Dipl. Prähist. Klaus Hirsch

Klaus Hirsch (1964) has worked since 2006 as a field archaeologist in the archaeological department of Museum Sønderjylland in Haderslev, Southern Jutland (Denmark). Prior to his work in Denmark, he was employed as a field archaeologist in the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany. He is a trained prehistoric archaeologist with a special interest in the Late Palaeolithic as well as experimental archaeology, flint sourcing and the prehistoric distribution and exchange of flint in Northern Europe. He has written several articles on various topics, such as experimental archaeology.


Books by Klaus Hirsch

Heligoland Flint in Prehistoric Europe

Characteristics, Typology, Distribution, Symbolism and Provenance

Jaap Beuker, Erik Drenth, Klaus Hirsch, Moritz Mennenga & Martin Segschneider | Forthcoming

During a considerable part of prehistory stone tools were indispensable. Flint in particular had properties that made it very suitable for making razor-sharp implements and could often, but not always, be collected locally. Hunters, gatherers…









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