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The Rudolf Virchow lecture was an annual public lecture delivered by an eminent researcher in the field of Palaeolithic archaeology in Neuwied (Germany). The lecture was held in honour of the German physician, archaeologist and politician Rudolf Virchow and his contributions to German archaeology, whilst at the same time also honouring the outstanding accomplishments of the invited speaker. The lecture series was discontinued after 2016, when a new price, THE HUMAN ROOTS AWARD was established to recognise significant achievements that have had an outstanding impact or great influence in understanding the archaeology of human behavioural evolution. [1]

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Background

Laureates were chosen based on their contributions to the field of Palaeolithic archaeology and nomination and presentation of the price were carried out by Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz, which had particularly close ties with Virchow. For many years Virchow was member of the board of directors of the museum and campaigned for its independence. [2]

It was also Virchow, who was largely responsible for the establishment of an interdisciplinary, scientific archaeology. Through his efforts, disciplines such as anthropology, zoology, botany, geology, and chemistry were established as accepted means of inquiry within archaeology. [3] At the same time, the liberal politician also campaigned for social equality and against anti-Semitism.

The Rudolf-Virchow lecture was held at the Schlosstheater Neuwied. To make the lecture accessible to a broad spectrum of the public the lecture is held in German. It was one of the most long-standing archaeological public lecture series with focus on Palaeolithic archaeology in Germany. [4]

List of Rudolf Virchow lectures

YearLaureateLecture title
1987Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg BandiDie Schweiz zur Rentierzeit (15.000 -10.000 v. Chr.) [5]
1988Prof Dr. Karl Dietrich AdamDer Urmensch von Steinheim an der Murr und seine Umwelt - Ein Lebensbild aus der Zeit vor einer Viertel Million Jahren [6]
1989Prof. Dr. Wolfgang TauteErste Bauern - Letzte Jäger, Vorderer Orient und Mitteleuropa im Vergleich (11.000 - 4.000 v. Chr.) [7]
1990Prof. Dr. Avraham RonenNeandertaler und früher Homo sapiens im Nahen Osten [8]
1991 Prof. Dr. Valery P. Alekseyev Menschen der Altsteinzeit aus dem Gebiet der Sowjetunion [9]
1992Prof. Dr. Gerhard BosinskiDie ersten Menschen in Eurasien [10]
1993Dr. Wil Roebroeks Das Bild vom Urmenschen im Wandel der Zeit [11]
1994Prof. Dr. Akira OnoDie Altsteinzeit in Japan [12]
1995Prof. Dr. Michel EgloffJäger des Magdalénien am Ufer des Neuenburger Sees(Schweiz) [13]
1996Prof. Dr. Jesús AltunaSiedlungsplätze und Bilderhöhlen des Magdalénien im Iberischen Baskenland [14]
1997Prof. Dr. Francis Clark Howell Ein halbes Jahrhundert Paläoanthropologie. Ein persönliches Resümee
1998Dr. Karel ValochDas Magdalénien in Mähren [15]
1999Prof. Dr. Pablo Arias CabalLa Garma (Kantabrien/Spanien) - Außergewöhnliche eiszeitliche Malereien und Befunde in einer verschlossenen Höhle [16]
2000Dr. Bernhard GramschFriesack: Letzte Jäger und Sammler in der Mark Brandenburg [17]
2001Prof. Dr. Nicholas Conard Die Neandertaler am Rhein [18]
2002 PD Dr. Michael BaalesVulkanismus und Archäologie des Eiszeitalters am Mittelrhein: Ergebnisse 30jähriger Forschungsarbeit [19]
2003Prof. Dr. Gerhard BosinskiGönnersdorf – Eiszeitjäger am Mittelrhein [20]
2004Prof. Dr. Sabine Gaudzinski Die ersten Menschen am See Genezareth - die Ausgrabungen am israelischen Fundplatz 'Ubeidija [21]
2005Prof. Dr. Friedemann SchrenkAuf der Suche nach Adam [22]
2006Prof. Dr. Ralf W. SchmitzNeandertal 1856-2006 [23]
2007PD Dr. Harald FlossVom Vogelherd zur Grotte Chauvet – Die Anfänge der Eiszeitkunst in Europa [24]
2008Dr. Christine Neugebauer-MareschKrems an der Donau in Niederösterreich – Zentrum altsteinzeitlichen Lebens – Zentrum neuer Entdeckungen [25]
2009Prof. Dr. Klaus SchmidtGöbekli Tepe – Ein steinzeitliches Bergheiligtum in der Südosttürkei [26]
2010Prof. Dr. Jürgen RichterSavannenmenschen in der Mammutsteppe? - Wege des Homo sapiens von Afrika nach Europa [27]
2011Dr. Peter Vang PetersenJagd und Musik in der nordeuropäischen Mittelsteinzeit [28]
2012Prof. Dr. Klaus-Joachim KindAuf der Suche nach dem Löwenmenschen. Die älteste Kunst der Menschheit
2013 Prof. Jean-Jacques Hublin Aufstieg und Niedergang der Neandertaler
2014 Prof. David Lordkipanidze Die ersten Menschen außerhalb Afrikas
2016 Prof. Clive Gamble 1859: im Augenblick der Zeit – Der Beginn einer neuen Wissenschaft der Vorgeschichte

