Philip R Nigst is a Palaeolithic archaeologist with an enthusiasm for fieldwork. His research covers the archaeology of human evolution and focuses currently on Neanderthal and modern human behaviour and adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe. Philip’s key research themes include the ecology of Neanderthal and modern human technological organisation, mobility, horizontal cultural transmission, lithic technology, chronostratigraphy, use of space and site formation processes at Neanderthal and modern human sites in western Eurasia. He is currently engaged in field projects focussing on Neanderthal and modern human adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe.

For more information on research see here: https://palaeo.univie.ac.at/

Key Research Topics

• Neanderthal and modern human behaviour and adaptations in Central and Eastern Europe (NEMO-ADAP Project)
• Ecology of Neanderthal and modern human technological organisation and mobility
• Behavioural Approach to Cultural Transmission
• Lithic technology
• Site formation processes and stratigraphy

Assistant Professor

Director of the Vienna Lithothek (VLI)

ERASMUS+ Mobility Coordinator

Member of the Doctoral Advisory Board of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies (Doktoratsbeirat)