My research interests span the whole continuum of evolutionary anthropology, but generally are centered on the follow topics and themes:

• Methods and theory in archaeology, especially regarding theories of 'knowing'

• Experimental archaeology of Early Stone Tool technologies

• The evolution of cognition, cumulative culture, and language

• The interplay of biology, cognition, and culture in the development of Homo

• Morphology of Middle and Late Pleistocene Homo

• Tool-related behaviors and technology of non-human primates

• Scientific illustration and science communication

A full list of my manuscripts is located here. PDFs are available on ResearchGate, on Google Scholar, on the publisher webpages, or per E-mail by request. You can find and follow my research works by clicking on the logo just above.

Up until now*, my research work has been complemented by participation plenty of other research activities.

Besides talks and poster presentations at local, national, and international conferences, I have been invited to give talks as part of seminars or workshops in Cologne, Neuchâtel, and Tel Aviv. I also gave a talk in Frankfurt as recipient of the German Study Prize for Archaeology in 2023. Furthermore, I (co-)organized conferences, symposia, and workshops (mainly in Tübingen, but also one symposium in Bielefeld and an additional virtual conference).

Finally, I have been involved in teaching and in peer review as both reviewer and associate editor, as well as being a member of major academic societies.

*last updated 21 February 2024.