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THECULTURE OF PEATLANDS

• Institute for Heritage and Archtecture
• Dr. Michiel A.W. Gerding, historian of the
  provincie Drenthe
• PO Box 117, 9400 AC Assen, Netherlands
• m.gerding_at_drentsplateau.nl
• 0031592305930

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The culture of peatlands Archeological finds
The Weerdinge couple bog bodies from Drenthe
(Drents Museum)
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The culture of peatlands Painting

• J.J. Mancadan Peateries near Groningen (ca. 1650)

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The culture of peatlands Painting

• Vincent van Gogh Bridge in Veenoord (Drenthe),
  1883

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The culture of peatlands Historical photographs

• Peatbarge in Dutch canal (Hoogeveen ca. 1900)

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The culture of peatlands Historical documents

• Pieter Serwouters Lock, ca. 1630

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The culture of peatlands Historical Cartography

• French ArmyTopographical map 1812 Drenthe

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The culture of peatlands Educational classroom
poster
Heijenbrock Peat-digging in Drenthe ca.1910
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The culture of peatlands Documenting the past
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The culture of peatlands Industrial heritage
Griendstveen Peatmoss litter factory in 1996
(photo Harry Cock)
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The culture of peatlands Social history of labour
Family labour in drying the sods ca. 1910
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The culture of peatlands Landart
Peatpolis.nl, Drenthe 2003
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The culture of peatlands Drawing
Kraaypoel Stack of peat sods in Worpswede
Germany
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The culture of peatlands The importance of
transport
Jouke Nijman Loading up (ca. 1990)
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The culture of peatlands modern technology
Active carbon factory with modern greenhouses on
former peatlands
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The culture of peatlands

• a sense of history
• a source of inspiration
• a common background
• a basis for public relations

IPS Commission VIII