Urgeschichte und Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie

Members

Professors

Prof. Dr. Susanne Greiff

Prof. Dr. Susanne Greiff 
Lehrstuhl für Archäometrie
Leiterin der AG Archäometrie
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Schloss Hohentübingen, Raum 209
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-78541
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Senior Prof. Dr. Klaus Georg Nickel

My main research focus is materials science in the field of advanced ceramics, composites and more recently, traditional ceramics of archaeological interest. The research covers processing, characterisation and evaluation of ceramics (from silicates and oxides like alumina and zirconia to carbon, carbides, nitrides or borides). Particular expertise exists in the chemical property evaluation (oxidation and corrosion). Other research goals are phase relations, mechanical properties, biomimetics of biomaterials.  

Senior Prof. Dr. Klaus Georg Nickel
CCA-BW

Lothar-Meyer-Bau 
Erdgeschoss, Raum 152
Wilhelmstraße 56
72074 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-76802
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Roland Schwab

My main field interests are Archaeometallurgy (worldwide, metals, slag, technical cheramics) and European Iron Age

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Roland Schwab
 

Leibniz Zentrum für Archäologie

Leitung Archäometrie

Ludwig-Lindenschmit-Forum 1
55116 Mainz

Phone: +49 6131 8885 126
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Research Scientists

Dr. Silvia Rita Amicone

I am a research scientist within the Archaeometry Research Group of the University of Tübingen and an active member of the Archaeomaterials Research Network (AMRN, University College London). Archaeomaterials are my primary fields of research, with an emphasis on ceramic and the multifaceted interactions between resources, technology, and society. My teaching covers different aspects of archaeological science and theory and I am leading a series of courses on material science and archaeological ceramics

Dr. Silvia Rita Amicone
Akadämische Rätin

Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters
CCA-BW-Geosciences

Lothar-Meyer-Bau 
Untergeschoss, Raum 014
Wilhelmstraße 56
72074 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-76801
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Dr. Christoph Berthold

Dr. Christoph Berthold
Leiter des CCA-BW

Lothar-Meyer-Bau 
Untergeschoss, Raum 007
Wilhelmstraße 56
72074 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-72604
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Dr. Dobereiner Chala-Aldana

I specialize in GIS applied to the analysis of past mobilities, geoarchaeology, and archaeometrical research. My main focus is on elaborating mobility models based on isotopic analyses of  87Sr/86Sr and δ18O in ancient human groups. I have contributed in areas such as Early Holocene mobility of hunter-gatherer groups in South America, as well as the interactions between Full Bronze Age settlements in southern Spain.

Dr. Dobereiner Chala-Aldana 
Assistant lecturer
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Schloss Hohentübingen, Raum 210
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-72342
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Dr. Marta Díaz Zorita-Bonilla

My research focusses on the bioarchaeological analysis of commingled remains and the investigation of funerary patterns during the Late Neolithic and the Bronze Age in Europe. In addition, I use biochemical analysis such as isotope analysis applied to bone & teeth material to investigate subsistence patterns (δ13C and δ15N) and mobility patterns of prehistoric communities (87Sr/86Sr and δ18O).

Dr. Marta Díaz Zorita-Bonilla
Postdoctoral research fellow
SFB 1070 “Ressourcenkulturen“
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Raum s507
Hölderlinstr. 12
72074 Tübingen

Phone: +49 (0) 7071 29-74687
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Dr. Javier Escudero-Carrillo

Dr. Javier Escudero-Carrillo
Postdoctoral research fellow
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Raum s409
Hölderlinstr. 12
72074 Tübingen

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Dr. Gubaz Mustafa Kibaroğlu

Dr. Gubaz Mustafa Kibaroğlu
Postdoctoral research fellow
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Schloss Hohentübingen, Raum 302
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen

Phone: +49 172719 80 93
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Patrick Schmidt

Priv.-Doz. Dr. Patrick Schmidt
Abteilung für Ältere Urgeschichte und Quartärökologie
Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

Schloss Hohentübingen
Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen

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PhD Students

Mauricio Marciales Daza M.Sc.

Mauricio Marciales Daza M.Sc.
Doktorand
SFB 1070 “Ressourcenkulturen“

PhD Title: “Migratory patterns and environmental adaptation of populations in Menorca during the Bronze and Iron Age: An analysis of mobility within and around the island of Menorca, using stable isotopes and navigational models”

SFB 1070 “Ressourcenkulturen“, Raum 112
Gartenstr. 29
72072 Tübingen

Phone:
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Paula Becerra Fuello, M.Sc.

Paula Becerra Fuello, M.Sc.
PhD student in cotutelle with the Prehistory Department, University of Granada, Spain
Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie

PhD title: Mobility of Megalithic Communities in SE Iberia through Isotope Analysis (87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, and δ34S)

In my research, I focus on mobility patterns and funerary diversity in southeastern Iberia using isotopic and analytical studies of cremated human remains.

Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, 
University of Granada, 18013, Spain

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Sinem Hacıosmanoğlu M.Sc.

Sinem Hacıosmanoğlu M.Sc.
Doktorandin
Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Tübingen/ Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)

PhD Titel:Ancient and Modern Profile of Cilician Clays in the Light of Archaeometric studies: Bronze and Iron Age Pottery from Sirkeli Höyük (Cilicia, southern Anatolia)

My research focus on inorganic archaeological remains, with a particular emphasis on ancient ceramics.

I apply a multi-analytical approach, integrating petrography, geochemistry, mineralogy, and sedimentology, to delve into ceramic provenance studies, examining trade networks, the transfer of technological knowledge, and cultural practices.

