Etela Studeníková (; 30 March 1946 – 29 May 2023) was a Slovak archeologist.

Biography

Studeníková was born on 30 March 1946 in

Kráľová nad Váhom Kráľová nad Váhom () is a village and municipality in Šaľa District, in the Nitra Region of southwest Slovakia. Geography The village lies at an altitude of 121 metres and covers an area of 9.509 km2. History In historical records the ...

. Already as a high school student, she worked at archeological dig sites. She studied ancient history at the

Masaryk University Masaryk University (MU) (; ) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno, it now consists of ten faculties and 35,115 students. It is named after To ...

, which was at the time known as Jan Evengelista Purkyně University. After her graduation in 1970 until 1996 Studeníková worked as a researcher at the

Slovak National Museum The Slovak National Museum () is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia. Its beginnings "are connected with the endeavour of the Slovak nation for national emanc ...

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. In 1988, she became the director of the archeological section of the museum. During her time at the museum, she led a high number of archeological research efforts around Bratislava, in particular focusing on Bronze and Iron Ages settlements in the area. In particular her work on the

Hallstatt culture The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western Europe, Western and Central European archaeological culture of the Late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe (Hallst ...

settlements was influential in establishing the scientific understanding of the life in the region during the late Bronze Age period. From 1996 until her retirement in 2007, Studeníková was a professor at the

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, where she taught various of courses focusing on the ancient European history.

Death

Studeníková died on 29 May 2023 at the age of 77.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Studenikova, Etela 1946 births 2023 deaths Slovak women archaeologists Academic staff of Comenius University Masaryk University alumni People from Šaľa District