Benjamin Schürch
Biographic Data
| ID | 4435255 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin Schürch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin |
| FAMILY NAME | Schürch |
| SIGNATURE | SCHÜRCH B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tübingen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9558-582X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reassessing the Cultural Stratigraphy of Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is located in the Lone Valley near the town of Niederstotzingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Gustav Riek from the University of Tübingen together with four workmen completely excavated the site during three months in 1931. The team dumped the backdirt from the site directly in front of the southwestern and southern entrances of the cave. In his monograph from 1934, Riek describes nine archaeological layers, from top to bottom I-IX…
Technofunctional Analysis Reveals the Role of Carinated Artifacts and End-Scrapers in the Aurignacian of Vogelherd Cave
Cores and tools are essential for understanding the lithic assemblages of the Upper Paleolithic. However, carinated pieces, which are of central interest in the Aurignacian, are mostly defined by typological criteria. How researchers interpret these criteria varies greatly and has significant influence on the interpretation of sites and their functions. In the case of carinated artifacts and non-carinated end-scrapers, there is no unambiguous def…
On the Exploitation and Significance of Bivalve Shells at the Magdalenian Site of Petersfels (Southwestern Germany) Using an Integrated Approach
Marine shells and freshwater mollusks serve as valuable proxies for understanding cultural and environmental interactions in human history. They provide insights into past activities, exchange networks, and ecological dynamics. The site of Petersfels in Germany, rich in modified shells, offers a unique opportunity to investigate the significance of mollusk shells for the Magdalenian of central Europe. This study presents findings from our investi…
Evidence for an earlier Magdalenian presence in the Lone Valley of southwest Germany
On the Status of the Boar Tooth Artifact from the Backdirt of Vogelherd
During the course of the excavations in the backdirt of Vogelherd in 2008, the crew recovered a tusk of a boar preserving clear signs of anthropogenic modification. In addition to the polishing that regularly occurs on tusks during the life of the animal, this specimen, showed signs of cut- ting, scraping and polish subsequent to the animal’s death. This artifact superficially resembles a Magdalenian female figurine with a triangular buttock and …
Der abenteuerliche Weg der Vogelherd-figurinen – von ihrer auffindung bis heute
Die Vogelherd-Figuren wurden unter Leitung des Urgeschichtlers Gustav Riek 1931 in der Vo- gelherd-Höhle bei Niederstotzingen ausgegraben. Riek hatte offensichtlich eine starke Bindung zu den Figurinen. Sie zählen zu den ältesten figürlichen Kunstwerken der Welt. Ihre Auffindung wird hier diskutiert. Die Aufbewahrung der Figuren seit 1931 bis heute hat eine wechselvolle Geschichte, die hier erstmalig mittels Einsichtnahme in die Akten des Archivs…
The Middle Paleolithic at Große Grotte (Blaubeuren, southern Germany). New Insights from Lithic Technology and Implication for Assemblage Classification
The Cultural and Chronostratigraphic Context of a New Leaf Point from Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of Southwestern Germany
During the summer of 2020 the excavation team at Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of southwestern Germany recovered a leaf point (in German Blattspitze) made from gray Jurassic chert. The find is well-preserved and remarkable for a number of reasons. First this is the only leaf point recovered by a modern excavation in the Swabian Jura, and is the first leaf point discovered in situ since 1936, when Gustav Riek’s crew recovered two well-preserve…
The Cultural and Chronostratigraphic Context of a New Leaf Point from Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of Southwestern Germany
During the summer of 2020 the excavation team at Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of southwestern Germany recovered a leaf point (in German Blattspitze) made from gray Jurassic chert. The find is well-preserved and remarkable for a number of reasons. First this is the only leaf point recovered by a modern excavation in the Swabian Jura, and is the first leaf point discovered in situ since 1936, when Gustav Riek’s crew recovered two well-preserve…
