900 Years of History in the Marienhof 1 2 4 3 5 6 Alm Almost a millenium of Munich’s past has been unc uncovered in the Marienhof. Finds include: 1) Cup 1) Cups and dishes from the Café Deistler, which was destroy destroyed during a WWII bombing raid 2) A 13th-century, six-foot-long b used f storing live fish 3) Large bone beads that may have i f l box d for been rosary beads, part of a necklace, or sewn onto clothing as decoration 4) A 15th-century drinking glass 5) Charred library books destroyed during the WWII bombing raid 6) A gold ring dating to the 15th century 7) A medieval ceramic coin bank 8) The battered remains of the Café Deistler’s cash register 9) An “Emergency Exit” sign from a private WWII bunker 10) Cherry pits and walnuts found in a latrine 11) Early 15th-century leather shoes ■ Andrew Curry is a contributing editor at Archaeology. 28 ARCHAEOLOGY • March/April 2013