Marc Handel

Marc Handel is an Academy Scientist in the Quaternary Archaeology research group at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAI) in Vienna. His research focuses on human adaptations during the Upper Paleolithic, particularly in Central Europe and Southeast Arabia, examining site formation, stratigraphy, and paleoenvironmental interactions.

Education & Career:

• Geography & Ecology (1993-1996): University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart
• Technician in Archaeological Sciences (2000-2002): University of Tübingen
• Research Associate (2005): Prehistoric Commission, Austrian Academy of Sciences
• Permanent position (2011-present): Austrian Academy of Sciences

Research Focus:

• Upper Paleolithic open-air/cave sites in Central Europe
• Human adaptation to glacial climate dynamics
• Landscape development in Southeast Arabia (Paleolithic-Iron Age)
• Field methodology, stratigraphy, taphonomy, database development

Publication Trends: Handel's recent articles (2020-2024) predominantly analyze Gravettian and Epigravettian sites across Central/Eastern Europe, employing geoarchaeological methods (sedimentology, isotope analysis, OSL dating) and lithic/faunal studies to reconstruct site formation processes, subsistence strategies, and cultural responses to Last Glacial Maximum conditions.