Wolfgang Neubauer

I studied Prehistoric Archaeology, Mathematics, Archaeometry and Computer Science at the University of Vienna and at the Vienna University of Technology. I am specialized in archaeological prospecting, digital documentation and virtual reality visualisation of archaeological heritage and obtained a Ph.D. at the University of Vienna based on my thesis “Magnetic Prospecting in Archaeology”.
I am doing archaeological research on sites all over the world for over 25 years and coordinated many national and international research projects. My main research from 1985 to 2004 focused on the application of geophysical prospecting methods in archaeology. Together with the team Archeo Prospections® (1996 – 2004) we developed equipment, logistics and software for the high-resolution geophysical prospecting of archaeological sites. So far I and directed more than 200 archaeological geophysical field surveys in Austria and abroad. The main developments are in multisensor cesium-gradiometry, 3D processing and interpretation of ground penetrating radar presented by invited papers on many international conference and in peer reviewed international journals.My recent research (2002 – 2008) focused on the applications of terrestrial 3D laser scanners in archaeology and the complete digital recording of stratigraphic archaeological excavations. I directed the “Scanning of the pyramids project 2004” focussing on the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx at Giza and over 30 national and international archaeological documentation projects and 3D laser scanner surveys.
I have been and still am involved in several large (short and long term) national and international research projects, many of them coordinated by me. These projects and surveys cover a wide range of archaeological problems and sites from all prehistoric and historic periods, many of them applied latest technological developments science, others range in the field of basic research and innovative development of new technologies applicable to archaeological problems.
Since 1995 I am engaged with teaching at the University of Vienna, the University of Innsbruck and the FH Mainz specially presenting his respective fields of research (geophysical prospection, stratigraphy, GIS, statistics) and his practical experience to the next generation of researchers. In 2008 I received the venia docendi at the Institute for Prehistory and Early Medieval History of the University Vienna on his Habilitation “Interdisciplinary Field Archaeology”. All over my career I tried to integrate students and post-docs into contract work and the various research projects, for the dissemination of the new technological developments, the development of the young researchers´ practical skills and their career development alike. I was working as visiting professor at the University of Innsbruck and as visiting researcher at Nara/Japan, Xian/China and at the Bermuda Maritime Museum.
I was acting as curator of the County Exhibition 2005 of Lower Austria at Heldenberg presenting the Middle Neolithic Circular Ditch Systems in all aspects (2003-2005) to the public. Related to the preparation of this exhibition I directed scientific research projects on the virtual reconstruction and the astronomical aspects of this oldest European Monuments and acted as field director for the systematic prospection of all Austrian monuments. I was awarded “Austrian Champion in European Research 2008” for coordinating the European Researchers´ Night 2007 Project “CelticNight” in Austria.
I am author and co-author of over 150 scientific publications and over 200 unpublished scientific reports. I was involved as acting scientist and scientific consultant for various TV-productions and invoked and coordinated various scientific events and international conferences. Together with my engagement as curator of large exhibitions and scientific events this experiences developed my primary experience as writing journalist into extended skills in dissemination of scientific results to the scientific community and the general public alike.

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