About
Christiane Schaefer is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Indo-European Language Research at Uppsala University's Department of Linguistics and Philology. She holds a Dr. phil. degree and associate professor qualification. Her office is located at English Park, Thunbergsvägen 3H (postal address: Box 635, 751 26 Uppsala), with availability on Wednesdays from 13:30–14:30. Contactable via phone (018-471 70 18) or email.
Her research explores ancient language systems and cultural intersections, with primary focuses on:
- Tocharian manuscript analysis and cataloguing
- Indo-European linguistic evolution
- Language contact dynamics along Silk Road trade routes
- Cryptographic decipherment of historical documents
- Cultural exchange in ancient Central Asian urban centers
Recent publications demonstrate interdisciplinary work bridging linguistics, archaeology, and cultural history. Her 2013 studies examine Tocharian manuscripts from Berlin's Turfan collection, while earlier works analyze Silk Road multilingualism (2010) and decode cryptographic systems like the Copiale Cipher (2011). Research consistently engages with philological analysis of religious and historical texts across Central Asian civilizations.
