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A photo of Dennis Bath, a white man standing in front of greenery wearing a dark blue short sleeve short. He faces the camera with crossed arms, and has dark brown short hair and a short beard.

Dennis Thomas Batz

Doctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 109
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A portrait photo of Hervé Bucherens, a middle aged white man with short curly grey hair and rectangular glasses, smiling at the camera, wearing a demin button down shirt.

Prof. Hervé Bocherens

Professor for Biogeology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S542
Telefon +49 7071 29-76988
herve.bocherensspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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David Boysen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 109
david.boysenspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard

Co-Speaker, Professor for Paleolithic Archaeology

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 101, Schloß Hohentübingen
Telefon +49 7071 29-72416
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A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Katerina Douka

Professor for Geochronology and Paleoproteomics

Universität Wien Biologiezentrum
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology

Djerassiplatz 1
A-1030 Vienna

R 4.056, 4. Stock
katerina.doukaspam prevention@univie.ac.at

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Prof. Dr. Dorothée Drucker

Senior Researcher Quaternary Ecology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S534
Telefon +49 7071 29-72487
dorothee.druckerspam prevention@ifu.uni-tuebingen.de
dorothee.druckerspam prevention@senckenberg.de

Mathieu Duval is a white man, in this photo sitting on the rim of a pit on an excavation site. He is wearing heavy dark cargo trousers, a white shirt and a beige shawl he has wrapped around his head and neck as well as dark sunglasses. He is writing in a journal.

Dr. Mathieu Duval

Senior Researcher Geochronology

Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana

Sierra de Atapuerca 3
ES-09002 Burgos

Telefon +34-947040800-4405
mathieu.duvalspam prevention@cenieh.es

A portrait photo of Sireen el Zaatari, a woman with levantine heritage with long dark brown hair ending at her shoulders, wearing a black Sweatshirt with a geometric pattern on the torso in blue, green, white, brown, resembling stylized leaves. She is standing in a light hallway, facing the camera and smiling.

Prof. Dr. Sireen El Zaatari

Senior Researcher Paleoanthropology and Dental Anthropology

Universität Tübingen

Rümelinstraße 23
D-72070 Tübingen

R 514, Hauptgebäude, 2. OG
Telefon +49 7071 29-76554
sireen.el-zaatari@uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Harald Floss

Professor for Paleolithic Archaeology, Paleolithic Art

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 108, Schloß Hohentübingen
Telefon +49 7071 29-78916
harald.flossspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A portrait of Marlen Fröhlich, a white woman with shoulderlenght blond hair, smiling into the camera, wearing a dark blue blouse and a silver necklace with a pendant.

Dr. Marlen Fröhlich

Senior Researcher Field Primatology, Great Ape Behaviour

Universität Tübingen

Rümelinstr. 23
D-72070 Tübingen

R 424, Hauptgebäude, 2. OG
Telefon +49 7071 29-76458
marlen.froehlichspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Dr. Tegan Foister

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

tegan.foisterspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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Charoula M. Fotiadou

Doctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S514
charoula.fotiadouspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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Dr. Marianna Fusco

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 103
marianna.fuscospam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Susanne Greiff

Professor for Archaeometry

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

Telefon +49 7071 29-78541
susanne.greiffspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Philipp Gunz

Professor for Virtual Anthropology, Brain Evolution

Department of Human Origins
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig

+49-341-3550-853
gunzspam prevention@eva.mpg.de

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Prof. Dr. Katerina Harvati-Papatheodorou

Speaker and Professor for Paleoanthropology

Universität Tübingen

Rümelinstr. 23
D-72070 Tübingen

R 517, Hauptgebäude, 2. OG
Telefon +49 7071 29-76516
katerina.harvatispam prevention@ifu.uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Huson

Professor for Bioinformatics

Universität Tübingen

Sand 14
D-72076 Tübingen

R C310a
Telefon +49 7071 29-70450
daniel.husonspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A portrait photo of Gerhard Jäger, a white middle aged man with a buzzcut and glasses with black frames facing the camera smiling. He wears a beige turtleneck sweater.

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jäger

Professor for General Linguistics

Universität Tübingen

Keplerstraße 2
D-72074 Tübingen

R 159, 1. Stock
Telefon +49 7071 29-77302
gerhard.jaegerspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A selfie of Andrew Kandel, a white man with very short black and grey hair and a short black and grey beard, wearing a olive corduary jacket smiling widely in front of a reddish mountain range under blue sky.

