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The Annual Excursion of the GfU to the Pyrenean Foothills of France and to Switzerland, May 19-26, 2024

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Milionis, A. und B. Vogel-Milionis 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

Please direct any questions to N.J. Conard, S. Wolf or a member of the editorial board.


Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


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Sibylle Wolf


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Shara Bailey (New York)
François Bon (Toulouse)
Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen)
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
Guillaume Porraz (Aix-­en­-Provence)
Jürgen Richter (Köln)
Simone Riehl (Tübingen)
Florent Rivals (Tarragona)
Wil Roebroeks (Leiden)
Veerle Rots (Liège)
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 33
An Pfingsten fuhren 42 Mitglieder der GfU mit dem Busunternehmen Bayer von Ehingen mehr als 3500 km bis ins französische Pyrenäenvorland.
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A Research-Historical Review of the Stratigraphy of Geißenklösterle Cave near Blaubeuren

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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

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Editor-in-Chief

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Sibylle Wolf


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Shara Bailey (New York)
François Bon (Toulouse)
Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen)
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
Guillaume Porraz (Aix-­en­-Provence)
Jürgen Richter (Köln)
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Wil Roebroeks (Leiden)
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 33
The start of the systematic excavations at Geißenklösterle in 1974 under the direction of Joachim Hahn over 50 years ago marked the beginning of the use of modern excavation methods in the Swabian Jura.
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A Hand-axe from Lake Schmiechen, District Alb-Donau

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Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


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Sibylle Wolf


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Shara Bailey (New York)
François Bon (Toulouse)
Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
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Philip Nigst (Vienna)
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Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
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Wil Roebroeks (Leiden)
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 33
This short essay describes the single find of a hand-axe from the Swabian Jura, which had been discovered through ornithological studies already about 1960.
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Annual Report from the Chair of the GfU 2024

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Katja Douze (Geneva)
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Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen)
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 33
Liebe GfU Mitglieder,
unser Vereinsjahr seit der letzten Mitgliederversammlung am 08.07.2023 war reich an Aktionen und Veranstaltungen. Nach unserer Mitgliederversammlung fand im selben Monat am 27.07. eine Tagesexkursion ins Altmühltal statt. Diese führte unser Partnerverein Eiszeitkunst im Lonetal e.V. durch und GfU Mitglieder schlossen sich gerne an. Prof. Thorsten Uthmeier von der Universität Erlangen führte fachkundig an den Fundstellen.
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Foreword

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Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen)
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
Guillaume Porraz (Aix-­en­-Provence)
Jürgen Richter (Köln)
Simone Riehl (Tübingen)
Florent Rivals (Tarragona)
Wil Roebroeks (Leiden)
Veerle Rots (Liège)
Britt M. Starkovich (Tübingen)
Thorsten Uthmeier (Erlangen)
Pawel Valde-­Nowak (Krakow)
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 33
Verehrte Mitglieder und Leserschaft, wir freuen uns, Ihnen die MGfU 2024 präsentieren zu können, die in eingespielter Weise mit dem Kerns Verlag Tübingen publiziert werden. Das Heft 2024 beginnt mit der Laudatio auf die Preisträgerin des von Romina Mineralbrunnen GmbH…
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Annual Excursion of the GfU to Central France, May 28 – June 2, 2023

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François Bon (Toulouse)
Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
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Claudia Pathe (Heimsheim) 1. Tag, Sonntag, 28. Mai 2023: Montbéliard. Glücklicherweise ohne Stau sind wir sehr zügig bis Montbéliard gefahren. Dadurch waren wir deutlich vor der nachmittäglichen Öffnung des Museé du Château des Ducs de Wurtemberg vor Ort, sodass Zeit…
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Oscar Fraas – Pioneer of Prehistoric Research in Central Europe and New Finds from the 1870/71 Excavation at Hohle Fels near Schelklingen

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Veerle Rots (Liège)
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Oscar Fraas was one of the first natural scientists to establish the existence of Ice Age humans.
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Annual Report from the Chair of the GfU for 2023

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Sibylle Wolf (Tübingen) Wir schauen auf ein erfolgreiches und schönes Vereinsjahr 2022/23 zurück. Es konnten gleich zwei Exkursionen durchgeführt werden. Die GfU war vom 25.09. bis zum 02.10. in Nord- und Mitteldeutschland unterwegs (Band 31). Diese Exkursion war aufgrund der…
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Obituary: Prof. Gisela Freund (born on November 30, 1920, in Solingen, died September 9, 2023, in Erlangen)*

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Am 09.09.2023 ist die langjährige Ordinaria des Instituts für Ur- und Frühgeschichte der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Prof. Dr. Gisela Freund, in Erlangen verstorben. Sie hatte von 1969 bis 1987 den Lehrstuhl für Ur- und Frühgeschichte an der FAU inne und hat…
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Foreword

