Geneviève Lüscher

Geneviève Lüscher (* 1953 in Grenchen ) is a Swiss prehistorian , non-fiction author and science journalist .

Life

Lüscher studied prehistory and early history at the University of Basel . In 1979 she obtained her licentiate . In 1991, she was due to their dissertation on the subject of Unterlunkhofen and the Hallstatt grave ceramics in Switzerland doctorate .

She worked on various scientific projects, including the National Fund . She also worked on exhibitions and excavations in Switzerland. She is the author of scientific and popular science works and sole editor of an archaeological journal. In 2000 she completed the specialist press course at MAZ - The Swiss School of Journalism .

Since 2001 she has been working primarily for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the NZZ am Sonntag as a freelance science journalist. Her specialty here is archeology . Since 2007 she has been working on the supplement “Books on Sunday” for NZZ am Sonntag .

Publications

• Walks into prehistory. 17 excursions to sites d. Stone, bronze u. Iron Age in Switzerland . Ott, Thun 1986.
• Allschwil Bird Gardens, a Hallstatt-era valley settlement . Office for Museums and Archeology, Liestal / Switzerland 1986 (Archeology and Museum; 7).
• Unterlunkhofen and the Hallstatt period ceramics in Switzerland . Publishing house of the Swiss Society for Prehistory and Early History, Basel 1993 (university publication) (Antiqua; 24).
• The hydria from Grächwil  : a greek ornate vessel from Taranto . Bernisches Historisches Museum, Bern 2002 (highlights from the Bernisches Historisches Museum; 8).
• Two late Bronze Age graves from Muttenz Baselland . In: The Markgräflerland . History Association, Schopfheim 1982, 1, p. 42 ff.
• The grave mounds in the Muttenzer and Pratteler Hard near Basel: a revision . Basel 1985 (special print).
• with Felix Müller : The Celts in Switzerland. Theiss, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 978-3-8062-1759-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Geneviève Lüscher in the catalog of the German National Library
• Geneviève Lüscher on the Neue Zürcher Zeitung website