Susanne C Münzel
Biographic Data
| ID | 131578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanne C Münzel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanne C |
| FAMILY NAME | Münzel |
| SIGNATURE | MÜNZEL S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9871-6335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 380 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
The influence of fragmentation on a combined ZooMS and zooarchaeological study at Geißenklösterle Cave in the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany
ZooMS study of 988 bones from the Palaeolithic site, Geißenklösterle Cave. • Carnivore damage three times more prevalent on indeterminate fossils than those with diagnostic features. • Fragment size influences species identifications in ZooMS studies. • Earliest anthropogenic modification on Rhinocerotidae remains in the Swabian Jura. Geißenklösterle Cave, a Palaeolithic site located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany, has yielded multiple M…
Magdalenian environments and ecosystems of the northern Alpine foreland
After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM: ~ 26.5-19.0 ka cal BP), large-scale warming resulted in glacial retreat and climatic amelioration, prompting changes to local and regional ecosystems across Eurasia during the Late Glacial. Consequently, Magdalenian hunter-gatherers reoccupied parts of Central Europe that were mostly devoid of humans during the LGM. Petersfels and Gnirshöhle (~ 17.0-13.0 ka cal BP), two Magdalenian cave sites in the Hegau Jura…
Oscar Fraas – Pionier der urgeschichtlichen Forschung Zentral-europas und neue Erkenntnisse zu den Funden der Ausgrabung 1870/71 im Hohle Fels bei Schelklingen
Oscar Fraas was one of the first natural scientists to establish the existence of Ice Age humans. From November 1854 until 1894, he held various positions in the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart. As early as the 1860s, he conducted a series of experiments to explain and understand how traces and scratches on Ice Age bone fragments were made. His work is among the first attempts in the world to use Stone Age tools. These were often spont…
Traces of Life in Prehistoric Artifacts – Obituary for Linda Rae Owen (* 31.01.1952, † 26.02.2021)
Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation at Gelimgoush cave, Kermanshah; West-Central Zagros mountains of Iran
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
Explaining Diachronic Trends in Paleolithic Subsistence in Central Europe
Projectile Weaponry from the Aurignacian to the Gravettian of the Swabian Jura (Southwest Germany)
The exploitation of mammoth in the Swabian Jura (SW-Germany) during the Aurignacian and Gravettian period
Tracking possible decline of woolly mammoth during the Gravettian in Dordogne (France) and the Ach Valley (Germany) using multi-isotope tracking (13C, 14C, 15N, 34S, 18O)
Isotopic evidence (C, N, S) for a high aquatic dietary contribution for a Pre-Dorset muskox hunter from Umingmak (Banks Island, Canada)
Bears in the scene
The evolution of Paleolithic hominin–carnivore interaction written in teeth
Gravettian hunting and exploitation of bears in Central Europe
The Importance of Fish, Fowl and Small Mammals in the Paleolithic Diet of the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany
The Last of Its Kind? Radiocarbon, Ancient Dna and Stable Isotope Evidence From a Late Cave Bear (Ursus Spelaeus Rosenmüller, 1794) From Rochedane (France)
Behavioural ecology of Late Pleistocene bears (Ursus spelaeus, Ursus ingressus)
Intra‐individual variation in stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotopes in mandibles of modern caribou of Qamanirjuaq ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) and Banks Island ( Rangifer tarand…
Intra‐individual variations in carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope measurements of dentine collagen in ungulate teeth can be related to diet and environmental changes at different periods during the life of the animal. A protocol of serial sampling of first, second and third molar roots was applied to modern caribou (17–27 months old) of the Qamanirjuaq herd ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ), Canada. Based on a previous study, we pred…
Pleistocene bears in the Swabian Jura (Germany)
Isotopic evidence for dietary ecology of cave lion (Panthera spelaea) in North-Western Europe
Middle Paleolithic land use, spatial organization and settlement intensity in the Swabian Jura, southwestern Germany
