Andrea Faber

Dr. Andrea Faber is a Research Associate specializing in Archaeology of the Roman Provinces at the University of Bamberg. She holds the academic qualification of Privatdozent from the University of Cologne and has held visiting and substitute professorships at the Universities of Vienna, Lausanne, and Munich. Her research focuses on Roman provincial archaeology with particular emphasis on settlement patterns, material culture studies, and funerary practices in Roman Germany.

Her research interests span:

• Urbanization processes in Roman border zones
• Roman material culture analysis (ceramics, glass)
• Funerary archaeology and cemetery studies
• Roman military installations and frontier systems
• Provincial society and cultural adaptation
• Stratigraphic excavation methodologies

Dr. Faber's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on archaeological field research at Roman sites across Germany, with recent work examining urban centers like Neuenstadt am Kocher through the DFG-funded project on settlement dynamics. Her scholarly output shows particular strength in ceramic analysis, burial site documentation, and Roman military settlements along the Danube Limes.

She currently coordinates the DFG project 'Settling in dynamic spaces' investigating urbanization in Roman border zones. Her fieldwork includes significant excavations at Pompeii (Casa del Fauno), Günzburg necropolis, and numerous Bavarian Roman sites where she has conducted stratigraphic analysis and material studies.