Matthias Untermann (born 19 September 1956) is a German art historian and medieval archaeologist.
In 1984, he was awarded a doctorate in medieval history under Günther Binding in Cologne with the dissertation "Kirchenbauten der Premonstratensian.
[1] After Untermann had already worked on numerous excavations and research projects in the Rhineland, in Baden-Württemberg and with the city archaeology in Lübeck during his studies, he became a research assistant at the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg [de] in 1985.
[2] In 1998, Untermann habilitated in art history and medieval archaeology at the University of Freiburg under Wilhelm Schlink and Heiko Steuer with the habilitation thesis "Forma Ordinis - Studien zur Baukunst der Zisterzienser im Mittelalter".
Untermann is involved with the German Society for Medieval and Modern Archaeology [de] (DGAMN) and edits its newsletter, which has become an important professional journal through his work.