Stefanie Martin-Kilcher (born 5 July 1945) is a Swiss archaeologist. She is
Professor Emerita
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of Roman Provincial Archaeology at the
University of Bern.
Biography
Martin-Kilcher studied prehistory, early history, classical archaeology, and folk lore at the
University of Basel. She received her doctorate from basel in 1973. Her thesis, on the Roman cemetery at
Courroux
Courroux (french: Courroux, ; fc, Corrou) is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
History
Courroux is first mentioned in 1146 under its German name as '' Lütoltesdorf''. The French name was first ...
was published as a 1976 monograph.
Between 1978 and 1991 she was the Editor of
Archaeology of Switzerland
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magazine.
She completed her
habilitation
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at the University of Bern in January 1991, becoming Professor of Roman Provincial Archaeology.
A
Festschrift was published in her honor in 2010 on the occasion of her 65th birthday.
Select publications
*Martin-Kilcher, S. 2000. "''Mors immatura'' in the Roman world – a mirror of society and tradition", in J. Peace and
M. Millet (eds), ''Burials, Society and Context in the Roman World''. Oxbow. 63–77.
*Martin-Kilcher, S. 2004. "Amphorae in the Roman West: Discussion and Research since 1989". In: J. Eiring/J. Lund (eds.) ''Transport Amphorae and Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean'' (International Colloquium Athens, 2002). Århus. 263–272.
*Martin-Kilcher, S. 2006. "Pratiques funéraires en Gaule du Ier au IIIe siècle". In: D. Paunier (ed.) ''La romanisation et la question de l’héritage celtique: Table ronde Lausanne 2005'' (Coll. Bibracte 12/5). Glux-en-Glenne. 193–217.
*Martin-Kilcher, S. 2008. "Römische Gräber – Spiegel der Bestattungsund Grabsitten". In: J. Scheid (ed.) ''Pour une archéologie du rite. Nouvelles perspectives de l’archéologie funéraire'' (Coll. École Française Rome 407). Rome. 9-27.
External links
Full publication list of Stefanie Martin-Kilcher
References
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Living people
1945 births
University of Basel alumni
Women classical scholars
Swiss women archaeologists
Historians of ancient Rome
Historians of the Roman Empire
Academic staff of the University of Bern