UNIVERSITÄT TÜBINGEN

Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters

 

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

Archaeological Studies Program


     Dr. Alfred F. Pawlik 

 

   

     

        

 

   

 


  Specialization: Functional Analysis & Archaeotechnology

  Academic Degrees

         M.A. in Prehistory 1992
         Ph.D. in Palaeohistory and Quaternary Ecology (Dr. rer. nat.) 1995
         University of Tübingen, Faculty of Geosciences
 

  Associate Professor
          University of the Philippines Diliman, Archaeological Studies Program since 2006

  DAAD-Professor
          University of the Philippines Diliman, Archaeological Studies Program 1999-2004

  Research Fellow
        University of Tübingen, Department of Palaeohistory and Quaternary Ecology
          University of Innsbruck, Institute of Alpine Research       

Maître de recherche
          Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Institut de Paléontologie Humaine, Paris

  Visiting Professor

          Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, Faculty of Science, 2nd Sem 1997
          University of the Philippines, Archaeological Studies Program, Quezon City, 2nd Sem 1997-98
          Royal University, Phnom Penh, 1st Sem 1997
          SEAMEO-SPAFA Regional Center for Archaeology and Fine Arts, Bangkok, April 1997 
          Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2nd Sem 1995/96 
 
   
  Current Research

University of the Philippines:

Penablanca Prehistoric Archaeology Project

Surveys und excavations in the karstic limestone formations of the Penablanca, Cagayan Province, Northern Luzon.

The Mindoro Island Palaeolithic Survey

Surveys und site catchment in karstic limestone formations of Mindoro Occidental.

The Cagayan Valley Early Man Project

Surveys und site catchment in the fluviatile and pyroklastic sediments of the Plio-Pleistocene of the Cagayan River Basin, Cagayan and Isabela Province, N-Luzon.

 

Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle / University of the Philippines / University of Sheffield: Bladelet cores as spear points?

Technological, morphological and functional analysis of so-called “Burins de Vachons” from Les Vachons, in co-operation with Claire Gaillard, MNHN, Paris and Robert Dinnis, University of Sheffield.

 

University of Cologne, Institute of Pre- and Protohistory: Friesack-4

Microscopic use-wear and residue analysis and functional characterization of the lithic industries of the Mesolithic and Neolithic site of Friesack, Germany.

The Rhineland Regional Council (LVR): Inden-Altdorf

Microscopic use-wear and residue analysis and functional characterization of the lithic industries of the Micoquien site Inden-Altdorf, Lower Rhine Valley.

                                                     

The Palawan Island Palaeohistoric Research

Senior member and lithic analyst / microscopic use-wear analyst of a multi-disciplinary research project focused at the establishing of a secure time depth baseline for the presence of Homo sapiens and the attempt to recover evidence for the presence of Homo erectus in the island. These objectives will be embedded in the reconstruction of the island’s palaeoenvironment and put in relation to the cultural history of the whole Philippine archipelago.

 

     Further Research

Arubo, General Tinio, Province Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon, Philippines

Archaeological survey, prospection and excavation of the Early Palaeolithic site Arubo. Analysis of the lithic assemblage. Research project and fieldschool of the University of the Philippines, Archaeological Studies Program. Supported by the Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation. Head of the project (2001-2004).


Research project "Die funktionale Gliederung von Siedlungsarealen im Neolithikum". A combined investigation about artefact distribution and microwear analysis in several Late Neolithic sites, mainly lake dwellings in the pre-Alpine region of Switzerland and Germany delivered first indications for the development of labour division and the beginning of complex social structures in the Neolithic. DFG-Postdoc Fellowship of the German Research Society
 
Participation in the excavation project of Kom al-Akhmar near Miniya in Middle Egypt. A village settlement since the Old Kingdom with layers of several Pharaonic periods and Early Christian habitation (Copts). Attached to it is a great nekropolis. Several surveys and explorations of the area are included in the project. Morphological, technological and typological analysis of the Old Kingdom stone artefacts, made from high quality flint. Expeditions to the raw material sources into Wadi al-Sheikh. Research project of the Institute for Egyptology at the University of Tübingen.
Recent microscopic analyses within excavation projects and research programs, e.g.
Henauhof-Nord II, a Late Mesolithic site near Lake Federsee, SW-Germany. Comparative analysis with Burgäschisee-Süd, Switzerland, a Neolithic lake dwelling of the Cortaillod culture. Identification of microscopic hafting traces and residues on lithic artefacts gave clues to the design and function of composite mesolithic hunting weapons and the origin and making of hafting mastics. Application of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays. Summary

Erkelenz-Kückhoven, Early Neolithic well, W-Germany. Oldest wooden building in Europe (Bandkeramik)
Dapangpergou, Republic of Togo. Rock shelter, Later Stone Age.
Kogelstein Rockshelter/cave site, SW-Germany. Middle Palaeolithic.
Ullafelsen, Fotschertal, Stubaier Alps, Austria. Early Mesolithic.
Bornheim-Sechtem, Rhein-Sieg Kreis, W-Germany. Early Bronze Age. First identified firemaking toolkit. Report
 

  Fieldwork experience

Participation in excavations and surveys in Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Egypt, Turkey, Oman, Yemen and the Philippines. Periods ranging from Lower Palaeolithic to the Mediaeval. Expertise in archaeological mapping and surveying with tilted theodolite, total station and Global Positioning System.
 