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Verehrte Mitglieder und Leserschaft, selbstverständlich beginnen wir diese Ausgabe 2023 mit einem großen Dankeschön an Herrn Prof. Dr. Michael Bolus für seine 19 Jahre währende wissenschaftliche Redaktion der MGfU! 19 Jahre lang betreute Michael Bolus professionell und voll der Kenntnisse…
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Annual Report from the Chair of the GfU for 2022

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Das Vereinsjahr 2021/22 gestaltete sich trotz Einschränkungen durch die Pandemie gut.
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Annual Excursion of the GFU to Northern and Central Germany, September 25 – October 02, 2022

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Die Exkursion 2022 umfasste thematisch die menschliche Evolution vom Paläolithikum bis ins Neolithikum. Sie ermöglichte uns weiterhin einen Einblick in die Zeit der Germanen, der Wikinger und die der Slawen im frühen Mittelalter.
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Renaturation of the Schöningen Opencast Mine with Various Megaherbivores in the Form of Different Landscape and Climate Change Scenarios

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This paper examines a renaturation of the former Schöningen opencast lignite mine into a wilderness area. Megaherbivores are to be used to maintain an open landscape.
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Foreword

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Bolus, M., und N. J. Conard 
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Mit diesem Heft erscheint in bewährter Kooperation mit dem Tübinger Kerns Verlag Band 31 der Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte (MGfU).
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Annual Excursion of the GfU to Southwestern France, August 29 to September 5, 2021

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Die Freude war groß, als diese Exkursion tatsächlich stattfinden konnte, denn sie war schon für das Jahr 2020 geplant, musste aber wegen der Corona-Pandemie ins Folgejahr und dann nochmals vom traditionellen Pfingsttermin auf den Spätsommer verschoben werden.
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Annual Report from the Chair of the GfU for 2021

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Das vergangene Jahr war seit Juli 2020 überschattet von der COVID-19 Pandemie. Die Aktivitäten der GfU waren dadurch sehr eingeschränkt.
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On the Reconstruction of the Mammoth Ivory Flute from Geißenklösterle Cave. A Field Report

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Seit der Entdeckung der Flöten aus den Aurignacien-Schichten der Höhlen auf der Schwäbischen Alb beschäftigt sich der Autor mit der Rekonstruktion dieser bislang ältesten Musikinstrumente der Welt. Der folgende Bericht beschreibt die Erfahrungen, die bei der Arbeit gesammelt werden konnten, am Beispiel des jüngsten Nachbaus der Mammutelfenbeinflöte aus dem Geißenklösterle.
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Traces of Life in Prehistoric Artifacts – Obituary for Linda Rae Owen (* 31.01.1952, † 26.02.2021)

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On February 26, 2021, the well-known prehistorian Linda Rae Owen (Fig 1) died after a severe corona illness at the age of 69; she lived in her third marriage to Dr. Artur Zimmermann in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Bavaria.
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The Adventurous Way of the Vogelherd Figurines – From their Discovery until Today

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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 30
The prehistorian Gustav Riek excavated the Vogelherd figurines in the Vogelherd Cave near Niederstotzingen in 1931. Riek obviously had a strong bond with the figurines. They are among the oldest figurative artworks worldwide. We discuss their discovery.
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Foreword

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Michael Bolus, Nicholas J. Conard 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

Please direct any questions to N.J. Conard, M. Bolus or a member of the editorial board.


Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


Editor

Michael Bolus


Editorial Board

Shara Bailey (New York) 
François Bon (Toulouse) 
Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski­Windheuser (Mainz) 
Katerina Harvati (Tübingen)
Jean­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming) 
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen) 
Steven L. Kuhn (Tucson)
Foni Le Brun­Ricalens (Luxemburg) 
Feng Li (Beijing)
Christopher E. Miller (Tübingen) 
Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
Marco Peresani (Ferrara)
Guillaume Porraz (Aix­en­Provence) 
Jürgen Richter (Köln)
Simone Riehl (Tübingen)
Florent Rivals (Tarragona)
Wil Roebroeks (Leiden) 
Veerle Rots (Liège)
Britt M. Starkovich (Tübingen) 
Thorsten Uthmeier (Erlangen) 
Pawel Valde­Nowak (Krakow) 
Lyn Wadley (Johannesburg)"
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Published in: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte, Vol. 30
Mit Band 30 liegen nun zum zweiten Mal die Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Urgeschichte (MGfU) in neuer Aufmachung vor. Das neue Layout ist bei zahlreichen Autor*innen sowie Leser*innen sowohl aus der breiten Öffentlichkeit als auch dem Kreis der Kolleg*innen auf sehr positive Resonanz gestoßen.
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