Elisabeth Weissensteiner

BA

Elisabeth Weissensteiner

BA
  • Student Assistant
  • RG »Prehistoric Phenomena«

Biographical sketch

2019–2022 Bachelor Course; since 2022 Master Course in Prehistory and Historical Archaeology; since 2024 Master Course in Digital Humanities, University of Vienna. 2022–2023 project staff at »The Glass Bead Network: Classification of early medieval beads from Vienna-Csokorgasse using AI,« led by Dr. Bendeguz Tobias, ÖAW-IMAFO. 2022–2023 project staff at »Unearthing Qurayyah,« led by Prof. Marta Luciani, University of Vienna. 2021–2023: tutor for various courses at the University of Vienna: Practical Aspects of Experimental Archaeology, Training Excavation Qurayyah, Saudi Arabia, Training Excavation Százhalombatta-Földvár, Hungary, and Thesis Seminar. In 2023, one-month study visit at Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, funded by a travel grant from the University of Vienna. Participation in excavations in Austria, France, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and Serbia.

Currently, I am a study assistant for Prof. Katharina Rebay-Salisbury, University of Vienna, and working on my master's thesis, »Neolithic Stamps: Impressions of Neolithic Minds, Southeast Europe and Beyond,« under the supervision of Prof. Barbara Horejs, ÖAW-ÖAI.

Research interests

  • Neolithic and Bronze Age in SE-Europe and SW-Asia
  • Stamps, Seals and Sealings
  • Experimental Archaeology
  • Digital Visualization and Reconstruction

Publications