  Publications (excerpt)

1992 Mikrogebrauchsspurenanalyse. Methoden - Forschungsstand - Neue Ergebnisse. Urgeschichtliche Materialhefte 9, Tübingen.
1993 A Microscope Mount for Artefact Analysis. In P. Anderson et al. (Hrsg.), Traces et fonction: les gestes retrouvés. Actes du colloque international de Liège,  ERAUL 50, 495-496.
1993 Horn Experimentation in Use-Wear Analysis. In P. Anderson et al. (Hrsg.), Traces et fonction: les gestes retrouvés. Actes du colloque international de Liège,  ERAUL 50, 211-224.
1994 Ivory Experimentation in Use-Wear Analysis. In J. Hahn et al. (Hrsg.), Le travail et l'usage de l'ivoire au Paleolithique supérieur, Actes du Table ronde, Ravello 29-31 mai 1992.
1995 Die mikroskopische Analyse von Steingeräten. Experimente - Auswertungsmethoden - Artefaktanalyse. Urgeschichtliche Materialhefte 10, Tübingen.
1996 Licht- und rasterelektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen an geschäfteten Steingeräten aus Burgäschisee-Süd. In I. Campen, J. Hahn und M. Uerpmann (Hrsg.), Spuren der Jagd - Die Jagd nach Spuren. Festschrift  für Hansjürgen Müller-Beck. Tübinger Monographien zur Urgeschichte 11, 331-340.
1997 Funktionsanalyse an Artefakten aus Henauhof Nord II. In C.-J. Kind, Die letzten Wildbeuter. Henauhof Nord II und das Endmesolithikum in Baden-Württemberg. Materialhefte zur Archäologie in Baden-Württemberg, Band 39, 150-178.
1999 Gebrauchsspurenanalyse lithischer Funde aus Abri Vialettes. Beiträge zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Archäologie, Band 19, 218-231.
2000  The Archaeological Studies Program at the University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus. Perspectives of the Universities in Asia Facing Rapid Social and Economic Changes. DAAD, GTZ, DSE, CIM Regional Conference Chiang Mai, Thailand, Chiang Mai University, October 3-7, 1999. Education Report No.87, Eschborn, 52-59.
2000   Stone Tool Production and Flint Mining in Ancient Egypt. Hukay, Bulletin of the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program, Vol. 2 No. 2, 3-8.
2000   Exkursionen zu den Silex-Bergbaurevieren im Wadi el-Scheich bei el-Hiba. Göttinger Miszellen, Beiträge zur ägyptologischen Diskussion. Göttingen: Seminar für Ägyptologie und Koptologie, 49-56.
2000   Die funktionale Gliederung von Siedlungsarealen im Jungneolithikum. Untersuchungen zum technologischen und soziokulturellen Wandel mit den Methoden der Gebrauchsspurenanalyse. Unveröff. Bericht für die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG, 85 S. Zum Druck in Vorbereitung.
2002   Acheulean in Nueva Ecija? Hukay, Bulletin of the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program, Vol. 4 No. 1, 1-22.
2002   Is there an Early Palaeolithic in the Philippines? New Approaches for Lithic Analysis in the Philippines. In: M. Horrocks & P. Sheppard (eds.), Australasian Connections and New Directions: Proceedings of the Australasian Archaeometry Conference 2001. Research Papers in Anthropology and Linguistics, Vol.5, Auckland, New Zealand, 255-270.
2004   Identification of Hafting Traces and Residues by Scanning Electron Microscopes and Energy-dispersive Analysis of X-rays. In: E.A. Walker, F. Wenban-Smith and F. Healy (eds.), Lithics in Action: papers from the conference Lithic Studies in the Year 2000: 172-183. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
2004   An Early Bronze-Age Pocket Lighter. In: E.A. Walker, F. Wenban-Smith and F. Healy (eds.), Lithics in Action: papers from the conference Lithic Studies in the Year 2000: 153-155. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
2004   A Geodetic Site Catchment of the Ille Cave Platform with Tilted Theodolite and Vector Graphics Mapping. In: Victor Paz (ed.), Southeast Asian Archaeology. Wilhelm G. Solheim II Festschrift: 225-238. Manila: The University of the Philippines Press.

