2018-present, adjunct Professor (Professor II), Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen

2016-present, Professor of Geoarchaeology, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen

2010-2016, Junior Professor of Geoarchaeology, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen

2005, Research Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine/Maine Geological Survey

2005, Geological Consultant, Friends of Taunton Bay/Maine Geological Survey

2004-2006, Teaching Assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine

Positions

2013-present, Director of undergraduate studies, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen

2013-2015, acting head of archaeometry division, Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen

 

Courses taught

2017-present, Laboratory Techniques in Micromorphology and Geoarchaeology (co-instructor)

2016, Human Evolution and Fire

2015-present, Case studies in Micromorphology (co-instructor)

2013-present, Chemistry for Archaeologists (co-instructor)

2012-present, Introduction to Geoarchaeology

2011-present, Introduction to Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology and Archaeology of the Middle Ages (co-instructor)

2011-present, Introduction to Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry (co-instructor)

2011-present, Introduction to Scientific Archaeology (co-instructor)

2010-2011, Introduction to Paleolithic Archaeology

2010-2011, Method and Theory

2010-present, Introduction to Micromorphology

 

Supervised Doctoral Students

2018, Magnus Mathisen Haaland, University of Bergen (PhD)—(adviser) „Geoarchaeological and microcontextual investigations of Middle Stone Age occupation deposits at Blombos Cave, South Africa“

2017, Alvise Barbieri (Dr. rer. nat.)—(adviser and first examiner) „Landscape changes, cave site formation and human occupation during the Late Pleistocene: a geoarchaeological study from the Ach and Lone valleys (Swabian Jura, SW Germany)“

2014, Mareike Stahlschmidt (Dr. rer. nat.)—(adviser and first examiner) „Mikromorphologische Untersuchungen zur Fundplatzgenese an den Fundstellen Schöningen, Grabow, und Blätterhöhle, Deutschland, und der Fundstelle Varsche Rivier 003, Südafrika”

 

Doctoral Committee Member

2018, Armando Falcucci (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of examination committee) „A critical assessment of the Aurignacian: Insights from Fumane Cave in northern Italy“

2018, Geraldine Quénéhervé (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of examination committee) „Assessment of Landscape Processes, Forms and Features in the Lake Manyara Region, East African Rift Valley“

2018, Domenico Giusti (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of examination committee) „Application of Spatial Statistics to the Study of Site Formation Processess“

2017, Gregor Donatus Bader (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of examination committee) “On the variability of Middle Stone Age lithic technology during MIS3 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa”

2016, André Strauss (Dr. rer. nat.)—(committee member) „ Paleoamerican origins and behavior: a multidisciplinary study of the archaeological record from Lagoa Santa region (east-central Brazil)“

2016, Jens Axel Frick (Dr. rer. nat.)—(committee member) „Technologische und räumliche Muster von Steinartefakten des Mittelpaläolithikums der Grotte de la Verpillière II, Frankreich“

2015, Felix Bachofer (Dr. rer. nat.)—(committee member) “Assessment of Paleo-Landscape Features using Advanced Sensing Techniques, Modelling and GIS Methods in the Lake Manyara Basin, Northern Tanzania”

2014, Mohsen Zeidi-Kulehparchech (Dr. rer. nat)—(chair of examination committee) “The Early Holocene Human Adaptations of the Zagros Mountains, Western Iran”

2014, David Friesem, University of Tel Aviv (PhD)—(external evaluator) „Formation Processes related to the degradation of mud brick structures and their archaeological implications“

2013, Andreas Taller (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of evaluation committee) “Das Magdalénien des Hohle Fels. Chronologische Stellung, Grundformproduktion und Funktion der Rückenmesser”

2012, Stefan Ertmer (Dr. rer. nat.)—(chair of evaluation committee) “Fundcomplexe aus Saalezeitlichen Schottern und die Möglichkeiten ihrer Auswertung”

2011, Sebastian Vogel (Dr. rer. nat.)—(committee member) „Rekonstuktion antiker Landschaftscharakteristika der Sarno-Ebene (Italien) vor dem Ausbruch des Somma-Vesuvius AD 79“

 

Current Doctoral Students

Flora Schilt, Daniela Matos, Aristeidis Varis, Sarah-Ann Meinekat, Diana Marcazzan

 

Completed Master Theses

2018, Ann-Katrin Schmidt (masters)—(advisor and first examiner) „Micromorphology of a Germanic grave from Pförring, Germany“

2017, Sarah Meinekat (masters)—(adviser and first examiner) “A geoarchaeological investigation of the site formation processes of Cuncaicha Rockshelter, Peru“

2017, Döbereiner Chala-Aldana (masters)—(adviser and second examiner) “Assessment of mobility and highland occupation strategies during the Early Holocene at the Cuncaicha Rock Shelter through Strontium and Oxygen Isotopes“  

2016, Lucia Leierer (masters)—(adviser and first examiner) ”Site formation processes in urban Corinth, Greece—a micromorphological approach“

2015, Karin Bihler (masters)—(adviser and first examiner) “Nachweis Neolithischer Siedlungsplätze durch geophysikalische Prospektion im schwäbischen Teil Bayerns“

2015, Laura Mathilde Magno, University of Rome, La Sapienza (masters)—(external committee member) “Micromorfologia in sezione sottile degli antrosuoli del sito protostorico di Brogio di Trebisacce”

2014, Peter Kloos (masters)—(adviser and first examiner) “Geoarchaeological investigations of sediment peels from Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa”

2014, Alessandra Zanoni (masters)—(adviser and first examiner) “Using micromorphology and microfacies analysis to understand the settlement history of the aceramic tell of Chogha Golan, Ilam Provice, Iran”

2014, Matthias Göden (Magister)—(adviser and first examiner) “Geoarchäologische Untersuchungen zur Fundplatzgenese von Hoedjiespunt 1, Western Cape, Südafrika”

2014, Markus Seil (Magister)—(adviser and first examiner) „Untersuchungen an Putzstücken, Fundstelle Dosariyah, Saudi-Arabien“

2012, Christoph Wißing (Magister)—(adviser and second examiner) “Geoarchäologische Untersuchungen in Germolles”

2011, Flora Schilt (masters)—(first examiner) “Micromorphology of Upper Paleolithic and Historic sediments from Boof Cave, Iran”

 

Current Masters Students

Mohammed Qarni, Johannes Seidler, Ada Dinckal, Enrique Fernandez-Palacios Rodriguez

2015-2016, Michael Toffolo (funding from Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung)

2014, David Friesem (funding from Teach@Tübingen)

2014, Paul Goldberg (funding from Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung)

2014, Benjamin Marwick (funding from Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst)

2014, Julie Stein (funding from Teaching-Equality-Program—University of Tübingen)

2013-2015, Ximena Villagran (funding from Ciencias cem Frontieras, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung)

2012-2016, Susan Mentzer (funding from Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst, Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)