Elisabeth Schmid (1912–27 March 1994) was a German archaeologist and osteologist. She is best known for her work concerning the prehistoric statue, the lion-man, and for her book, Atlas of Animal Bones.
Over her career, Schmid published over two hundred papers and two books.[1] She began studying animal bones from Augusta Raurica in the 1950s, and her analysis of those bones was the subject of her most well-known book, Atlas of Animal Bones, which was published in 1972 and is still used worldwide today.[2] In 1953, she established a laboratory at the University of Basel for prehistoric studies. In 1975 she became the first woman to serve as dean of the natural sciences faculty.[3]
In the 1980s, Schmid became involved with the prehistoric ivory sculpture known as the Lion-man. It was first discovered in 1939 in a cave in southwestern Germany by Otto Völzing. Around 30 percent of the statue is missing, and its gender is heavily disputed. German archaeologist Joachim Hahn interpreted part of the statue as representing male genitalia; however, Schmid later interpreted the same part of the statue as a pubic triangle.[4] Further restoration of the statue began in autumn 1987 by Schmid and restorer Ute Wolf.[5]
^Deschler-Erb, Sabine (2017). "Animal Husbandry in Roman Switzerland: State of Research and New Perspectives". European Journal of Archaeology. 20 (3): 416–430. doi:10.1017/eaa.2017.18. S2CID 165057907. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^Schulz, Matthias (9 December 2011). "Is the Lion Man a Woman?: Solving the Mystery of a 35,000-Year-Old Statue". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^"Die Entdeckung des Löwenmenschen". www.loewenmensch.de. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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elisabeth, schmid, 1912, march, 1994, german, archaeologist, osteologist, best, known, work, concerning, prehistoric, statue, lion, book, atlas, animal, bones, born1912freiburg, breisgaudied27, march, 1994, 82occupationarchaeologistacademic, backgroundalma, ma. Elisabeth Schmid 1912 27 March 1994 was a German archaeologist and osteologist She is best known for her work concerning the prehistoric statue the lion man and for her book Atlas of Animal Bones Elisabeth SchmidBorn1912Freiburg im BreisgauDied27 March 1994 age 81 or 82OccupationArchaeologistAcademic backgroundAlma materUniversity of FreiburgAcademic workNotable worksAtlas of Animal Bones 1972 Early life and career editSchmid was born in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1912 and graduated with a PhD from the University of Freiburg 1 Over her career Schmid published over two hundred papers and two books 1 She began studying animal bones from Augusta Raurica in the 1950s and her analysis of those bones was the subject of her most well known book Atlas of Animal Bones which was published in 1972 and is still used worldwide today 2 In 1953 she established a laboratory at the University of Basel for prehistoric studies In 1975 she became the first woman to serve as dean of the natural sciences faculty 3 In the 1980s Schmid became involved with the prehistoric ivory sculpture known as the Lion man It was first discovered in 1939 in a cave in southwestern Germany by Otto Volzing Around 30 percent of the statue is missing and its gender is heavily disputed German archaeologist Joachim Hahn interpreted part of the statue as representing male genitalia however Schmid later interpreted the same part of the statue as a pubic triangle 4 Further restoration of the statue began in autumn 1987 by Schmid and restorer Ute Wolf 5 Schmid died on 27 March 1994 1 References edit a b c Ogilvie Marilyn Harvey Joy 2003 The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid 20th Century Routledge ISBN 9781135963422 Deschler Erb Sabine 2017 Animal Husbandry in Roman Switzerland State of Research and New Perspectives European Journal of Archaeology 20 3 416 430 doi 10 1017 eaa 2017 18 S2CID 165057907 Retrieved 10 October 2017 Elisabeth Schmid 2022 Atlas of Animal Bones Tierknochenatlas Deschler Erb Sabine Emono doi 10 21255 978 3 033 09560 1 ISBN 9783033095601 Schulz Matthias 9 December 2011 Is the Lion Man a Woman Solving the Mystery of a 35 000 Year Old Statue Spiegel Online Retrieved 10 October 2017 Die Entdeckung des Lowenmenschen www loewenmensch de Retrieved 10 October 2017 External links editTierknochenatlas digital edition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisabeth Schmid amp oldid 1171739496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
