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Berit Hildebrandt is a Lecturer (Privatdozentin) at Leibniz University Hannover's Faculty of Philosophy, affiliated with the Historical Seminar department. She maintains concurrent research positions, including her role as Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator at the University of Göttingen since April 2022 for the interdisciplinary project 'Revealing the Israeli Silk Road'. She has held visiting professorships at Humboldt University Berlin (2022/23) and University of Bremen (2021).
Her research focuses on intercultural exchanges along the Silk Roads, economic and social history of antiquity, and gender studies. Specializations include textile archaeology, trade networks, material culture analysis, and prestige economies in ancient Mediterranean societies.
Publications demonstrate strong thematic consistency in Silk Road trade dynamics, Roman textile economies, and material culture interpretation. Recent works (2022-2023) emphasize archaeological textile analysis from Israeli sites, while earlier scholarship establishes foundations in Roman luxury consumption and silk terminology.
Scientific Awards:
- Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship (2013-2015)
- Fellowship, Leadership Academy, German Scholar Organization (2018-2019)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University (2011-2012)
- Postdoctoral positions at Centre for Textile Research, Copenhagen and University of Munich
She leads the Lower Saxony/Israel-funded 'Revealing the Israeli Silk Road' project, examining textile finds from Nahal Omer. Previous roles include project management at the Nordic Centre for Heritage Learning and research coordination at the Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen.
