Ass.-Prof. Dr. Philip R. Nigst
Philip R Nigst is a Palaeolithic archaeologist with an enthusiasm for fieldwork. His research covers the archaeology of human evolution and focuses currently on Neanderthal and modern human behaviour and adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe. Philip’s key research themes include the ecology of Neanderthal and modern human technological organisation, mobility, horizontal cultural transmission, lithic technology, chronostratigraphy, use of space and site formation processes at Neanderthal and modern human sites in western Eurasia. He is currently engaged in field projects focussing on Neanderthal and modern human adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe.
For more information on research see here: https://palaeo.univie.ac.at/
Contact
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Key Research Topics
* Neanderthal and modern human behaviour and adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe
* Ecology of Neanderthal and modern human technological organisation and mobility
* Behavioural Approach to Cultural Transmission
* Lithic technology
* Site formation processes and stratigraphy
Key Fieldwork Sites
* Willendorf II, Austria
* Middle Dniester valley, Ukraine
* Neporotovo 7, Ukraine
* Korman 9, Ukraine
* Beregovo I, Ukraine
* Korolevo II, Ukraine
* Mitoc-Malu Galben, Romania
* Ollersdorf-Heidenberg, Austria
* Grub-Kranawetberg, Austria
* Kostenki 14, Russia
Publications
For a full publication list, please see here.
Publications on GoogleScholar
Publications on academia.edu
Publications on ResearchGate
Academic Career
2021 – present Assistant Professor, Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, University of Vienna, Austria
2015 – 2021 Lecturer (post-probation) in Palaeolithic Archaeology, Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK
2015 – 2017 Director of Studies in Archaeology & Biological Anthropology, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, UK
2011 – 2015 Lecturer (pre-probation) in Palaeolithic Archaeology - Department of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK
2010 – 2016 Post-Doctoral Researcher - Department of Human Evolution, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2009 Research Assistant, Department of Human Evolution, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2009 Research Assistant, Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschichte, University of Vienna, Austria
2005 – 2009 Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Human Evolution, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2004 – 2010 Part-time Lecturer in Palaeolithic Archaeology, Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschichte, University of Vienna, Austria
2004 Teaching Assistant, Institut fuer Ur- und Fruehgeschichte, University of Vienna, Austria
Academic Education
2005 – 2009 PhD, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and University of Leipzig, Germany
1995 – 2003 MA, University of Vienna, Austria