“Ancient pottery is male-dominated. But the new exhibit in the university's Archaeological Museum is not. And what's more, this epinetron has a special history. [...] A woman's head is therefore painted on the front of the epinetron. It may be that this carefully crafted and decorated specimen was never used as a tool, but hung in the parlour as a decorative object. “It gives women a voice,” says Prof. Lichtenberger. An enormously exciting object of study.”

“From the very beginning, the image of the Indian was dependent on their own interests,” says historian Heike Bungert from the University of Münster. Edward Curtis also ascribed them a victim role with his depictions. He portrays them as the last survivors. This image only does limited justice to the complexity of history. “Indians have always tried to resist.” Even during Curtis' lifetime, many would probably have resisted the stereotypical portrayal as victims of history, the historian surmises.

“Who hasn't heard of the thriller about the English King Richard I, known as the Lionheart? It is said that he was imprisoned on the Trifels, but there was probably never a dungeon there. [...] The authors were supported in their research by renowned historians, such as Jan Keupp from the University of Münster and Thomas Biller, one of Germany's best-known castle experts.”

“A wayside cross is being restored in Wolbeck. An inscription has come to light that is difficult to interpret. [...] The core problem: What did people in the Middle Ages think of the word “segjem”? There was no dictionary back then, so perhaps it was simply a crude spelling for “Selige” [“blessed”]. This theory is put forward by the renowned medieval historian Professor Gerd Althoff from the University of Münster.”