WG Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology

Welcome to the webpages of the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology of the Institute of Pre- and Protohistory and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen.

The Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology is housed in the Institute of Pre- and Protohistory of the University of Tübingen. The Institute of Prehistory was founded by R.R. Schmidt in 1921. Our department conducts field research world-wide and seeks to incorporate fieldwork into the training of students. The department maintains a considerable collection of archaeological finds, fossil hominid material, ethnographic finds, as well as photographic and written documentation from our field projects. Perhaps most remarkably, the ivory statuettes from Vogelherd are part of the Tübingen collection; they are amongst the oldest pieces of Paleolithic art.