{"id":2047,"date":"2026-01-20T12:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abora.neu.cm-rz.de\/?page_id=2047"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:50:14","slug":"dilmun-vorgeschichte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abora.eu\/en\/dilmun-vorgeschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"DILMUN Vorgeschichte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; background_image=&#8220;https:\/\/abora.neu.cm-rz.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/map-1.png&#8220; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_right&#8220; background_horizontal_offset=&#8220;-15%&#8220; background_vertical_offset=&#8220;97%&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8220;link_option_url&#8220; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; text_font=&#8220;librefranklin-semibold||||||||&#8220; text_font_size=&#8220;18px&#8220; link_option_url=&#8220;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjE4NDIifX0=@&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; text_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8220;on|hover&#8220; text_text_color__hover=&#8220;#FF9600&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>zur\u00fcck<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8220;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; header_2_font_size=&#8220;30px&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h2>Die DILMUN-Schilfboote<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"csc-firstHeader\">Allgemeines &#8211; Anf\u00e4nge und Zielsetzung einer fr\u00fchen Forschungsreihe<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>Der Name DILMUN wurde zum Namensgeber der ersten gr\u00f6\u00dferen Schilfbootexperimente von Dominique G\u00f6rlitz. <em>Dilmun<\/em> ist der altsumerische Name f\u00fcr die Insel Bahrain im Persischen Golf. In den Legenden der Sumerer galt Dilmun als besonderer Ort und als Sitz der Gottheit Enki \u2013 Schutzpatron der Seefahrer sowie Gott der Weisheit und der Wissenschaft.<\/p>\n<p>Damit steht DILMUN sinnbildlich f\u00fcr das, was diese fr\u00fchen Projekte auszeichnet: die Verbindung von alter \u00dcberlieferung, experimenteller Forschung und maritimer Praxis. Im Kielwasser der gro\u00dfen Schilfboot-Expeditionen von Thor Heyerdahl \u2013 insbesondere RA und TIGRIS \u2013 sollten die DILMUN-Schiffe zun\u00e4chst im kleineren Ma\u00dfstab grundlegende Fragen zum Schilfbootbau kl\u00e4ren.<\/p>\n<p>Die DILMUN-Reihe bildet damit das experimentelle Fundament, auf dem sp\u00e4ter die ABORA-Expeditionen aufbauen konnten.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_image src=&#8220;https:\/\/abora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/47-3-scaled.webp&#8220; title_text=&#8220;47&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8220;on|30px|30px|30px|30px&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; background_enable_image=&#8220;off&#8220; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_right&#8220; background_horizontal_offset=&#8220;-15%&#8220; background_vertical_offset=&#8220;97%&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8220;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;||0px||false|false&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; header_2_font_size=&#8220;30px&#8220; header_4_font_size=&#8220;28px&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h4>Erste Boot(e)<\/h4>\n<h3>Vorexperimente an der Nesse (Vorgeschichte)<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8220;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>Noch bevor die eigentliche DILMUN-Reihe begann, entstanden erste Schilfboot- und Flo\u00dfexperimente an dem kleinen Fl\u00fcsschen Nesse bei Hochheim und Bufleben. Noch in seiner Schulzeit baute Dominique G\u00f6rlitz zun\u00e4chst allein und sp\u00e4ter gemeinsam mit Klassenkameraden einfache Schilffl\u00f6\u00dfe, um die Materialeigenschaften und die Schwimmf\u00e4higkeit praktisch zu erproben.<\/p>\n<p>Das letzte dieser fr\u00fchen Fahrzeuge erreichte 1983 bereits eine L\u00e4nge von rund sechs Metern und schwamm auf einem kleinen Teich fast vier Monate, bevor diese<span>r<\/span> austrocknete und das Flo\u00df auf Grund ging. Entscheidend war dabei: Das Flo\u00df sank nur langsam<span> und<\/span> verlor seine Schwimmf\u00e4higkeit erst durch Austrocknung.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr den jungen Forscher war dies ein Schl\u00fcsselerlebnis. 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