Stock Photo - 21 September 2021, Brandenburg, Prenzlau: Garbage from the cracks of a park bench, lies in a square in front of St. Mary's Church. ""What a society throws away reveals a lot about it. From it, conclusions can be drawn about food culture, leisure behaviour and other habits,"" explains Eva Becker. Archaeologists often examine the remains of human settlements from times long past in order to draw conclusions about the way of life at that time. For Eva Becker, on the other hand, the focus is on legacies from modern times. She doesn't even have to dig deep for that. (to dpa ""Searching for clues in the rubbish - archaeologist examines settlement waste"") Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa. - Prenzlau/Brandenburg/Germany