Dr. Wolfram Schier

Biography

Wolfram Schier is a professor emeritus at the Free University of Berlin, specializing in prehistoric archaeology. Born on June 26, 1957, in Hohenbrunn near Munich, he studied Prehistory, Ethnology, and Soil Science at the universities of Munich, Saarbrücken, and Oxford. Schier obtained his M.A. from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1981 and his doctorate in 1985, also from the same institution. His academic career includes positions as an assistant at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the University of Heidelberg, and professorships at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg and Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg. He joined the Free University of Berlin as a full professor in April 2006 and has held that position until his retirement in October 2023. Schier's research focuses on the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, landscape archaeology, and social structures in early Central European societies. He has been awarded several scholarships and honors throughout his career, including an honorary doctorate from Universitatea de Vest Timişoara, Romania, in 2006. Schier has actively participated in various academic institutions and committees, contributing significantly to the field of archaeology.

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