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Indigenous Knowledge and Archaeoinformatics & Modelling prehistoric hunting behaviour

Simon Kellers B.A.

Office: Drawing Room, Building 821 Africa Research Centre, Jennerstraße 8
Email: simon.kellers(at)uni-koeln(dot)de


Research Interests

  • Prehistoric archaeology, especially Early Stone Ages
  • Hunter-gatherer subsistence strategies and mobility
  • Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis & landscape archaeology
  • Excavation techniques

Detailed information

Curriculum Vitae
  • *04.02.1994 Osnabrück
  • 2012 Abitur at the Europaschule Gymnasium Oesede
  • 2012-2013 Voluntary year at the Denkmalbehörde of the City of Dortmund
  • 2013-2019 Study of archaeology at the University of Cologne, majoring in prehistory and early history, BA degree
  • Since 2019 Study archaeology at the University of Cologne, specializing in prehistory and early history & archaeoinformatics
  • Since 2020 Research assistant in research project IKAi
  • Since 2021 Research assistant in research project MPJ
Excavation experience
  • 2012 Internship at the City and District Archaeology Osnabrück project "Rathaus Bissendorf".
  • 2014-2018 annual participation in the teaching excavation at the open-air site Bad Kösen-Lengefeld
  • 2014 Geophysical prospection near Xanten as well as Geldern-Lüllingen
  • 2016-2017 Excavation assistant at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum
  • 2018-2019 Excavation assistant at arthemus GmbH project "Reinbach-Wolbersacker”
  • Since 2020 excavation assistant at the Römisch-Germanisches Museum
Publications
  • 2019 Bachelor thesis „Gruben aus der Magdalenién-Freilandfundstelle Bad Kösen-Lengefeld (Sachsen-Anhalt) Die Befunde 8, 18, 27 & 31: Befundformen und Steinartefakte“