Consultant

Prof. Dr. Christoph B. Rüger, born in 1937, studied Classical Philology, Classical Archaeology, Ancient and Medieval History, and Philosophy at the University of Bonn-Germany and the University of Toronto-Canada. From 1956 to 1965, during vacations and spare time, Prof. Rüger constantly engaged in practical archaeology on excavations of The National Museum of Canada (today: Museum of Man, Ottawa), Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, and the German Archaeological Institute, Madrid.

1965: Dr. phil at Bonn ("opus valde laudabile"). Thesis: GERMANIA INFERIOR - Untersuchungen zur Territorial- und Verwaltungs- geschichte Niedergermaniens in der Prinzipatszeit. (= vol. 30, 1967 of the Beihefte der Bonner Jahrbücher).

1965-73: Excavations as employee (scientific staff) of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn at Krefeld (Roman auxiliary fort of Gelduba. Cf. publications list nos. 2, 12) and at Xanten (CUT-Colonia Ulpia Traiana, insulae 3, 27, 33. Cf. publications list nos. 8, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 28).

Further excavations include:
- Tarragona-Centcelles: Late Roman villa site and 4th cent. AD mausoleum, 1963- 1965 (cf. list of publications nos. 1, 7, 10).
- Krefeld-Gellep (Gelduba), 1967-68 (cf. list of publications nos. 2, 12).
- Lambaesis-Algeria, 1969-1973: Excavation of the fabrica in the fortress of legio III Augusta (unpublished).
- Chemtou-Tunisia 1980-85: excavations under the Nymphaeum square of Col. Iulia Aug. Numidica Simitthus with the aim to find the center of the preceding Numidian town. (A publication with the German Archaeological Institute, Rome is in preparation).
- Zeugma-Turkey: 1999-2002 Consultant to the Swiss Zeugma Excavations (now the Mavors Zeugma project) with continuing cooperation.

Further posts and occupations:
- 1973-1991: Executive Director of the Rheinisches Landes-museum Bonn, holding double post as Head of the Ancient Monuments Board, Rhineland from 1973 to 1986.
- 1983-1991: President, The German Museums Association (Deutscher Museumsbund).
- Late 1991: early retirement on reasons of ill health.
- since 1985: Professor honorarius of History and Archaeology of the Roman Rhineland (lecturing obligations since 1978) at Bonn University. Continuing.

Member Elect of the following institutions:
- Member Ordinary of the German Archaeological Institute (Corresponding Member since 1969, Ord. since 1974)
- Member of the Römisch-Germanische Commission of the German Archaeological Institute (1974 to retirement in 1993)
- Member of the Baghdad Committee of the German
Archaeological Institute (since 1983 to retirement in 1993)
- Member of the Society of Rhenish Historiography (Gesellschaft für Rheinische Geschichtskunde)
- Fellow of The Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA)

Editorial Experience:
1973-1991 Responsible editor of the following series (scholarly publications only):
- Bonner Jahrbücher
- Epigraphische Studien
- Archaeo-Physika
- Beihefte der Bonner Jahrbücher
- Rheinische Ausgrabungen
- Limesforschungen (publications on Lower Germany)
- Germanische Denkmäler der Völkerwanderungszeit, Reihe B

Since 1991 (after retirement):
- Lecturing Roman History and archaeology of the Rhineland at Bonn University (until 2003)
- Independent Consultant for Archaeological Excavations and Archaeological Sites and Museums.
- 1992-1997: Installation of the Musée Achéologique de Chimtou on the Roman Qarry site at Chimtou-Tunisia (together with Dr. Martin Hartmann, Swiss) for the German Foreign Office, Cultural Branch (cf. www.chimtou.com).

Current projects:
- Lesotho: International Coordinator of UNESCO Project for the development of Thaba Bosiu Lesotho National Monument (19th century hill fort cradle of the Basotho nation).
- Germany: Consulting head excavator on various Roman and medieval sites in the Rhineland.