Claus-Joachim child

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Claus-Joachim Kind (2011)

Claus-Joachim Kind (born December 18, 1953 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt ) is a German prehistoric scientist . His specialty is the Stone Age .

Life

Kind studied prehistory and early history and geology (minor) at the University of Tübingen between 1972 and 1977 . In 1977 he completed his studies with the master's thesis "The scratches from six Upper Palaeolithic inventories - an attempt at statistical analysis" . Between 1977 and 1982 he studied for a doctorate at the University of Tübingen. The title of the dissertation accepted in 1982 was “The distribution of stone artifacts in excavation areas. A model for the organization of Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age settlement areas ” .

Kind has been working at the Baden-Württemberg State Office for Monument Preservation since 1980 , currently in Esslingen. He works as a consultant for Stone Age archeology. He carried out numerous archaeological excavations in Palaeolithic and Middle Stone Age caves and open-air sites in southwest Germany.

In 1993 , Kind completed his habilitation at the University of Tübingen. The title of his habilitation thesis was "The Henauhof North II site near Bad Buchau am Federsee, Biberach district and the end Mesolithic in Baden-Württemberg" . In 2004 he was awarded the title of adjunct professor at the University of Tübingen. He regularly holds courses at the Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Archeology of the Middle Ages at the University of Tübingen.

From 2012 to 2017, Kind was significantly involved as a project manager at the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Baden-Württemberg in developing the application to include six caves with Ice Age art objects and the surrounding landscapes on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This affected the caves Hohle Fels, Geißenklösterle and Sirgenstein in the Achtal between Blaubeuren and Schelklingen in the Alb-Danube district as well as in the Lonetal the Vogelherd near Niederstotzingen in the district of Heidenheim, the Hohlenstein-Stadel near Asselfingen in the Alb-Donau district and the Bockstein cave near Rammingen and Öllingen in the Alb-Donau district. In these caves animal figures carved from mammoth ivory such as the wild horse from Vogelherd, human figures such as Venus from Hohle Fels and depictions of hybrid creatures such as B. found the lion man from the Hohlenstein barn. There are also flutes made from mammoth ivory or bird bones, currently the oldest musical instruments. The application was granted and the entry under the title Caves and Ice Age Art of the Swabian Alb in the UNESCO World Heritage List took place on July 9, 2017.

research

The scientific focus of Claus-Joachim Kind on the investigation of the Paleolithic (Paleolithic) and the Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic). Since 1977 he has led numerous archaeological excavations in various Palaeolithic and Mesolithic sites in southwest Germany:

  • 1977–1980 Abri rock stables near Ehingen-Mühlen : Magdalenian , Mesolithic, Neolithic
  • 1983–1985 Ulm-Eggingen : Linear ceramics and the Middle Ages
  • 1987, 1996 Kogelstein ( Schmiechtal ): Middle Paleolithic
  • 1989 Henauhof North II: Mesolithic
  • 1990 Siebenlinden 1: Mesolithic
  • 1991 Siebenlinden 2: Mesolithic
  • 1992 Sattenbeuren gravel works: Late Paleolithic
  • 1993-2004 Siebenlinden 3, 4, 5: Mesolithic
  • 1995–1996 Bochingen : Mesolithic
  • 1998–1999 Nussloch quarry: Jung (?) - Paleolithic
  • 2000 North grotto: Mesolithic, Neolithic
  • 2001 Bernlochhöhle near Truchtelfingen : Magdalenian, Mesolithic, Neolithic
  • 2006 Munzingen : Magdalenian
  • 2006–2007 Bad Buchau-Kappel : Late Paleolithic
  • 2008–2013 Hohlenstein Stadel Cave: Middle Paleolithic, Aurignacia
  • 2014 Frauenfels: Late Paleolithic
  • 2015–2018 Kohlhau Abri: Magdalenian, Mesolithic, Neolithic

In recent years, particularly intensive research has focused on the work in the large Middle Stone Age camp Siebenlinden in Rottenburg am Neckar (Tübingen district). From 2008 to 2013, Kind led several excavation campaigns in the Hohlenstein-Stadel in the Lonetal . During these excavations, other parts of the lion man were recovered, which could be attached to the figure during extensive restoration work. Further explorations in the Lone Valley followed since 2014, which led to the discovery of the Frauenfels and Kohlhau Abri sites.

literature

Fonts (selection)

  • The distribution of stone artifacts in excavation areas. A model for the organization of Paleolithic and Middle Stone Age settlement areas . Prehistoric material booklets 7. Tübingen 1985.
  • The rock stables. A Upper Palaeolithic-Early Mesolithic Abri-Station near Ehingen-Mühlen, Alb-Donau-Kreis . Research and reports on the prehistory and early history of Baden-Württemberg, 23rd Stuttgart 1987.
  • Ulm-Eggingen. The excavations from 1982 to 1985 in the ceramic band settlement and the medieval desert . Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg 34. Stuttgart 1989.
  • The last hunters. Henauhof Nord II and the end Mesolithic in Baden-Württemberg . Material booklets on archeology in Baden-Württemberg 39. Stuttgart 1997.
  • with Nicholas J. Conard : Current Mesolithic Research . Prehistoric material booklets 12. Tübingen 1998.
  • with Petra Kieselbach, Anne M. Miller and Daniel Richter, Siebenlinden 2: A mesolithic storage area near Rottenburg am Neckar, Tübingen district . Material booklets on archeology in Baden-Württemberg 53. Stuttgart 2000.
  • The Mesolithic in the Neckar floodplain - the sites of Rottenburg Siebenlinden 1 and 3 . Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg 88. Stuttgart 2003.
  • (Ed.): After the Ice Age. Settlements, Subsistance, and Social Development in the Mesolithic of Central Europe. Proceedings of the International Meeting September 9-12, 2003 in Rottenburg / Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany . Material booklets on archeology in Baden-Württemberg 78. Stuttgart 2006.
  • with Thomas Beutelspacher, Eva David, Elisabeth Stephan: The Mesolithic in the valley floodplain of the Neckar 2 - The scattering of finds from Siebenlinden 3, 4 and 5 . Research and reports on prehistory and early history in Baden-Württemberg 125. Stuttgart 2012.
  • with Nicole Ebinger-Rist, Sibylle Wolf, Thomas Beutelspacher, Kurt Wehrberger: The Smile of the Lion Man. Recent Excavations in Stadel Cave (Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany) and the Restoration of the Famous Upper Palaeolithic Figurine . Quaternary 61, 2014, 129–145

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personal data
SURNAME Child, Claus-Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German prehistorian specializing in the Stone Age
DATE OF BIRTH 18th December 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt