Hans-Peter Wotzka
Hans-Peter Wotzka (* 1958 ) is a German archaeologist .
Life
From 1977 to 1979 he studied prehistory, cuneiform and physical anthropology at the University of Hamburg , 1980 prehistory and early history, ancient oriental studies and physical anthropology at the University of Tübingen and from 1980 to 1981 Archaeological Method and Theory at the University of Southampton with Colin Renfrew ( Master of Arts degree ( Master thesis Schretzheim - some aspects of an early medieval cemetery and its community )). Since 2012 he has been teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of Cologne .
His main research interests are archeology in the equatorial rainforest of Central Africa, ethno-archeology, archaeological theory and methodology and archeology in northern Sudan, Chad, Burkina Faso.
Fonts (selection)
- Studies on the archeology of the Central African rainforest. The ceramics of the inner Zaïre basin and their position in the context of the Bantu expansion . Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-927688-07-X .
- (Ed.): Foundations. Contributions to European and African archeology for Manfred KH Eggert . Tübingen 2006, ISBN 3-7720-8187-8 .
- (Ed.): Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Archeology of the Fourth Nile Cataract. University of Cologne, July 13-14, 2006 . Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-927688-34-6 .
- with Michael Bollig and Michael Schnegg (eds.): Pastoralism in Africa. Past, present and future . New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-85745-908-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans-Peter Wotzka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hans-Peter Wotzka
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| SURNAME | Wotzka, Hans-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1958 |