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UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA

  1. Institution Name:
    University of Vienna
  2. Department Title:
    Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology
  3. Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies:
    1. Friedrich, Matthias (PhD, Freiburg 2019), Early Medieval Archaeology, Austria and Germany
    2. Mehler, Natascha (PhD, Kiel 2008) Historical Archaeology and Post-Medieval Archaeology of the North Atlantic (Iceland, Shetland, Norway), Austria and Germany; Theune-Vogt, Claudia (PhD, Marburg 1988; Professor) Early Medieval, Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology, Contemporary Archaeology, Austria and Germany
    3. Winkelbauer, Iris (MA), Historical Archaeology, Austria
  4. Other Related Faculty/Staff:
    1. Prof Dr Michael Doneus (Aerial Photography, Prospection, Photogrammetry), Prof Dr Timothy Taylor (Prehistory) Dr P. Gleirscher (Prehistory), Asst-Prof Alexandra Krenn-Leeb (Prehistory, Neolithic), Ulrike Fornwagner (Aerial Archaeology), Dr Marta Luciani (Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology), Dr Alois Stuppner (Roman Archaeology), Dr Alexandra Krenn-Leeb (Prehistory)
  5. General Statement:
    The Vienna Department follows the general European definition of Historical Archaeology as the archaeology of literate societies. All literate periods are regularly thought in lectures and seminars. The focus lies on the archaeology of Austria and Central Europe with all its aspects, methods and theories: Roman Austria, early medieval, medieval and post-medieval archaeology, contemporary archaeology, landscape archaeology, material culture studies, archaeological sciences and many more. Frequently also other areas (e. g. the North Atlantic) or special topics (e. g. montane archaeology) are covered. The Department is one of the very few institutions in German speaking Europe that provides courses in post-medieval archaeology. Students can write their thesis in all periods and chose their own topic. The Department offers the degrees BA, MA and PhD in Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology and several fieldwork projects in aspects of historical archaeology. Courses are generally held in German (exceptions possible). Papers and thesises can be submitted in English. Vienna is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and provides excellent possibilities for students. The Department is located in a historic building together with the Department of Classical Archaeology and the Austrian Institute of Archaeology which allows contacts and exchange with those institutions. Laboratory and restoration work areas are open to students as well as good computing facilities. Dr Mehler and Prof Theune-Vogt issue the open access on-line journal “Historische Archäologie”, hosted at http://www.histarch.org
  6. For More Information Contact:
    Dr Natascha Mehler, Department of Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, University of Vienna, Franz-Klein-Gasse 1, A-1190 Wien, Austria; Phone +43 (0)1 4277 40457; fax +43 (0) 1 4277 9404; email: natascha.mehler@univie.ac.at; Web page: http://histarch.univie.ac.at