Gunter Schöbel (born 15 July 1959 in Stuttgart) is a German archaeologist and director of the Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen.

Career

Schöbel studied

archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...

and

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ea ...

at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (german: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen; la, Universitas Eberhardina Carolina), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-W� ...

from 1979 to 1982. From 1982 to 1989 the continued his studies of archaeology, geology and

ethnology Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). ...

at the

University of Freiburg The University of Freiburg (colloquially german: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (german: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemb ...

. 1989 he completed his studies receiving a PhD. During his studies he worked as

underwater archaeologist Underwater archaeology is archaeology practiced underwater. As with all other branches of archaeology, it evolved from its roots in pre-history and in the classical era to include sites from the historical and industrial eras. Its acceptance has ...

for the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege Baden-Württemberg. Since 1990 Schöbel worked as scientific advisor at Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen. Since 1994 Schöbel is the director of the Museum. 2010 Schöbel succeeds his habilitation

venia legendi Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including a ...

at the University of Tübingen for prehistory and medieval archaeology, and since 2013 he is professor at the Institute for Pre- and Protohistory and Medieval archaeology at the same university. Since 2014 he is deputy chairman of the West and South German Association for Archaeology (WSVA) and was elected as a Vize President of the German Association for Archaeology (DVA) in 2022. In 2016 he was appointed bu the DAV tpo organize the Archeology and Schools specialist group, which is to work togehther with the educational committees to improve school teaching in the federal states. Gunter Schöbel's scientific work focuses on

Neolithic The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several p ...

and the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

archaeology, archaeology of

pile dwellings Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; they also keep out vermin. The ...

at alpine lakes and bogs,

experimental archaeology Experimental archaeology (also called experiment archaeology) is a field of study which attempts to generate and test archaeological hypotheses, usually by replicating or approximating the feasibility of ancient cultures performing various tasks ...

, archaeological research methods, archaeological open air museums, museology,

museum education Museum education is a specialized field devoted to developing and strengthening the education role of informal education spaces and institutions such as museums. In a critical report called ''Excellence and Equity'' published in 1992 by the Ameri ...

and the

history of archaeology Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts (also known as eco-fa ...

. Besides this, Schöbel initiated and advised the German

living history Living history is an activity that incorporates historical tools, activities and dress into an interactive presentation that seeks to give observers and participants a sense of stepping back in time. Although it does not necessarily seek to ree ...

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...

series ''Steinzeit - Das Experiment - Leben wie vor 5000 Jahren'' (English: ''Stone age - The Experiment - Life 5000 years ago'') which has been successfully presented in German television and radio in 2007, accompanied by special exhibitions in several museums.

Honours

On 19 November 2013, Schöbel was appointed associate professor by Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. In June 2021, Schöbel was awarded the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

, which was finally presented to him by Minister Nicole Razavi on 29 March 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic-related delays.

Publications

A short selection of English publications: * ''Museum exhibitions, open-air museums and hands-on archaeology.'' In: Francesco Menotti, Aidan O'Sullivan (Ed.): ''The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology''. Vol. 1, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013, . * ''The end of the lake-dwelling settlements of the north-western alps.'' In: Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche Archeologiche e Antropologiche dell'Antichità, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza (Ed.): ''Scienze dell'antichità: storia archeologia antropologia.'' Vol. 15, Rome 2009, , ISSN 1123-5713, pp. 596–619. * ''Museum guide / Pfahlbau-Museum Unteruhldingen, Bodensee.'' Pfahlbaumuseum, Unteruhldingen 2010, . * ''What you always wanted to know about the life of the prehistoric lake dwellers ... : 50 answers to the most frequently asked questions of visitors at the Lake Dwelling Museum Unteruhldingen ; the Delphi project: house of questions ...'' Pfahlbaumuseum, Unteruhldingen 2005.

Editor

* ''The legacy of the pile dwellers – Fascination world heritage Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen.'' Pfahlbaumuseum, Unteruhldingen 2012, . * ''EuroREA (re)construction and experiment in archaeology, European platform.'' Hradek Králové, ISSN 1214-9551. * ''LiveARCH workshop report.'' Historisch OpenluchtMuseum, Eindhoven (NL) / Pfahlbaumuseum, Unteruhldingen 2010, . * ''Living history in archaeological open air museums.'' Pfahlbaumuseum, Unteruhldingen 2005, .

References

External links

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''Gunter Schöbel'' at the University of Tübingen

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