Andreas Maier
Biographic Data
| ID | 134577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Maier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Maier |
| SIGNATURE | MAIER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5021-3341 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 40 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Convergent representations of linguistic constructions in human and artificial neural systems
Understanding how the brain processes linguistic constructions is a central challenge in cognitive neuroscience and linguistics. Recent computational studies have shown that artificial neural language models spontaneously develop internally differentiated representations of Argument Structure Constructions (ASCs), generating specific predictions about when and how construction-level information should emerge during language processing. The presen…
Shortly before the LGM − A new very late Gravettian find complex at Kammern-Grubgraben
A cold case from the last Glacial Maximum: A partial mammoth skeleton from southern Germany (Danube Valley, Germany) – Part 1: Traces of human activity and archaeological context
Remains of at least 72 skeletal elements and a tusk of one woolly mammoth were unearthed from an Upper Würmian palaeo-channel fill and adjacent overbank deposits in southeastern Germany. The skeletal remains are from a large but not yet fully grown individual. Cut marks on several ribs indicate human involvement. However, archaeological traces, such as artefacts or settlement remains, were not recovered. The individual was radiocarbon-dated to 26…
A cold case from the last glacial maximum: A partial mammoth skeleton from southern Germany (Danube Valley, Germany) – Part 2: Fossil record, sedimentology and palaeoenvironment
A partial skeleton of a mammoth was found that has been dated to the Last Glacial Maximum. • The mammoth was deposited in a former pond and on its banks. • The pollen record demonstrates that the mammoth died during cold stadial conditions. • Collagen isotope values agree with other mammoth finds from the so-called mammoth steppe. One tusk and remains of at least 72 skeletal elements of woolly mammoth were unearthed from deposits of a palaeo-chan…
Ice Age Apparel—Changing Prey Patterns Towards the Last Glacial Maximum and the Role of Reindeer Fur for Clothing at Kammern-Grubgraben
The site of Kammern-Grubgraben in Lower Austria preserved one of the largest assemblages of stone constructions, lithic and organic artefacts, personal ornaments, and faunal remains of the Last Glacial Maximum (ca. 24–20 ka cal BP) in Europe. Conspicuously, the faunal remains attest to an occupation only during winter and are strongly dominated by reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ), indicating a rather selective and narrow hunting focus despite the c…
Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria
Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones. However, supplementing it with field investigations enhances accuracy by confirming or correcting results. For Daraa, southern Syria, freely available high‐resolution satellite imagery has been used ef…
Preliminary Results of Stratified Late Epipalaeolithic Sites within Looting Pits at Al Teibeh, Southern Syria
The Al Teibeh area has emerged as a significant contributor to our archaeological understanding of the Late Epipalaeolithic period (ca. 14,500–11,500 cal BP), thanks to new, substantial evidence. This study presents preliminary results from an investigation into looting pits at the Al Mintar and Om Sanam sites, which are located to the south and southwest of the town of Al Teibeh in southern Syria. These sites are prime examples of the scale of t…
Assessment of the impact of the Syrian conflict on archaeological sites in the Daraa region
To date, the attention of both local and global cultural heritage preservation initiatives in Daraa Province, southern Syria, have focused on the well-known Bosra World Heritage site. A comprehensive investigation of damage to Daraa’s many other archaeological sites, poorly studied in comparison to other parts of Syria, has until now, not been undertaken. This study, for the first time, attempts to remedy this, by detailing 1632 instances of dama…
An Annotated Compilation of Chronometric Dates for the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic Transition (45-30 ka BP) in Northern Iberia (Spain)
The dataset described in this paper presents an annotated compilation of absolute dates obtained from archaeological sites located in northern Iberia corresponding broadly to the Cantabrian region (Spain). It consists mainly of radiocarbon dates chronologically framed between 45–30 ka BP. This is the period when the last Neanderthals disappeared and the first Anatomically Modern Humans dispersed into northern Iberia, widely considered a key regio…
Radon Solubility in Different Tissues after Short Term Exposure
Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive noble gas, contributes significantly to lung cancer when incorporated from our natural environment. However, despite having unknown underlying mechanisms, radon is also used for therapeutic purposes to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Data on the distribution and accumulation of radon in different tissues represent an important factor in dose determination for risk estimation, the …
Where the Grass is Greener — Large-Scale Phenological Patterns and Their Explanatory Potential for the Distribution of Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers in Europe
A unique property of the Paleolithic record is the possibility to observe human societies in large areas and over long periods of time. At these large spatial and temporal scales, a number of interesting phenomena can be observed, such as dynamics in the distribution of populations in relation to equally large-scale environmental patterns. In this paper, we focus on phenological patterns of vegetation and discuss their explanatory potential for d…
Analyzing Trends in Material Culture Evolution—a Case Study of Gravettian Points from Lower Austria and Moravia
Identifying, analyzing, and explaining trends in the development of material culture is one of the major concerns in prehistoric archaeology. The traditional recording of data in typologies, however, is not optimal for answering the question of diachronic change because typological data capture variability poorly and are often incompatible with multivariate statistics. To overcome these problems, we present PyREnArA (Python-R-Environment for Arti…
A large-scale view on ‘small-scale societies’
Transport Patterns as Heuristic Testing Variables for the Social Coherence of Taxonomic Units at Different Spatial Scales
Taxonomic units in archaeology strongly convey the assumption of a social connection between the people having left the sites attributed to these units. The (implicit) assumption is that people whose sites are attributed to the same unit had closer social relations among one another than they had to people whose sites are attributed to other taxonomic units, and that such social proximity is reflected in similarities in their material culture. It…
Radon Progeny Adsorption on Facial Masks
The radioactive noble gas radon and its short-living progeny are inhaled during respiration, depositing their decay energies in the lungs. These progeny are considered responsible for more than 95% of the total effective dose and are, together with radon, classified as carcinogenic for lung cancer. Consequently, filtration of the progeny could reduce the dose to the lungs. In our study, we investigated the filtration properties of FFP2 versus sur…
Post-LGM environments and foragers on the move: New data from the lower Altmühl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany)
After the Last Glacial Maximum, the Swabian and Franconian Jura (in SW and SE Germany, respectively) were repopulated by Magdalenian hunter-gatherers within the same communication network. However, while the Magdalenian settlement of the Swabian Jura dates to 17-14 ka cal BP, permanent Magdalenian occupations in the Franconian Jura date to 15-14 ka cal BP. In comparison with its western counterpart, the Franconian Jura was mostly excavated in the…
Historische Waldnutzung und Hochwasserentstehung: Was wissen wir über den Waldzustand und seine hydrologische Wirkung vor 200 Jahren
Radon Adsorption in Charcoal
Radon is pervasive in our environment and the second leading cause of lung cancer induction after smoking. Therefore, the measurement of radon activity concentrations in homes is important. The use of charcoal is an easy and cost-efficient method for this purpose, as radon can bind to charcoal via Van der Waals interaction. Admittedly, there are potential influencing factors during exposure that can distort the results and need to be investigated…
The Last Glacial Maximum in Europe – State of the Art in Geoscience and Archaeology
On the Technological and Typological Integrity of Assemblages From North-Western Ukraine Between 35 and 30 kyr cal BP
The sites of Myrohoshcha I, Hriadky, Zshorniv, and Chervonyi Kamin are located in the central part of the Volhynian loess Plateau in north-western Ukraine. The assemblages, known from excavations and surface collections, exhibit a number of characteristics, which are traditionally seen to be indicative of different periods. Therefore, these assemblages were thought to represent palimpsests of Middle and Upper Paleolithic occupations. In 2018, the…
Beyond the Alps and Tatra Mountains—the 20–14 ka Repopulation of the Northern Mid-latitudes as Inferred from Palimpsests Deciphered with Keys from Western and Central Europe
Kammern-Grubgraben revisited - First results from renewed investigations at a well-known LGM site in east Austria
On the morphology, chronology, and phylogeny of triangular lithic insets between 20 and 14 ka calBP in Western and Central Europe
