Angela von den Driesch

Angela von den Driesch (born July 11, 1934 in Dresden ; † January 4, 2012 in Munich ) was a German archaeozoologist , university professor and non-fiction author .

Life and professional history

Angela von den Driesch completed her habilitation in 1972 with the thesis "Osteoarchaeological Investigations on the Iberian Peninsula" in the field of veterinary medicine at the University of Munich , where she worked as a professor for paleoanatomy, domestication research and the history of veterinary medicine. From 1993 to 2000 she was Joachim Boessneck's successor on the board of directors of the "Institute for Paleoanatomy and History of Veterinary Medicine".

Von den Driesch was an internationally respected specialist in the field of archeozoology. In this role she accompanied archaeological excavations on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Alpine region, in Anatolia, Egypt and Tunisia. She did research not only to determine the zoological find complexes, but also to the history of veterinary medicine, domestication and related topics. Their studies ranged from investigations of Stone Age finds to finds from the Mediterranean high cultures to studies of the Middle Ages.

Angela von den Driesch was a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute . The commemorative publication “Historia animalium ex ossibus. Contributions to paleoanatomy, archeology, Egyptology, ethnology and the history of veterinary medicine ”.

Fonts (selection)

with Joachim Boessneck: Remnants of domestic and hunting animals from the lower town of Bogazköy-Hattusa. Excavations 1958–1977 , Mann, Berlin 1981 (Bogazköy Hattusa, Vol. 11) ISBN 3-7861-1260-6
with Joachim Boessneck: Studies on subfossil animal bones from Egypt , Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich-Berlin 1982 ( Münchner ägyptologische Studien 40) ISBN 3-422-00834-9
with Johann Schäffer: Animal bone finds from five early medieval settlements in Old Bavaria , Chancellor, Munich 1983 ( Documenta naturae 15)
with Joachim Boessneck: Bone finds from cisterns in Pergamon , Institute for Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and History of Veterinary Medicine, Munich 1985

with Joachim Boessneck: The animal bone finds from the Neolithic settlement of Merimde-Benisalâme on the western Nile Delta , Institute for Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and the History of Veterinary Medicine, Munich 1985

with Joachim Boessneck: Studies on early animal bone finds from the Iberian Peninsula , Institute for Palaeoanatomy, Domestication Research and History of Veterinary Medicine / German Archaeological Institute, Madrid Department, Munich / Madrid 1985 ( Studies on early animal bone finds from the Iberian Peninsula 9)

Fish in Ancient Egypt - an osteoarchaeological study , Chancellor, Munich 1986 ( Documenta naturae 34)

History of veterinary medicine. 5000 years of veterinary medicine , Callwey, Munich 1989 ISBN 3-7667-0934-8

(Ed.): 200 years of veterinary teaching and research in Munich , Schattauer, Stuttgart-New York 1990 ISBN 3-7945-1363-0 (2nd updated edition 2003 with Joris Peters, ISBN 3-7945-2169-2 )

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personal data
SURNAME	Driesch, Angela from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German archaeozoologist, university professor and author
DATE OF BIRTH	July 11, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresden
DATE OF DEATH	4th January 2012
Place of death	Munich