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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


Editor

Sibylle Wolf


Editorial Board

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)
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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Celebrating 50 Years of Research in Prehistoric Material Culture and Traceology in Tübingen

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Venditti, F., W. Günther, W. Unrath, A. Pawlik, R. Walter, and N. J. Conard 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

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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)
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Feng Li (Beijing)
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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
This article retraces the long tradition of research in material culture and functional studies in the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology in Tübingen.
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A Research-Historical Review of the Stratigraphy of Geißenklösterle Cave near Blaubeuren

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Schray, S. 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

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Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


Editor

Sibylle Wolf


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Ariane Burke (Montreal)
Katja Douze (Geneva)
Clive Gamble (London)
Sabine Gaudzinski-­Windheuser (Mainz)
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Jean-­Jacques Hublin (Leipzig)
Robert L. Kelly (Laramie, Wyoming)
Johannes Krause (Leipzig/Tübingen)
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Foni Le Brun­-Ricalens (Luxemburg)
Feng Li (Beijing)
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Philip Nigst (Vienna)
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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

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Wehrberger, K. 
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Older issues: MGfU Reports #1-28 are available via the GFU website.

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Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


Editor

Sibylle Wolf


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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)
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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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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Methods and Perspectives on the Study of Hominin Adult Life History

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Cerrito, P. 
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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)
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Paola Cerrito Department of Evolutionary Anthropology University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland paola.cerrito@iea.uzh.ch Abstract Human life history is distinct from that of our closest living relatives, the great apes. In some regards it has slowed down (e.g., increased longevity, later age…
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Annual Report from the Chair of the GfU 2024

Posted on: Last updated on: Authors: Wolf, S. 
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Editor-in-Chief

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Editor

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)
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Feng Li (Beijing)
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Philip Nigst (Vienna)
Akira Ono (Tokyo)
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Simone Riehl (Tübingen)
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Wil Roebroeks (Leiden)
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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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Laudation: Dr. Paola Cerrito, Twenty-sixth Recipient of the Tübingen Prize for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology

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

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Editor-in-Chief

Nicholas J. Conard


Editor

Sibylle Wolf


Editorial Board

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Ladies and gentlemen, Dean Stehle, representatives of Romina EiszeitQuell, dear colleagues, students, and friends of the Institute, dear Dr. Cerrito,
It is a great honour and pleasure for me to introduce the 26th laureate of the Tübingen Prize for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology. Covering more than a quarter of a century now, the prize-winning works record the development of our field in a fascinating way.
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Foreword

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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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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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Exploring Myth and Reality at Paleolithic Sites in the Romanian Banat

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Andrei Bălărie1,3, Ewa Dutkiewicz2, Adriana Sărăşan1 1 Muzeul Naţional al Banatului Piaţa Huniade nr. 1 Timişoara Timiş County Romania andrei.balarie@gmail.com 2 Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz Archäologisches Zentrum Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 6 10117 Berlin…
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Mobility and the Importance of Bone and Bulb Retouchers in the Middle Palaeolithic of the Swabian Jura

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Laura Centi1, Nicholas J. Conard2,3 1 MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie Schloss Monrepos 56567 Neuwied, Germany laura.centi@leiza.de 2 Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology University of Tübingen, Schloss Hohentübingen 72070 Tübingen,…
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Exploring Early Cooking Traditions in Arctic North America via Targeted Excavations and Molecular Methods

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Briana Nan Doering Department of Anthropology University of Wyoming Dept 3431 1000 E. University Ave Laramie, WY 82071 USA bree.doering@uwyo.edu Abstract During the summer of 2022, a University of Wyoming research team identified a significant cooking feature in a Late…
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Laudation: Dr. Briana Nan Doering, Twenty-fifth Recipient of the Tübingen Prize for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology

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Britt M. Starkovich University of Tübingen, Zooarchaeology Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Hölderlinstr. 12 72074 Tübingen britt.starkovich@uni-tuebingen.de Ladies and gentlemen, Dean, representatives of Eiszeit Quell, Colleagues, Students, and…
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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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Oscar Fraas was one of the first natural scientists to establish the existence of Ice Age humans.
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Book Review

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Kurt Felix Hillgruber, The Last Hunter-Gatherers. The Epipaleolithic in Southwestern Syria. Tübingen Publications on the Archaeology of Southwestern Asia. Tübingen: Kerns Verlag, 2023. 17 x 24 cm, hardcover, 342 pages, 177 illustrations, 110 tables. ISBN 978-3-935751-26-1. Knut Bretzke Eberhard Karls…
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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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Between Petrographic Diversity and Techno-Economic Behaviors During the Middle Paleolithic: Some Observations on Lithic Raw Material Management at the Sites of Achenheim “Sol 74” and Mutzig “Rain” (Alsace, France)

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The identification of lithic raw material sources used to produce tools and the characterization of their management are essential when studying a prehistoric population.
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Similarities and Differences between the North of France and Neighboring Regions of Belgium and Germany over the Course of the Middle Paleolithic

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Published in: The Rhine During the Middle Paleolithic
The Saalian phase of the Middle Paleolithic (MIS 8 to 6) in northern France, as with Belgium and the Rhine Valley, has been characterized by a poor archaeological record, which seems to reflect discontinuous human occupation of these areas.
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