There is a long-standing debate about triangular lithic implements – particularly those referred to as scalene bladelets and scalene triangles – occurring in Western and Central European assemblages roughly between 20 and 14 ka calBP. By and large, the debate revolves around three key questions, namely the morphological distinctiveness, chronological significance, and phylogenetic relation of these two groups of objects. Within this triangle of d…
Cultural taxonomies in the Paleolithic-Old questions, novel perspectives
The bond mechanism between steel and concrete can be compromised during a fire and is one of the least investigated phenomena in concrete research. In this work we present a thorough review of the experimental data available on this topic. The results from the tests reported by a number of researchers have been systematically collected in a database. This work also reports the results obtained in the bond strength tests carried out on four batche…
Populations headed south? The Gravettian from a palaeodemographic point of view
The Central European Magdalenian: Regional Diversity and Internal Variability
This monograph on the Central European Magdalenian aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the archeological record of this period. It sheds new light on five regional groups between the Rhône valley to the west and the Vistula-valley to the east, which existed roughly between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago. Readers will discover that these groups are characterized with regard to their environmental setting (including faunal and vegetational asp…
Cultural taxonomies in the Paleolithic-Old questions, novel perspectives
The bond mechanism between steel and concrete can be compromised during a fire and is one of the least investigated phenomena in concrete research. In this work we present a thorough review of the experimental data available on this topic. The results from the tests reported by a number of researchers have been systematically collected in a database. This work also reports the results obtained in the bond strength tests carried out on four batche…
Kammern-Grubgraben revisited - First results from renewed investigations at a well-known LGM site in east Austria
Bois Laiterie revisited: Functional, morphological and technological analysis of a Late Glacial hunting camp in north-western Europe
Populations headed south? The Gravettian from a palaeodemographic point of view
Kammern-Grubgraben. Neue Erkenntnisse zu den Grabungen 1985−1994
The open-air site of Kammern-Grubgraben is a rare example of a detailed glimpse of Ice-Age hunter-gatherer lifestyles during the latter part of the last glaciation of the northern hemisphere. Archaeological excavations were initially conducted between 1985 and 1990 (A. Montet-White/F. Brandtner) and from 1993 to 1994 (F. Brandtner/ B. Klíma). After the death of F. Brandtner, however, the inventory of the more recent excavations in the collection …
Post-LGM environments and foragers on the move: New data from the lower Altmühl Valley (Franconian Jura, SE Germany)
After the Last Glacial Maximum, the Swabian and Franconian Jura (in SW and SE Germany, respectively) were repopulated by Magdalenian hunter-gatherers within the same communication network. However, while the Magdalenian settlement of the Swabian Jura dates to 17-14 ka cal BP, permanent Magdalenian occupations in the Franconian Jura date to 15-14 ka cal BP. In comparison with its western counterpart, the Franconian Jura was mostly excavated in the…
Analyzing Trends in Material Culture Evolution—a Case Study of Gravettian Points from Lower Austria and Moravia
Identifying, analyzing, and explaining trends in the development of material culture is one of the major concerns in prehistoric archaeology. The traditional recording of data in typologies, however, is not optimal for answering the question of diachronic change because typological data capture variability poorly and are often incompatible with multivariate statistics. To overcome these problems, we present PyREnArA (Python-R-Environment for Arti…
On the morphology, chronology, and phylogeny of triangular lithic insets between 20 and 14 ka calBP in Western and Central Europe
There is a long-standing debate about triangular lithic implements – particularly those referred to as scalene bladelets and scalene triangles – occurring in Western and Central European assemblages roughly between 20 and 14 ka calBP. By and large, the debate revolves around three key questions, namely the morphological distinctiveness, chronological significance, and phylogenetic relation of these two groups of objects. Within this triangle of d…
Torture
Bois Laiterie revisited: Functional, morphological and technological analysis of a Late Glacial hunting camp in north-western Europe
Collecting Data for Large-Scale, Literature-Based Studies
Territories and Land-Use Patterns of the Five Regional Groups
Environmental Diversity
Theoretical Framework
Cultural Diversity and Regional Grouping
Small-World Networks: Backbone of the Magdalenian Society?