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References

  1. ↑ "Human Roots Award« an den Evolutionsbiologen Richard Dawkins überreicht" (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ↑ Rudolf Virchow Vorlesung. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 1987, Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Mainz 1989, page 725
  3. ↑ Rudolf Virchow Vorlesung. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 1987, Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Mainz 1989, page 725
  4. ↑ http://web.rgzm.de/1507.html, accessed 2012-08-25 (in German)
  5. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 1987. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 1987,34 Jahrgang: p725. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  6. ↑ Adam, K D. 1988. Zweite Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 1988: Der Urmensch von Steinheim an der Murr und seine Umwelt. Ein Lebensbild aus der Zeit vor einer viertel Million Jahren. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 35 Jahrgang (1): pp3-26. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  7. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 1989. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 1989, 36 Jahrgang: pp692. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  8. ↑ Ronen, A. 1995: Vierte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 1990: Neandertaler und früher Homo sapiens im Nahen Osten. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 37 Jahrgang (1): pp3-20. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  9. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 1991. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 38 Jahrgang: pp776-777. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  10. ↑ Bosinski, G. 1992. Sechste Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung: Die ersten Menschen in Eurasien. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 39 Jahrgang: pp131-181. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  11. ↑ Roebroeks, W. 1993. Siebte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung: Das Bild vom Urmenschen im Wandel der Zeit: Zur Geschichte der heutigen Auffassung und Auseinandersetzungen in der Urgeschichtsforschung! Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 40 Jahrgang (2): pp1-25. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  12. ↑ Ono, A. 1996: Achte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung: Die Altsteinzeit in Japan. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 42 Jahrgang (1): pp1-17.Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  13. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 1995. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 43 Jahrgang: p612. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  14. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 1996. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 44 Jahrgang: p677. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  15. ↑ Valoch, K. 2003. Zwölfte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 1998: Das Magdalénien in Mähren. 130 Jahre Forschung. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, Jahrgang 48 (1): pp101-159. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  16. ↑ Arias, P. 2003. Dreizehnte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 1999: "La Garma (Kantabrien/Spanien). Eiszeitliche Wandkunst und Wohnplätze in einer verschlossenen Höhle. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2003, Jahrgang 46 (2): 1-20. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  17. ↑ Gramsch, B. 2003: Vierzehnte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 2000: Friesack: Letzte Jäger und Sammler in Brandenburg in: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 47 Jahrgang (2): pp51-96. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  18. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2001. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 48 Jahrgang: p600. Mainz.
  19. ↑ Baales, M. 2003. Sechzehnte Rudolf Virchow-Vorlesung 2002: Vulkanismus und Archäologie des Eiszeitalters am Mittelrhein. Die Forschungsergebnisse der letzten dreissig Jahre. Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 49 Jahrgang: pp41-80. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz
  20. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2003. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 50 Jahrgang: 613-690 (647). Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  21. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2004. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, 51 Jahrgang: p720. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  22. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. 2005. In: Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums: p609. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz.
  23. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz 2006. In:Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 2007: p609. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. ISBN   978-3-88467-119-1
  24. ↑ Jahresbericht des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 2007. In:Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums 2008: p105. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz: p133. ISSN   0076-2741
  25. ↑ In: Jahresbericht 2008 des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums: p129. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. ISBN   978-3-88467-161-0
  26. ↑ In: Jahresbericht 2009 des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums: p135. Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. ISBN   978-3-88467-166-5
  27. ↑ In: Jahresbericht 2010 des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz (in print)
  28. ↑ In:Jahrbuch 2011 des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 58 Jahrgang (1). Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz. ISSN   0076-2741
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