresbericht 2003 (Annual report 2003)Download (605KB) Jahresbericht 2004 (Annual report 2004)Download (648KB) Jahresbericht 2005Download (1,2 MB) Jahresbericht 2006Download (1,6 MB) Jahresbericht 2007 Download (1,5 MB)
Thanks:
				We would like to thank the editors of aviso, the journal of the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts, for allowing us to publish some articles originally published in aviso.