Dr. Andrew Kandel

Associated Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

Telefon +49 7071 29-72133
a.kandelspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Barbara Kaup

Professor for Psychology and Cognition

Universität Tübingen

Schleichstraße 4
D-72076 Tübingen

R 4.534, 5. Stock
Telefon +49 7071 29-76105
barbara.kaupspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Johannes Krause

Professor for Archaeogenetics

Department of Archaeogenetics
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig

+49-341-3550-867
krausespam prevention@eva.mpg.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Dr. Styliani "Stella" Kyrikou

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R. S531
styliani.kyrikouspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Manica

Professor for Evolutionary Modeling

Department of Zoology
University of Cambridge
Downing St
Cambridge, CB2 3EJ

R F21, Main Zoology Building
+44-1223-336627
am316spam prevention@cam.ac.uk

A photo of Edward Masongo, a black man wearing a basecamp and a light blue shirt in front of a cave entrance, facing the camera.

Edward Masongo

Doctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R. S550
edward-anania.masongospam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Christopher Miller

Co-Speaker and Professor for Geoarchaeology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

Telefon +49 7071 29-76511
christopher.millerspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Sven Nahnsen

Professor for Bioinformatics, Data Science and Management

Universität Tübingen

Otfried-Müller-Straße 37
D-72076 Tübingen

sven.nahnsenspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A photo of Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias, a white woman with dark brown hair ending at chin length and with a fringe, wearing a black strap top, facing the camera with a confident smile, standing outside in a green surrounding.

Dr. Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias

Independent Junior Research Group Lead Geno-Phenotype Interaction

Universität Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R. S568

cecilia.padilla-iglesiasspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

The photo of Emily Pigott shows a white woman with long brown hair in a half up ponytail smiling into the camera in front of the ruin pf a medieval church in a grassy landscape. She is wearing a dark blue running jacket.

Dr. Emily Pigott

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R. 237
emily.pigottspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A portrait photo of Cosimo Posth, a white man with dark brown hair and a short beard, facing the camera widely smiling, wearing a light blue button down shirt.

Prof. Dr. Cosimo Posth

Professor for Paleogenomics

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S544
Telefon +49 7071 29-74089
cosimo.posthspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

PD Dr. Simone Riehl

Professor for Paleobotany

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72070 Tübingen

R S565
T elefon +49 7071 29-78915
simone.riehlspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A drawing of a Baobab-Tree. Under its crown there are different iconic symbols for the cluster grouped, including a hand holding a trowel, a hand holding a syringe, the Paleolithic figurine of a horse, an animal skull of a large mammal, two fossils of humanoin skulls, an sitting orang utan and a stone tool.

Prof. Dr. Veerle Rots

Professor for Technofunctional Studies

Faculté de Philosophie et lettres
Départment des sciences historiques
TraceoLab

quai Rooseverlt 1B
B-4000 Liège

Telefon +32-4-3665436
Verlee.Rots@uliege.de

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Dr. Jaap Saers

Independent Junior Research Group Lead Biomechanics

Universität Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Rümelinstraße 23
D-72072 Tübingen

R 515
jacobus-petrus-paulus.saersspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Portrait Photo of Patrick Schmidt, a white man with very short black hair and beard stubbles, wearing a dark blue sweater and a grey shirt, sitting in a room with large wooden displays

Prof. Dr. Patrick Schmidt

Senior Researcher Archaeometry, Material Science

Universität Tübingen

Wilhelmstraße 56
D-72074 Tübingen

R 111, Erdgeschoss
T elefon +49 7071 29-72691
patrick.schmidtspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

A portrait photo of Maria Spyrou, a white woman with long dark brown curly hair smiling into the camera. She is wearing a button down shirt with flowers and a chunky golden necklace.

Jun. Prof. Dr. Maria Spyrou

Professor for Archaeogenomics, ancient microbial genomes

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72070 Tübingen

R. S541
Telefon +49 7071 29-74090
maria.spyrouspam prevention@ifu.uni-tuebingen.de

A photo of Britt Starkovich sitting on a desk holding a large animal skull. She is a white woman with a dark brown short bob, wearing a black blouse.

Prof. Dr. Britt Starkovich

Senior Researcher Zooarchaeology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72070 Tübingen

R S563
Telefon +49 7071 29-77113
britt.starkovichspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Black and white portrait of Claudio Tennie, a white man with short dark hair, facing the camera smiling.

PD Dr. Claudio Tennie

Senior Researcher Cognitive Archaeology, Great Ape Behavior

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 110, Schloß Hohentübingen
Telefon +49 7071 29-74390
claudio.tenniespam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Dr. Elizabeth Grace Veatch

Independent Junior Research Group Lead Experimental Archaeology

Universität Tübingen
Exzellenzcluster HUMAN ORIGINS

Burgsteige 11
72070 Tübingen

R 116
Telefon +49 7071 29-77323
elizabeth.veatchspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de