Biography
My dissertation at the University of Bern (Switzerland) with research collaborations at the Universities of Geneva (Switzerland) and Cambridge (UK) focused on Neolithic graves and burial practices in the Alps of Switzerland, France, and Italy. It addressed longstanding research gaps and provided new chronological insights, revealing crucial data about interactions of Alpine Neolithic communities.听
Academic Education:
鈥⑻� 听PhD in Prehistoric 91探花视频, University of Bern and (Switzerland) visiting collaborations with the Universities of Geneva (Switzerland) and Cambridge (UK), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF, 2023
鈥⑻� 听MA in Prehistoric 91探花视频 (Major) and Business Administration (Minor), University of Bern (Switzerland) and Erasmus exchange at NTNU (Norway), 2018
鈥⑻� 听BA in 91探花视频 of the Roman Provinces (Major) and Business Administration (Minor), University of Bern (Switzerland), 2015
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Research
My research focuses mainly on Neolithic burial practices and megalithic structures, employing innovative methods like Virtual Reality and bioarchaeological insights to uncover new perspectives on prehistoric rituals and community interactions in Alpine and Western European contexts.
Key Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
鈥⑻� 听Steuri, N., Sahli, O., Reich, J., Milella, M., Nyffeler, J., Doppler, T., L枚sch, S., Hafner, A. Virtual Reality applications for visualization of 6000-year-old Neolithic graves from Lenzburg (Switzerland). Digital Applications in 91探花视频 and Cultural Heritage (2023).
鈥⑻� 听Steuri, N., Milella, M., Martinet, F., Raiteri, L., Szidat, S., L枚sch, S., Hafner, A. First radiocarbon dating of Neolithic stone cist graves from the Aosta Valley (Italy). Insights into the chronology and burial rites of the Western Alpine region. Radiocarbon (2023).
鈥⑻� 听Caspari, G., Schou, T.P., Steuri, N., Balz, T. Glacial 91探花视频 in Northern Norway - The Island of Seiland. Remote Sensing 15, 1336 (2023). 听
鈥⑻� 听Ramstein, M., Steuri, N., Br枚nnimann, D., Rentzel, P., Cornelissen, M., Schimmelpfennig, D., Anselmetti, F. S., H盲berle, S., Vandrope, P., Siebke, I., Furtw盲ngler, A., Szidat, S., Hafner, A., Krause, J., L枚sch, S. The well-preserved Late Neolithic dolmen burial of Oberbipp, Switzerland. Construction, use, and post-depositional processes. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Volume 42, 103397 (2022).
鈥⑻� 听Furtwa虉ngler, A., Rohrlach, A. B., Lamnidis, T., Papac, L., Neumann, G., Siebke, I., Reiter, E., Steuri, N., Hald, J., Denaire, A., Schnitzler, B., Wahl, J., Ramstein, M., Schuemann, V., Stockhammer, P., Hafner, A., L枚sch, S., Haak, W., Schiffels, S., Krause, J. Ancient genomes reveal social and genetic structure of Late Neolithic Switzerland. Nature Communications 11, 1915 (2020).
鈥⑻� 听Siebke, I., Furtw盲ngler, A., Steuri, N., Hafner, A., Ramstein, M., Krause, J., L枚sch, S. Crops vs. Animals: regional differences in subsistence strategies of Swiss Neolithic farmers revealed by stable isotopes. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 12, Article number 235 (2020).
鈥⑻� 听Key, F. M., Posth, C., Esquivel Gomez, L. R., H眉bler, R., Spyrou, M., Neumann, G., Furtw盲ngler, A., Sabin, S., Burri, M., Wissgott, A., Lankapalli, A. K., V氓gene, 脜. J., Meyer, M., Nagel, S., Tukhbatova, R., Khokhlov, A., Chizhevsky, A., Hansen, S., Belinsky, A. B., Kalmykov, A., Kantorovich, A. R., Maslov, V. E., Vai, S., Zavattaro, M., Riga, A., Caramelli, D., Skeates, R., Beckett, J., Gradoli, M. G., Steuri, N., Hafner, A., Siebke, I., L枚sch, S., Erdal, Y. S., Alikhan, N., Zhou, Z., Achtman, M., Bos, K., Reinhold, S., Haak, W., Kuehnert, D., Herbig, A., Krause, J. Emergence of human-adapted Salmonella enterica is linked to the Neolithization process. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 324-333 (2020).
鈥⑻� 听Steuri, N., Siebke, I., Furtwa虉ngler, A., Szidat, S., Krause, J., Lo虉sch, S., Hafner, A. Multiple radiocarbon dating of human remains: clarifying the chronology and sequences of burials in the late Neolithic dolmen of Oberbipp (Switzerland). Radiocarbon Volume 61, 1697-1709 (2019).
鈥⑻� 听Siebke, I., Steuri, N., Furtw盲ngler, A., Ramstein, M., Arenz, G., Hafner, A., Krause, J., L枚sch, S. Who lived on the Swiss Plateau around 3300 BCE? Analyses of commingled human skeletal remains from the dolmen of Oberbipp. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology Volume 29, Issue 5, 786-796 (2019).
鈥⑻� 听Furtwa虉ngler, A., Reiter, E., Neumann, G. U., Siebke, I., Steuri, N., Hafner, A., Lo虉sch, S., Anthes, N., Schuenemann, V.J., Krause, J. Ratio of mitochondrial to nuclear DNA affects contamination estimates in ancient DNA analysis. Nature Scientific Reports 8, 14075 (2018).
Contributions to books
鈥⑻� 听Steuri, N., Hostettler, M., Hafner, A. Das neolithische Steinkistengrab von Niederried am Brienzersee. Arch盲ologie Bern, 148-155 (2023). 10.48350/184062
鈥⑻� 听Steuri, N., Hafner, A. Die neolithischen Steinkistengr盲ber von D盲niken/Studenweid. Arch盲ologie und Denkmalpflege im Kanton Solothurn ADSO 27, 11-30 (2022). 10.48350/178151
鈥⑻� 听L枚sch, S., Siebke, I., Furtw盲ngler, A., Steuri, N., Hafner, A., Szidat, S., Krause, J. Bioarch盲ologische Untersuchungen der Knochen aus dem Dolmen von Oberbipp, Steingasse. Jahrbuch des Arch盲ologischen Dienstes des Kantons Bern 2020, 202-231 (2020).
鈥⑻� 听Baerlocher, J., Cox, S., Grolimund, L., Steuri, N. Ausgrabungen in Kaiseraugst im Jahre 2018. Jahresberichte aus Augst und Kaiseraugst 40, 55-140 (2019).
Teaching and Supervisions
Certificate of advanced studies CAS in Higher Education, University of Bern (Switzerland), 2024
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Previous teaching experience:
- Seminar on countering pseudo archaeological theories, University of Bern 2023
- Seminar on the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age in Northern Italy, University of Bern 2022.
Other Professional Activities
鈥⑻� 听Principal Investigator 鈥� ALANA: Arctic Landscape 91探花视频 in Northern Alaska, funded by the Swiss Polar Institute SPI
鈥⑻� 听Co-Investigator 鈥� BoNe: Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Inhumations in the Western Alpine Region (5000 - 3000 BCE). How are Changes in Burial Customs linked with the Social Structure of Populations?, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF
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