Palaeolithic Archaeology Group

News

New Chronology Sheds Light on Human Occupation just before the onset of the Last Glacial Maximum

14.10.2026 Publications

New paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Participation in the UISPP Congress

05.09.2026 Conference Presentations

Inside the UISPP conference building

Several PalArch Group and REMO members participated in the UISPP Congress in Poznań, Poland

Arrival in Poznań for the UISPP Congress

31.08.2026 Conference Presentations

Ready for the UISPP Congress in Poznań, Poland

Excavation season 2026 finished!

21.08.2026 Fieldwork

Part of the excavation team, who finished backfilling

After four weeks we finished our excavation season 2026 at Grub-Kranawetberg II today

Sampling day

18.08.2026 Fieldwork

Markings in the section for the samples

Today we collected more than 120 samples

Visit of the Museum Stillfried

27.07.2026 Fieldwork

The students at the Museum Stillfried

As the start of the field season all our students visited the local Museum Stillfried

Excavation season 2026 started!

27.07.2026 Fieldwork

Excavation Team members starting to dig out the trench

We just started our fieldwork season 2026 at Grub-Kranawetberg II (Lower Austria).

Press Release by University of Vienna on our Research

14.04.2025 Publications

University of Vienna published a press release on our work on the fireplaces of Korman' 9, Ukraine

HEAS talk by Matthew Skinner

07.04.2025 HEAS

Invitation banner for the HEAS Talk with Matthew Skinner

Talk by Prof. Matthew Skinner as part of HEAS Human Evolution and the Palaeolithic talk series

Visit of NHM with HEAS Speaker Matthew Skinner

07.04.2025 HEAS

M. Skinner at NHM

HEAS Speaker Matthew Skinner visited the Venus of Willendorf and other goodies in the NHM

New paper published!

01.04.2025 Publications

PalArchGroup members published new paper on Fire Use during the Last Glacial Maximum at Korman' 9, Ukraine

Talk on research at Korolevo II

27.03.2025 Research

A talk at the conference

Vitalii Usyk presented PalArchGroup's research on the Gravettian/Epigravettian of Korolevo II at the Klima 100 conference

Poster presentation by Samuel Kasemann

27.03.2025 Conference Presentations

Samuel Kasemann next to his poster at the conference, other people

Samuel Kasemann presented a poster at the Klíma 100 conference in Brno

Talk by Philip R. Nigst

27.03.2025 Conference Presentations

People sitting in a room during a presentation

Philip R. Nigst presented a talk at the Klíma 100 conference in Brno

Klima 100 Conference - Brno, CZ

26.03.2025 Conference Presentations

PalArchGroup members presented their research at the Klima 100 Conference in Brno

Sampling Mammoth teeth

21.03.2025 Research

Taking samples from a mammoth tooth

Together with Olivia Cheronet we sampled mammoth teeth in the Stillfried Museum

Visit of NHM with HEAS Speaker Marie Soressi

18.03.2025 HEAS

M. Soressi together with M. Bosch and C. Posch at NHM

Marie Soressi visited the NHM Vienna and enjoyed the prehistoric collections

HEAS Talk by Marie Soressi

17.03.2025 HEAS

Talk by Marie Soressi as part of the HEAS Human Evolution & the Palaeolithic seminar series

New paper published

17.02.2025 Publications

S. Pirson inside the excavation trench studying the section at excavation Ollersdorf

PalArchGroup members published new paper on research at Ollersdorf-Heidenberg (Austria)

Attendance of Geoarchaeology in Vienna 2025 Conference

14.02.2025 Conference Presentations

William Chase Murphree during the junior keynote presentation at the conference

PalArchGroup members Philip R. Nigst, Timothy Canessa and Samuel Kasemann attended the Geoarchaeology in Vienna 2025 Conference.

Tour for Guest Researcher Prof. Elizabeth Kyazike

10.02.2025 Research

Philip R. Nist and Prof. Elizabeth Kyazike in the Vienna Lithothek

Visit of the Vienna Lithothek by Guest Researcher Prof. Elizabeth Kyazike

Data collection in Granada

14.01.2025 Research

Timothy Canessa during his data collection in Granada

PhD student Timothy Canessa is spending part of January 2025 in Granada to collect data related to his PhD research

New publication on Rose Cottage Cave

13.01.2025 Publications

New paper published on work in Rose Cottage Cave, South Africa

HEAS talk by Teresa Steele

13.01.2025 HEAS

Talk by Teresa Steele as part of the HEAS Human Evolution & the Palaeolithic seminar series

Analysing the small fraction faunal remains

08.01.2025 Research

Ika Verdianu working on the faunal remains

Ika Verdianu analysing small bone fraction from Korman' 9

HEAS Talk by Shannon McPherron

16.12.2024 HEAS

Talk by Shannon McPherron as part of the HEAS Human Evolution & the Palaeolithic seminar series

Book Review published

11.12.2024 Publications

Timothy Canessa published a book review

Heritage Series Lecture No 1 in 2024

13.11.2024 Conference Presentations

Philip Nigst talking during his lecture

Philip R. Nigst presented the inaugural Heritage Series Lecture

EDMpy new interface for Rose Cottage Cave

09.11.2024 Research

We adjusted the EDMpy GUI to speed up measurements

Updating Rose Cottage Cave fieldwork's documentation system to the new EDMpy software

08.11.2024 Research

Using the total station at Rose Cottage Cave

Updating Rose Cottage Cave fieldwork's documentation system to the new EDMpy software

Fieldwork in Rose Cottage Cave

06.11.2024 Research

Excavation area with a sign that says "Rose Cottage"

Philip R. Nigst joined the 2024 fieldwork at Rose Cottage Cave

Analysing Grub-Kranawetberg II materials

23.10.2024 Research

Samuel Kaseman working on raw material in the laboratory/office

MA student and PalArchGroup member Samuel Kasemann analyses lithic raw material

HEAS Speaker Marta Mirazon Lahr visits the Venus of Willendorf

15.10.2024 HEAS

Marta Mirazon Lahr and the Venus of Willendorf at NHM

Today we introduced HEAS Speaker Marta Mirazon Lahr to the Venus of Willendorf in the Natural History Museum, Vienna

HEAS talk by Marta Mirazon Lahr

14.10.2024 HEAS

Talk by Marta Mirazon Lahr as part of the HEAS Human Evolution & the Palaeolithic seminar series

Excursion to Vindija and Krapina

Inside Vindija cave

ESHE Meeting excursion to famous Neanderthal sites in Croatia

Poster presentation on Korman' 9

15.09.2024 Publications

The Korman' 9 Poster

Philip R. Nigst presented a poster on our research at Korman' 9, Ukraine

Participation in the 2024 ESHE Meeting in Zagreb

15.09.2024 Conference Presentations

View of the Zagreb city centre

Philip R. Nigst participated in the 2024 Annual Meeting of ESHE in Zagreb, Croatia

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Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Philip R. Nigst

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