Introduction to the Central European Magdalenian: Area, Corpus, and Major Questions
The Recolonization of Central Europe
Summary
Past Research on the Magdalenian and Its Current Implications
The Central European Magdalenian: Regional Diversity and Internal Variability
This monograph on the Central European Magdalenian aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the archeological record of this period. It sheds new light on five regional groups between the Rhône valley to the west and the Vistula-valley to the east, which existed roughly between 20,000 and 14,000 years ago. Readers will discover that these groups are characterized with regard to their environmental setting (including faunal and vegetational asp…
Demographic estimates of hunter–gatherers during the Last Glacial Maximum in Europe against the background of palaeoenvironmental data
Kammern-Grubgraben. Neue Erkenntnisse zu den Grabungen 1985−1994
The open-air site of Kammern-Grubgraben is a rare example of a detailed glimpse of Ice-Age hunter-gatherer lifestyles during the latter part of the last glaciation of the northern hemisphere. Archaeological excavations were initially conducted between 1985 and 1990 (A. Montet-White/F. Brandtner) and from 1993 to 1994 (F. Brandtner/ B. Klíma). After the death of F. Brandtner, however, the inventory of the more recent excavations in the collection …
Populations headed south? The Gravettian from a palaeodemographic point of view
On the Technological and Typological Integrity of Assemblages From North-Western Ukraine Between 35 and 30 kyr cal BP
The sites of Myrohoshcha I, Hriadky, Zshorniv, and Chervonyi Kamin are located in the central part of the Volhynian loess Plateau in north-western Ukraine. The assemblages, known from excavations and surface collections, exhibit a number of characteristics, which are traditionally seen to be indicative of different periods. Therefore, these assemblages were thought to represent palimpsests of Middle and Upper Paleolithic occupations. In 2018, the…
Beyond the Alps and Tatra Mountains—the 20–14 ka Repopulation of the Northern Mid-latitudes as Inferred from Palimpsests Deciphered with Keys from Western and Central Europe
Kammern-Grubgraben revisited - First results from renewed investigations at a well-known LGM site in east Austria
On the morphology, chronology, and phylogeny of triangular lithic insets between 20 and 14 ka calBP in Western and Central Europe
There is a long-standing debate about triangular lithic implements – particularly those referred to as scalene bladelets and scalene triangles – occurring in Western and Central European assemblages roughly between 20 and 14 ka calBP. By and large, the debate revolves around three key questions, namely the morphological distinctiveness, chronological significance, and phylogenetic relation of these two groups of objects. Within this triangle of d…
Cultural taxonomies in the Paleolithic-Old questions, novel perspectives
The bond mechanism between steel and concrete can be compromised during a fire and is one of the least investigated phenomena in concrete research. In this work we present a thorough review of the experimental data available on this topic. The results from the tests reported by a number of researchers have been systematically collected in a database. This work also reports the results obtained in the bond strength tests carried out on four batche…
Historische Waldnutzung und Hochwasserentstehung: Was wissen wir über den Waldzustand und seine hydrologische Wirkung vor 200 Jahren
Radon Adsorption in Charcoal
Radon is pervasive in our environment and the second leading cause of lung cancer induction after smoking. Therefore, the measurement of radon activity concentrations in homes is important. The use of charcoal is an easy and cost-efficient method for this purpose, as radon can bind to charcoal via Van der Waals interaction. Admittedly, there are potential influencing factors during exposure that can distort the results and need to be investigated…
The Last Glacial Maximum in Europe – State of the Art in Geoscience and Archaeology
A large-scale view on ‘small-scale societies’
Geography (26 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (25 works) · Archaeology (21 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (20 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 works) · Glacial period (11 works) · Geology (10 works) · Magdalenian (9 works) · History (8 works) · Physical geography (8 works)