University

Studies in Prehistory, Classical Archaeology and Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Münster

Masters Thesis

Die Tierknochen des römischen Gutshofes “Im Kreuzerfeld”
bei Rottenburg am Neckar

[The Animal Bone Assemblage of the Roman Villa “Im Kreuzerfeld”
near Rottenburg/Neckar (german)]

The starting point of the thesis was the analysis of the animal bone assemblage found during the excavation of a roman villa rustica. The aim was the reconstruction of the mechanics of animal husbandry at this site and their comparison with other contemporary sites. Additionally, roman written historical sources were incorporated in the study.

Dissertation (Ph. D.)

Haustierhaltung und Schlachtsitten des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit.
Eine Synthese aus archäozoologischen, bildlichen und schriftlichen Quellen Mitteleuropas

[Animal Husbandry and Butchering Procedures in Medieval and Early Modern Times.
A Synthesis of archaeozoological, pictorial and written sources from Middle Europe. (german, with english and french abstracts)]

published in the Series Internationale Archäologie 78, Rahden/Westfalen 2003.

In an interdisciplinary approach, osteological, pictorial and written sources were combined to reconstruct the processes of medieval husbandry and the development of butchering procedures. The varied sources included archaeological finds, paintings and engravings, historical documents and cookbooks.

Self-employed archaeozoologist since 1995

I have been working as a freelance archaeozoologist for a variety of institutions. Animal bone assemblages from archaeological excavations are analyzed, the data are electronically recorded and the results are presented ready for publication.