The use of Proboscidean remains in every-day Palaeolithic life
Change and continuity in subsistence during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic in the Ach Valley of Swabia (south-west Germany)
This paper examines the faunal assemblages from Middle Palaeolithic cave sites in the Ach Valley and views them in a broader chronological context along with the Upper Palaeolithic assemblages of the region. We present data from the key Middle Palaeolithic sites of Geißenklösterle, Sirgenstein, Große Grotte and Kogelstein. Except Kogelstein, which is a hyena den, the other three sites served as cave bear hibernation dens, where cave bear is the m…
The use of Proboscidean remains in every-day Palaeolithic life
Change and continuity in subsistence during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic in the Ach Valley of Swabia (south-west Germany)
This paper examines the faunal assemblages from Middle Palaeolithic cave sites in the Ach Valley and views them in a broader chronological context along with the Upper Palaeolithic assemblages of the region. We present data from the key Middle Palaeolithic sites of Geißenklösterle, Sirgenstein, Große Grotte and Kogelstein. Except Kogelstein, which is a hyena den, the other three sites served as cave bear hibernation dens, where cave bear is the m…
Middle Paleolithic land use, spatial organization and settlement intensity in the Swabian Jura, southwestern Germany
The evolution of Paleolithic hominin–carnivore interaction written in teeth
Behavioural ecology of Late Pleistocene bears (Ursus spelaeus, Ursus ingressus)
Gravettian hunting and exploitation of bears in Central Europe
The Last of Its Kind? Radiocarbon, Ancient Dna and Stable Isotope Evidence From a Late Cave Bear (Ursus Spelaeus Rosenmüller, 1794) From Rochedane (France)
The exploitation of mammoth in the Swabian Jura (SW-Germany) during the Aurignacian and Gravettian period
Bears in the scene
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
Intra‐individual variation in stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotopes in mandibles of modern caribou of Qamanirjuaq ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) and Banks Island ( Rangifer tarand…
Intra‐individual variations in carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope measurements of dentine collagen in ungulate teeth can be related to diet and environmental changes at different periods during the life of the animal. A protocol of serial sampling of first, second and third molar roots was applied to modern caribou (17–27 months old) of the Qamanirjuaq herd ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ), Canada. Based on a previous study, we pred…
Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation at Gelimgoush cave, Kermanshah; West-Central Zagros mountains of Iran
Isotopic evidence (C, N, S) for a high aquatic dietary contribution for a Pre-Dorset muskox hunter from Umingmak (Banks Island, Canada)
The use of Proboscidean remains in every-day Palaeolithic life
Change and continuity in subsistence during the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic in the Ach Valley of Swabia (south-west Germany)
This paper examines the faunal assemblages from Middle Palaeolithic cave sites in the Ach Valley and views them in a broader chronological context along with the Upper Palaeolithic assemblages of the region. We present data from the key Middle Palaeolithic sites of Geißenklösterle, Sirgenstein, Große Grotte and Kogelstein. Except Kogelstein, which is a hyena den, the other three sites served as cave bear hibernation dens, where cave bear is the m…
Pleistocene bears in the Swabian Jura (Germany)
Isotopic evidence for dietary ecology of cave lion (Panthera spelaea) in North-Western Europe
Middle Paleolithic land use, spatial organization and settlement intensity in the Swabian Jura, southwestern Germany
Intra‐individual variation in stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotopes in mandibles of modern caribou of Qamanirjuaq ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) and Banks Island ( Rangifer tarand…
Intra‐individual variations in carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope measurements of dentine collagen in ungulate teeth can be related to diet and environmental changes at different periods during the life of the animal. A protocol of serial sampling of first, second and third molar roots was applied to modern caribou (17–27 months old) of the Qamanirjuaq herd ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ), Canada. Based on a previous study, we pred…
