I am a prehistorian archaeologist and my research field is focused on Stone Age Cultures, Art in Prehistory and Archaeology of "Ötzi-the man in the Ice".
The Beginnings of the Mining
of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age
In the course of the rese... more The Beginnings of the Mining
of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age In the course of the research program HiMAT several archaeological sites that are related to the early exploitation and use of mineral raw materials like flint/chert, radiolarian rock, rock crystal etc. were prospected and subdued. Stone materials chipped into shape or grinded and polished to be used as tools and/or weapons were of special importance to the mesolithic hunters and gatherers and to the neolithic settlers in the investigated inner alpine area of the today`s North Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In this context, archaeological evidence for a small scale exploitation of some occurrences of radiolarian rocks in the area of the Northern Limestone Alps is presented.
In the course of research of the SFB HiMAT (History of Mining Activities in the Tyrol and adjacen... more In the course of research of the SFB HiMAT (History of Mining Activities in the Tyrol and adjacent areas) numerous surveys on prehistoric fl int mining were carried out by the project part 05 (Silex and Rock Crystal Mining in Alpine Prehistory) from 2007 to 2010 in Western Austria (North-Tyrol and Vorarlberg) and South-Tyrol (Italy). The intent was to fi nd deposits of high quality chert and radiolarian rock for further investigation on mining traces. Quality and quantity of the silica raw material found in the investigation area is suffi cient at several places but giving proof to mining traces is more diffi cult. Considering the state of the art it must be stated that north-alpine silex from Western Austria was only used on a regional scale. On the other hand rock crystal, due to it being rather rare, has a distribution area that spreads as far as the Lago di Garda in Northern Italy.
The Beginnings of the Mining
of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age
In the course of the rese... more The Beginnings of the Mining
of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age In the course of the research program HiMAT several archaeological sites that are related to the early exploitation and use of mineral raw materials like flint/chert, radiolarian rock, rock crystal etc. were prospected and subdued. Stone materials chipped into shape or grinded and polished to be used as tools and/or weapons were of special importance to the mesolithic hunters and gatherers and to the neolithic settlers in the investigated inner alpine area of the today`s North Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In this context, archaeological evidence for a small scale exploitation of some occurrences of radiolarian rocks in the area of the Northern Limestone Alps is presented.
In the course of research of the SFB HiMAT (History of Mining Activities in the Tyrol and adjacen... more In the course of research of the SFB HiMAT (History of Mining Activities in the Tyrol and adjacent areas) numerous surveys on prehistoric fl int mining were carried out by the project part 05 (Silex and Rock Crystal Mining in Alpine Prehistory) from 2007 to 2010 in Western Austria (North-Tyrol and Vorarlberg) and South-Tyrol (Italy). The intent was to fi nd deposits of high quality chert and radiolarian rock for further investigation on mining traces. Quality and quantity of the silica raw material found in the investigation area is suffi cient at several places but giving proof to mining traces is more diffi cult. Considering the state of the art it must be stated that north-alpine silex from Western Austria was only used on a regional scale. On the other hand rock crystal, due to it being rather rare, has a distribution area that spreads as far as the Lago di Garda in Northern Italy.
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of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age
In the course of the research program HiMAT several archaeological
sites that are related to the early exploitation and
use of mineral raw materials like flint/chert, radiolarian
rock, rock crystal etc. were prospected and subdued. Stone
materials chipped into shape or grinded and polished to be
used as tools and/or weapons were of special importance to
the mesolithic hunters and gatherers and to the neolithic
settlers in the investigated inner alpine area of the today`s
North Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In this context, archaeological
evidence for a small scale exploitation of some occurrences
of radiolarian rocks in the area of the Northern Limestone
Alps is presented.
of Mineral Raw Materials in the Stone Age
In the course of the research program HiMAT several archaeological
sites that are related to the early exploitation and
use of mineral raw materials like flint/chert, radiolarian
rock, rock crystal etc. were prospected and subdued. Stone
materials chipped into shape or grinded and polished to be
used as tools and/or weapons were of special importance to
the mesolithic hunters and gatherers and to the neolithic
settlers in the investigated inner alpine area of the today`s
North Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In this context, archaeological
evidence for a small scale exploitation of some occurrences
of radiolarian rocks in the area of the Northern Limestone
Alps is presented.