Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner is a Research Fellow at the German Mining Museum Bochum, specializing in mining archaeology and metallurgy across Europe and Central Asia. Her work focuses on prehistoric and medieval mining practices, particularly during the Bronze and Iron Ages.

• Education: MA in Prehistoric Archaeology, Art History, Archaeometry, and Geology, Ruhr University Bochum (2004); PhD on Bronze Age tin mining in Central Asia (2011).

Research interests include:

• Prehistoric and medieval mining techniques
• Metallurgy of copper and tin
• Resource exploitation in Europe and Central Asia
• Experimental archaeology for smelting processes

Recent publications examine Bronze Age tin mines in Central Asia, Iron Age metallurgy in Siegerland, and interdisciplinary studies of mining regions in Slovakia and Kazakhstan. Her work bridges archaeology, geology, and historical resource management.

Scientific awards:

• Heinrich Winkelmann Fellowship