Exzellenzcluster - HUMAN ORIGINS

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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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Prof. Hervé Bocherens

Professor for Biogeology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S542 
Telefon +49 7071 29-76988
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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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PD Dr. Dorothée Drucker

Senior Researcher Quaternary Ecology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S534
Telefon +49 7071 29-72487
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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
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PD 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

 

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. Harald Floss

Professor for Paleolithic Archaeology, Paleolithic Art

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

R 108, Schloß Hohentübingen
Telefon +49 7071 29-78916
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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
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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
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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. Susanne Greiff

Professor for Archaeometry

Universität Tübingen

Burgsteige 11
D-72070 Tübingen

Telefon +49 7071 29-78541
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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. 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
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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
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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. Daniel Huson

Professor for Bioinformatics

Universität Tübingen

Sand 14
D-72076 Tübingen

R C310a
Telefon +49 7071 29-70450
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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

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Dr. Andrew Kandel

Associated Researcher

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen


Telefon +49 7071 29-72133
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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. Barbara Kaup

Professor for Psychology and Cognition

Universität Tübingen

Schleichstraße 4
D-72076 Tübingen

R 4.534, 5. Stock
Telefon +49 7071 29-76105
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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
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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. 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

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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

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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
Telefon +49 7071 29-
cecilia.padilla-iglesias@uni-tuebingen.de

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Dr. Emily Pigott

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universität Tübingen
Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

 

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Jun. Prof. Dr. Cosimo Posth

Professor for Paleogenomics

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72074 Tübingen

R S544
Telefon +49 7071 29-74089
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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.

PD Dr. Simone Riehl

Professor for Paleobotany

Universität Tübingen
 

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72070 Tübingen

R S565
Telefon +49 7071 29-78915
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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. 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
 

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PD Dr. Patrick Schmidt

Senior Researcher Archaeometry, Material Science

Universität Tübingen

Wilhelmstraße 56
D-72074 Tübingen

R 111, Erdgeschoss
Telefon +49 7071 29-72691
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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 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. Britt Starkovich

Senior Researcher Zooarchaeology

Universität Tübingen

Hölderlinstraße 12
D-72070 Tübingen

R S563
Telefon +49 7071 29-77113
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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
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Dr. Elizabeth Grace Veatch is standing in a fieldwork site, turning towards the camera and smiling. She is a white woman wearing a light grey headscarf over dark hair, and a light grey fleece sweater. There is a sediment profile in the background and several bags and container.

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
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