UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE

• Date and place of birth: April 27, 1953 in Ledde/Westfalen, Germany.

Education and Degrees

• 1972–1976 University of Münster, Biology, Ethnology and Prehistory
• 1977–1981 University of Tübingen, PhD in Prehistory
• 1990 Habilitation University of Cologne, venia legendi: Prehistory
• 1997 Associated Professor of Prehistory, University of Cologne

Academic Appointments

• 1981–1982 Field director of archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria (Hohle Stein Schambach, Geißenklösterle)
• 1982–1983 Fellow of Römisch-Germanische Kommission
• 1983–1985 Post-doctoral fellow of DFG and Canadian Government (Tübingen, Ottawa and Washington D.C.)
• 1986–1991 Curator of Prehistory at Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Madrid)
• 1991–1993 Heisenberg Fellow of DFG (Tübingen)
• 1993–1996 Head of the scientific planning group Neanderthal Museum (Mettmann)
• 1996–2018 Director of the new Neanderthal Museum

Scientific Service

• Since 1997 Scientific board, Revista Atlántica-Mediterranea de Prehistoria y Arqueología Social, Cadiz

• Since 1999 Corresponding member, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Berlin

• 2002–2019 Scientific board, Hugo Obermaier-Gesellschaft für Erforschung des Eiszeitalters und der Steinzeit

• 2005–2019 Secretary general, NESPOS Society e.V.

• Since 2006 Scientific board, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Blaubeuren

• 2006–2016 Editor, Quartär-International Yearbook for Ice Age and Stone Age Research

• 2006–2012 Scientific board, Madrider Mitteilungen, Madrid

• 2009–2019 Member of the Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (KAAK), Bonn

• Since 2009 Ordinary Member (OM) of the German Archaeological Institute, Berlin.

• 2009–2021 Speaker Cluster C, Western Mediterranean, CRC 806 "Our Way to Europe"

• 2009–2018 Chairman Neanderthaler-Gesellschaft e.V.

• 2010–2016 Scientific board, Museo de la Evolución Humana, Burgos

• 2012–2018 Coordinator, Ice Age Europe, network of pleistocene people and places

• 2014–2018 Scientific board, Paläon, Helmstedt

• 2019–2021 Senior Researcher Stiftung Neanderthal Museum

• Since 2019 Museum Consultant and Guest Curator

• Jens Alvermann
• Viviane Bolin
• Taylor Otto
• Miriam Rotgänger

• Priscilla Bayle  
• Marcel Bradtmöller
• Flora Gröning
• Maria de Andrés-Herrero
• Ines Medved
• Andrea Picin (Fuhlrott-Fellow)
• Alessandro Potí
• Isabell Schmidt
• Astrid Slizewski
• Yvonne Tafelmaier

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Topics for graduation/thesis

• Palaeolithic rock art
• Palaeolithic settlement of North Africa
• Site catchment analysis/GIS based environmental archaeology
• Palaeolithic settlement of Iberia
• 3D-analysis in palaeolithic archaeology
• Cave archaeology
• Museum studies

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