2004   The Palaeolithic Site of Arubo 1 in Central Luzon, Philippines. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association Congress 24 (Taipei Papers Volume 2): 3-12.

2006   The Lithic Industry of the Pharaonic Site Kom al-Ahmar in Middle Egypt and its relationship to the flint mines of the Wadi al-Sheikh. In: G. Weisgerber (ed.), Stone Age – Mining Age. Proceedings of the VIII International Flint Symposium, Bochum, 13-17 September 1999. Der Anschnitt, Beiheft 19: 193-209. Deutsches Bergbau Museum, Bochum.

2006   Analysis of Polished Stone Adzes from Ille Cave at El Nido, Palawan Island, Philippines. Hukay, Journal of the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program, Vol. 10, 38-59.

2009   Is the Functional Approach helpful to overcome the Typology dilemma of Lithic Archaeology in Southeast Asia? Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association Congress Vol. 29: 6-14.

2009   Methodik der Gebrauchsspurenanalyse. In: N. Conard, D. Planck et al. (eds.), Begleitband der Großen Landesausstellung zur Eiszeitkunst und Eiszeitkultur 2009. Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg. 2009: 21.

Co-Author:

Owen, Linda R. and Alfred F. Pawlik  1993

            Funktionsinterpretationen durch Merkmals- und Gebrauchsspuren­analysen an Steinartefakten der spätmesolithischen Fundstelle Henauhof-Nord II. Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt 23: 413-426.

Weiner, Jürgen and Alfred F. Pawlik  1995

            Neues zu einer alten Frage - Beobachtungen und Überlegungen zur Befestigung altneolithischer Dechselklingen und zur Rekonstruktion bandkeramischer Querbeilholme. Experimentelle Archäologie in Deutschland. Bilanz 1994. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Nordwestdeutschland: 111-144.

Gechter-Jones, Jennifer and Alfred F. Pawlik  1998
Ein absolut datiertes Mehrzweckgerät der frühen Bronzezeit: Feuerschläger und Meissel. Archäologie im Rheinland 1997: 33-35.

Dizon, Eusebio Z. and Alfred F. Pawlik  2002

            The Lithic Studies Laboratory: A new research facility of the Archaeological Studies Program.  Hukay, Bulletin of the University of the Philippines Archaeological Studies Program, Vol. 4 No. 1: iii-viii.

Pawlik, Alfred F. and Wilfredo P. Ronquillo   2003

            The Palaeolithic in the Philippines. Lithic Technology, Vol. 28-2: 79-93.

Weiner, Jürgen and Alfred F. Pawlik  2005

            Neues zu einer alten Frage - Beobachtungen und Überlegungen zur Befestigung altneolithischer Dechselklingen und zur Rekonstruktion bandkeramischer Querbeilholme. Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa. Sonderband 1: 161-196.

Schäfer, Dieter and Claus-Stephan Holdermann, Alfred Pawlik, Jehanne Affolter, Alexander Ikinger, Stefano Bertola 2006

            Mesolithic Subsistence at Ullafelsen/Tyrol. Preliminary Studies 1995-2002. In: Claus-Joachim Kind (ed.), After the Ice Age. Settlements, subsistence and social development in the Mesolithic of Central Europe. Materialhefte zur Archäologie 78: 201-210.

Pawlik, Alfred und Jürgen Thissen  2008     

            Birkenpechgewinnung und Rentierjagd im Indetal. Archäologie im Rheinland 2007, 41-44.

Haidle, Miriam and Alfred F. Pawlik  2009

Missing types: overcoming the typology dilemma of lithic archaeology in Southeast Asia. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistoric Association Congress Vol. 29: 2-5.

Dinnis, Robert, Alfred Pawlik and Claire Gaillard  2009

Bladelet cores as weapon tips? Hafting residue identification and micro-wear analysis of three carinated burins from Les Vachons. Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 36, 1922- 1934.

Haidle, Miriam, Neumann Udo and Alfred Pawlik, 2009

Variety and Absence. A Cambodian stone tool assemblage at the dawn of the Metal Ages. In: B.V. Eriksen (ed.), "Lithic technology in metal using societies. Proceedings
of a UISPP Workshop. Lisbon, September 2006”: 247-258. Jutland Archaeological Society./ Aarhus University Press, Denmark.

 Dizon, Eusebio Z. and Alfred Pawlik 2010

            The Lower Palaeolithic Record in the Philippines, Quaternary International 223-224: 444–450.

            Haidle, Miriam and Alfred Pawlik, 2010

            The earliest settlement of Germany: Is there anything out there? Quaternary International 223-224: 143-153.



 


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