Peter Breunig (archaeologist)
Peter Breunig (born April 23, 1952 in Flörsheim am Main ) is a German prehistoric scientist .
Life
He studied prehistory, geology and ethnology in Frankfurt am Main and Cologne . After receiving his doctorate in 1983 with a thesis on the C14 chronology of the Near Eastern, Southeastern and Central European Neolithic and his habilitation in 1989 in Cologne with a paper on Der Brandberg - Investigations into the settlement history of a high mountain range in Namibia , he accepted the professorship in 1992 - and early history of Africa at Goethe University . From 1998 to 2002 he was the spokesman for the Collaborative Research Center 268 Cultural Development and Language History in the Natural Area of the West African Savannah . Since 2003 he has been editor of the Journal of African Archeology (together with Sonja Magnavita).
His research focus is the prehistory of Africa (regional specialization: West Africa (own field work in: Burkina Faso , Namibia , Nigeria )) (research topics: origin and development of early peasant-pastoral communities in the Sahel region of West Africa (Neolithic West Africa) and cultural upheavals and innovations in ecological Transition zones).
Fonts (selection)
- 14C-Chronology of the Near East, Southeast and Central European Neolithic . Cologne 1987, ISBN 3-412-04187-4 .
- The Brandberg. Investigations into the settlement history of high mountains in Namibia . Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-927688-23-1 .
- as editor: Nok. African sculpture in archaeological context. A joint research program by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany & National Commission for Museums and Monuments Abuja, Nigeria. In conjunction with the Exhibition Nok - an origin of African sculpture, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October 30, 2013 - March 23, 2014 . Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-937248-46-2 .
- Archaeological guide to Namibia . Frankfurt am Main 2014, ISBN 978-3-937248-39-4 .
literature
- Nicole Rupp, Christina Beck, Gabriele Franke and Karl Peter Wendt (eds.): Winds of change. Archaeological contributions in honor of Peter Breunig . Bonn 2017, ISBN 3-7749-4074-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Breunig in the catalog of the German National Library
- Prof. Dr. Peter Breunig
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breunig, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German prehistorian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flörsheim am Main |