Human Development in Landscapes

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	Doctoral research student Mirco Brunner (Swiss,1987) M.A. in Prehistory
PhD project	Chronologie, Mobilität und Kulturtransfer am Beispiel einer inneralpinen Siedlungslandschaft. Eine landschaftsarchäologische Untersuchung des zentralen Alpenraums. The Alpenrheintal forms a direct gateway to the Alps which begins in the North, in the Lake Constance region to be exact. It is a broad valley landscape which leads to the central Alps, then continues over inner alpine passages, south alpine valleys and finally opens into a region located between Lago Maggiore and Lago di Como. In prehistoric times, this transit zone was not only used as settling and trading area but also as a major thoroughfare into, and across the Alps. Hence, after the 1930, the Alpenrheintal’s archaeological finding sites were subject to numerous studies which resulted in the tentative conclusion that it was continually populated throughout every epoch between in the Neolithic - and the Middle Ages. In addition, newest studies prove that not only the valley floors were being used as settlement and trading areas but also the high alpine regions, towering above them. The Topography of the alpine region renders it ideal for archaeological scrutiny as the individual areas are strongly structured and divided into assessable settlement concentrations (valleys) which show specific geomorphological and climatic parameters where the individual economic potential varies greatly.
Research interests	Prehistoric Archaeology, Neolithic Archaeology, Bronze Age Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology
Education	Since 2016 Member of the Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" at Kiel University Oct.-Dec. 2015 GSHDL short term grant at the Graduate School "Human Development in Landscapes" at Kiel University. 2015 Master degree at University of Bern, IAW Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Dept. of Prehistory with the Thesis: The Bronze Age settlement on the Grepault near Trun. A contribution to the Bronze Age settlement history in the Central Alps.
Work experience	Sept. – Dec. 2016 Teaching course 426208-HS2016-0-PA: Theories and theoretical discussions in prehistoric archaeology at University of Bern, IAW Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Dept. of Prehistory July 2016 Montanarchaeological Field work at the Calanda mines at Felsberg, GR. „Prospektion und vermessungstechnische Aufnahme der historischen und prähistorischen Stollen am Calanda, GR. (Universität Bern) June 2016 Excavation campaign at Mulegns, Val Faller Plaz - Prähistorischer Bergbau im Oberhalbstein SNF-Projekt "Mining, Copper Production and Bronze Technology in the Oberhalbstein, GR (Switzerland)" (05.06.- 02.07.2016, Universität Zürich) June 2015 Excavation campaign at Marmorera, Gruba - Prähistorischer Bergbau im Oberhalbstein SNF-Projekt "Mining, Copper Production and Bronze Technology in the Oberhalbstein, GR (Switzerland)" (30.05.- 27.06.2015, Universität Zürich). July 2014 Excavation campaign at Trun, Grepault (Universität Bern, Archäologischer Dienst Graubünden) June 2012 Excavation campaign at Sursee-Hofstetterfeld LU, (02.06 - 04.07.2012) 2010 Survey at Aarau-Buechholz, (Univerität Bern) 2009 Exhibition: "175 Jahre Universität Bern, und wie alt ist Bern?" sowie der Publikation "Berns frühe Zeit. Archäologie und Geschichte der keltischen und römischen Stadt auf der Engehalbinsel" (Sept. 2009). 2008 Exhibition: "Das Gold der Bündner Berge" im Helvetischen Goldmuseum Burgdorf. (März 2008 – März 2009) June 2008 Excavation campaign at Sursee-Zellmoos, LU (Universität Bern)
Selected publications	2013 M. Brunner / M. Seifert (2013), Die ur- und frühgeschichtlichen Höhlen- und Einzelfunde von Felsberg, Archäologie Graubünden 1, 59–97. 2009 W. Lüthi / M. Brunner, Das Gold der Bündner Berge, Goldformat 3 (Burgdorf 2008).
Memberships	Since 2015 EAA – European Association of Archaeologists AGUS - Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Urgeschichtsforschung in der Schweiz

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