Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Primary fields of research
• Old Europe in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic
• Figural representations and systems of belief in prehistory
• Human-animal relations in prehistory
Current research
• Postdoctoral research fellow in the project: "A World without Images: Uncovering the absence of figurative representations in Early Neolithic northern Europe", financed by the Carlsberg Foundation, 2022-2025
• human-animal interactions in prehistory
External positions
Adjunct Professor, Universität Münster
2021 → …
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Archaeology
- Zooarchaeology
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Material Culture
- Human-Animal Relations
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Everything Was Better in the Good Old Days: On the End of the LBK and the Emergence of Lengyel Culture Figurines
Becker, V. D., Fiutak, C., Bristow, R. B. & Iversen, R., 2024, In: Journal of Neolithic Archaeology. 26, p. 115-145Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Figurative Representations in the North European Neolithic—Are They There?
Iversen, R., Becker, V. & Bristow, R., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The Early Neolithic Lake-shore Settlement of La Marmotta at Lake Bracciano (Anguillara Sabazia, Rome, Italy): A Critical Overview of the Current State of Research, and a Discussion of Selected Aspects
Ballmer, A., Mineo, M. & Becker, V. D., 2024, Prehistoric Wetland Sites of Southern Europe: Archaeology, Dendrochronology, Palaeoecology and Bioarchaeology. Ballmer, A., Hafner, A. & Tinner, W. (eds.). Bern: Springer, p. 73-90Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Anthropomorphic vases in the European Neolithic
Becker, V. D., 2021, Mobile Images of Ancestral Bodies: A Millennium-Long Perspective from Iberia to Europe. Bueno Ramirez, P. & Soler Díaz, A. (eds.). Madrid, p. 171-186 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Auf den Schultern von Riesen. Zum Umgang mit Tieren aus Sicht der Ur- und Frühgeschichte: Eine archäologische Perspektive
Becker, V., 2021, Interspezies Lernen.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Apulian prehistoric community connections: Preliminary results of GIS analysis and field activity
Filloramo, R., Becker, V. & Curci, A., 2020, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Studien zum Altneolithikum in Italien
Translated title of the contribution :The Ancient Neolithic in Italy Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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We are One: Figural finds from the eastern border of the Linear Pottery Culture distribution
Becker, V., Dębiec, M. & Bardetskiy, A. B., 2018, In: Sprawozdania Archeologiczne. 70, p. 227-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
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Session #63. Shifting Focus: The Cultural Context of Figurines in the European Neolithic
Valeska Doris Becker (Organizer), Rune Iversen (Organizer) & Daniela Hofmann (Organizer)
30 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
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Semper Ardens Accelerate Research Project: A world without images. The absence of figurines in Early Neolithic Northern Europe
Rune Iversen (Participant), Valeska Doris Becker (Participant) & Rebecca Bristow (Participant)
1 Sep 2022 → 31 Aug 2025Activity: Other activity types › Other