The Importance of Fish, Fowl and Small Mammals in the Paleolithic Diet of the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany
The Last of Its Kind? Radiocarbon, Ancient Dna and Stable Isotope Evidence From a Late Cave Bear (Ursus Spelaeus Rosenmüller, 1794) From Rochedane (France)
Behavioural ecology of Late Pleistocene bears (Ursus spelaeus, Ursus ingressus)
Gravettian hunting and exploitation of bears in Central Europe
Tracking possible decline of woolly mammoth during the Gravettian in Dordogne (France) and the Ach Valley (Germany) using multi-isotope tracking (13C, 14C, 15N, 34S, 18O)
Isotopic evidence (C, N, S) for a high aquatic dietary contribution for a Pre-Dorset muskox hunter from Umingmak (Banks Island, Canada)
Bears in the scene
The evolution of Paleolithic hominin–carnivore interaction written in teeth
Projectile Weaponry from the Aurignacian to the Gravettian of the Swabian Jura (Southwest Germany)
The exploitation of mammoth in the Swabian Jura (SW-Germany) during the Aurignacian and Gravettian period
Explaining Diachronic Trends in Paleolithic Subsistence in Central Europe
Minimal Tools, Maximum Meat
This article presents a pilot experiment conducted to better understand how Middle Pleistocene hominins might have processed and exploited elephants using simple stone and bone tools. The experiment was conducted in three phases: (1) production of small, flake-based stone tools, (2) butchery of the lower hind-leg of an Indian elephant, and (3) manufacture of bone tools from the tibia. The experiment shows it is possible to cut through elephant sk…
The role of foxes in the Palaeolithic economies of the Swabian Jura (Germany)
In this study, we examine the role of foxes in Palaeolithic economies, focusing on sites of the Middle Palaeolithic, Aurignacian, Gravettian and Magdalenian of the Swabian Jura. For this purpose, we used published faunal data from 26 assemblages from the region, including new information from the Magdalenian layers of Langmahdhalde. We explore how the abundance of foxes changes over time, how they were used by humans, and how they were deposited …
Early Upper Palaeolithic occupation at Gelimgoush cave, Kermanshah; West-Central Zagros mountains of Iran
Traces of Life in Prehistoric Artifacts – Obituary for Linda Rae Owen (* 31.01.1952, † 26.02.2021)
Oscar Fraas – Pionier der urgeschichtlichen Forschung Zentral-europas und neue Erkenntnisse zu den Funden der Ausgrabung 1870/71 im Hohle Fels bei Schelklingen
Oscar Fraas was one of the first natural scientists to establish the existence of Ice Age humans. From November 1854 until 1894, he held various positions in the Royal Natural History Cabinet in Stuttgart. As early as the 1860s, he conducted a series of experiments to explain and understand how traces and scratches on Ice Age bone fragments were made. His work is among the first attempts in the world to use Stone Age tools. These were often spont…
Magdalenian environments and ecosystems of the northern Alpine foreland
After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM: ~ 26.5-19.0 ka cal BP), large-scale warming resulted in glacial retreat and climatic amelioration, prompting changes to local and regional ecosystems across Eurasia during the Late Glacial. Consequently, Magdalenian hunter-gatherers reoccupied parts of Central Europe that were mostly devoid of humans during the LGM. Petersfels and Gnirshöhle (~ 17.0-13.0 ka cal BP), two Magdalenian cave sites in the Hegau Jura…
The influence of fragmentation on a combined ZooMS and zooarchaeological study at Geißenklösterle Cave in the Swabian Jura, Southwestern Germany
ZooMS study of 988 bones from the Palaeolithic site, Geißenklösterle Cave. • Carnivore damage three times more prevalent on indeterminate fossils than those with diagnostic features. • Fragment size influences species identifications in ZooMS studies. • Earliest anthropogenic modification on Rhinocerotidae remains in the Swabian Jura. Geißenklösterle Cave, a Palaeolithic site located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany, has yielded multiple M…
Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (22 works) · Archaeology (20 works) · Geography (19 works) · Cave (15 works) · Biology (14 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (13 works) · Ecology (13 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (11 works) · Geology (11 works) · Paleontology (10 works)