Material characterization, ceramic petrography, LA-Inductively Couple Plasma Mass Spectroscopy, WD-X­-ray fluorescence, X-Ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy, Geo-informatic (GIS).

Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Raum s409
Hölderlinstr. 12
72074 Tübingen

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Dipl.-Phys. Moritz Numrich, M.A.

Dipl.-Phys. Moritz Numrich, M.A.
PhD student
Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie

PhD title: Untersuchungen zur Herkunft bronzezeitlicher Goldobjekte mittels mobiler Laserablation und Massenspektrometrie

In the course of my doctoral studies, I apply the innovative portable laser ablation technique (pLA) in combination with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for the scientific study and material characterization of Aegean Bronze Age gold objects, inter alia from Mycenae and Troy.
My further research interests cover a wide range between archaeometry, physics, and ancient history:

  • Atomic physics
  • X-ray fluorescence
  • Latin epigraphy, especially Roman imperial titulature and chronology
  • Ancient numismatics
  • History of the city of Rome

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Baptiste Solard M.Sc.

Baptiste Solard M.Sc.
Doktorand
Institut für Ur-und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters / Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie

My research interests are mostly centred on pigments, colourants, and decoration techniques of archaeological inorganic materials, such as ceramics or glass.

Ceramic coating, Pigments, Coloured glass, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X­-ray fluorescence, Scanning electron microscopy, Ceramic petrography, Infrared spectroscopy

PhD Titel: Production Technology and Distribution of Opaque Pigmented Glasses from 7th Century Zürich

Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie, Raum s409
Hölderlinstr. 12
72074 Tübingen

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Current Master's Students

NameProvisory Thesis TitleSupervisors
Efraim-Athanasios AndreadakisCompositional characterisation of early Iron age pottery from Etruria: Challenges and new perspectives (9th–8th century BCE)Amicone, Greiff
Maria DiakatouTechnological innovation in ceramic production during the early Orientalising period: A view from Etruria (8th–7th century BCE)Amicone, Greiff
Maharishi KallaOrganic residue analysis of Bronze Age pottery from Lebanon (North Levant)Rageot, Greiff
Jacquline PattersonNeolithic and Chalcolithic graphite painted pottery from Romania: A technological studyAmicone, Greiff
Simone PiovesanEarly Celtic glass artefacts from the west Nördlinger Ries. Scientific analyses on the origin, production, and distribution of glass around the princely seat on the IpfGreiff, N.N.
Kathleen SchauppBroken memories – Glass composition and technology as a reflection of craftsman knowledge in the 16th century glass workshop Scharfenstein-Süd, Münster valley, Black ForestGreiff, Jenisch
Konstantin VoigtComparison LA-ICP-MS / XRF. A methodical comparison using archaeological ceramics for the transferability of data obtained by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and X-ray fluorescenceGreiff, Kibaroğlu

Alumni

Researchers

From - toNamePrevious position
2015 – 2024Dr. Maxime Rageot

Postdoctoral research fellow

Assistant Lecturer

Completed Doctoral Dissertation

DateNameThesis titleSupervisors
Feb. 2024Dr. Barbara HuberGlobalizing scents: Investigating the trade and use of aromatic plants in the past using biomolecular approachesGreiff, Roberts

Completed Master’s Dissertation

DateNameThesis titleSupervisors
Oct. 2024Tamara MichaelisReconstructing animal mobility. Oxygen and carbon isotope analyses applied to animal remains from the site of Mesa Redonda (Seville, Spain)Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, Greiff
Apr. 2024Nina FinkelOn the crossroads: an investigation of the isotopic and chemical composition of copper and bronze finds from Troy and Beşik-TepePernicka, Greiff
Apr. 2024Jeremy PerezInvestigations of Celtic consumption patterns and funerary ritual practices: organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels from the site of Dürrnberg, AustriaRageot, Greiff
Oct. 2023Pablo González-FernándezThe Bronze Age human remains from Cape Trafalgar (Cádiz, Spain). Paleodiet, paleomobility, and activity reconstructionDíaz-Zorita Bonilla, Karakostis, Harvati
Oct. 2023Gökçe ÖztürkTracing animal herding patterns of central Anatolian Neolithic populations with carbon and nitrogen isotope analysisDíaz-Zorita Bonilla, Greiff
Oct. 2023Theoni PanagiotopoulouMagdalenian environments and ecosystems: the case of Gnirshöhle, in Hegau JuraBaumann, Greiff
Oct. 2023Ilgın Yaren DemirkesenMulti-isotopic investigation of social differentiation in prehistoric central IberiaDíaz-Zorita Bonilla, Greiff
Oct. 2022Marcel FrenkenAlchemy in Mannheim? Mineralogical and chemical analysis of 17th and 18th century technical ceramics and lead glazed earthenwareSchwab, Amicone, Greiff
Oct. 2022Eirini KoutouvakiPottery traditions during the emergence of the first states. Analysis of the late Chalcolithic 3-5 pottery assemblage from eastern Ḫabur area, Iraqi KurdistanAmicone, Greiff, Sconzo
Oct. 2022Deepthi Pavitra RengasamyA technological study of Chalcolithic pottery from Poduri, RomaniaAmicone, Greiff
Apr. 2022Evelyn Ibanhez PilihMobility patterns of ancient Eurasian pastoralists informed by 87Sr/86Sr analysis and landscape-useDíaz-Zorita Bonilla, Greiff