Evidence for an earlier Magdalenian presence in the Lone Valley of southwest Germany
Technofunctional Analysis Reveals the Role of Carinated Artifacts and End-Scrapers in the Aurignacian of Vogelherd Cave
Cores and tools are essential for understanding the lithic assemblages of the Upper Paleolithic. However, carinated pieces, which are of central interest in the Aurignacian, are mostly defined by typological criteria. How researchers interpret these criteria varies greatly and has significant influence on the interpretation of sites and their functions. In the case of carinated artifacts and non-carinated end-scrapers, there is no unambiguous def…
Der abenteuerliche Weg der Vogelherd-figurinen – von ihrer auffindung bis heute
Die Vogelherd-Figuren wurden unter Leitung des Urgeschichtlers Gustav Riek 1931 in der Vo- gelherd-Höhle bei Niederstotzingen ausgegraben. Riek hatte offensichtlich eine starke Bindung zu den Figurinen. Sie zählen zu den ältesten figürlichen Kunstwerken der Welt. Ihre Auffindung wird hier diskutiert. Die Aufbewahrung der Figuren seit 1931 bis heute hat eine wechselvolle Geschichte, die hier erstmalig mittels Einsichtnahme in die Akten des Archivs…
The Middle Paleolithic at Große Grotte (Blaubeuren, southern Germany). New Insights from Lithic Technology and Implication for Assemblage Classification
The Cultural and Chronostratigraphic Context of a New Leaf Point from Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of Southwestern Germany
During the summer of 2020 the excavation team at Hohle Fels Cave in the Ach Valley of southwestern Germany recovered a leaf point (in German Blattspitze) made from gray Jurassic chert. The find is well-preserved and remarkable for a number of reasons. First this is the only leaf point recovered by a modern excavation in the Swabian Jura, and is the first leaf point discovered in situ since 1936, when Gustav Riek’s crew recovered two well-preserve…
On the Status of the Boar Tooth Artifact from the Backdirt of Vogelherd
During the course of the excavations in the backdirt of Vogelherd in 2008, the crew recovered a tusk of a boar preserving clear signs of anthropogenic modification. In addition to the polishing that regularly occurs on tusks during the life of the animal, this specimen, showed signs of cut- ting, scraping and polish subsequent to the animal’s death. This artifact superficially resembles a Magdalenian female figurine with a triangular buttock and …
Evidence for an earlier Magdalenian presence in the Lone Valley of southwest Germany
Technofunctional Analysis Reveals the Role of Carinated Artifacts and End-Scrapers in the Aurignacian of Vogelherd Cave
Cores and tools are essential for understanding the lithic assemblages of the Upper Paleolithic. However, carinated pieces, which are of central interest in the Aurignacian, are mostly defined by typological criteria. How researchers interpret these criteria varies greatly and has significant influence on the interpretation of sites and their functions. In the case of carinated artifacts and non-carinated end-scrapers, there is no unambiguous def…
On the Exploitation and Significance of Bivalve Shells at the Magdalenian Site of Petersfels (Southwestern Germany) Using an Integrated Approach
Marine shells and freshwater mollusks serve as valuable proxies for understanding cultural and environmental interactions in human history. They provide insights into past activities, exchange networks, and ecological dynamics. The site of Petersfels in Germany, rich in modified shells, offers a unique opportunity to investigate the significance of mollusk shells for the Magdalenian of central Europe. This study presents findings from our investi…
Reassessing the Cultural Stratigraphy of Vogelherd Cave
Vogelherd Cave is located in the Lone Valley near the town of Niederstotzingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Gustav Riek from the University of Tübingen together with four workmen completely excavated the site during three months in 1931. The team dumped the backdirt from the site directly in front of the southwestern and southern entrances of the cave. In his monograph from 1934, Riek describes nine archaeological layers, from top to bottom I-IX…
Cave (7 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geology (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Aurignacian (4 works) · Radiocarbon dating (4 works) · Magdalenian (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works)