Gustav Riek Explained
Johannes Gustav Riek (May 23, 1900 in Stuttgart − November 1, 1976 in Feldstetten) was a German archaeologist from the University of Tübingen who worked with the SS Ahnenerbe in their excavations, and led the teams that excavated the Vogelherd Cave in 1931, the Heuneburg Tumulus burial mounds in 1937 and the Brillenhöhle 1955 - 63.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
At Vogelherd, Riek discovered ivory figurines of the Aurignacian archeological tradition.[6]
Works
- Die Eiszeitjägerstation am Vogelherd im Lonetal (1934)
- Kulturbilder aus der Altsteinzeit Württembergs (1935)
- Die Mammutjäger vom Lonetal (1951)
Notes and References
- Book: Sanz, Nuria (UNESCO). Human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention in Eurasia. 7 September 2015. UNESCO Publishing. 978-92-3-100109-3. 85–.
- Book: Hansjürgen Müller-Beck. Die Steinzeit: der Weg der Menschen in die Geschichte. 2001. C.H.Beck. 978-3-406-47719-5. 7–.
- Book: Fundberichte aus Schwaben. 1967.
- Book: Michael A. Jochim. A Hunter-Gatherer Landscape: Southwest Germany in the Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic. 31 May 1998. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-0-306-45741-8.
- Book: Svante Pääbo. Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes. 11 February 2014. Basic Books. 978-0-465-08068-7.
- Floss. Harald. 2015-12-12. The Oldest Portable Art: the Aurignacian Ivory Figurines from the Swabian Jura (Southwest Germany). Palethnologie. Archéologie et sciences humaines. en. 7. 10.4000/palethnologie.888. 2108-6532. free.
