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Dr. rer. nat. Nicole Klasen
Postadresse
Geographisches Institut der Universität zu Köln
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Besuchsadresse
Otto-Fischer-Straße 4
50674 Köln
RaumSüdbau, Raum 0.18
Telefon+49 (0)221-470-8831
Fax+49 (0)221-470-5124
E-Mailnicole.klasen@uni-koeln.de

Current Position

Research assistant

 

Research Interest

Major topics: Quaternary Science, Geomorphology, Geochronlogy, Geoarchaeology

Regions: Central Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula

 

Graduate Studies

1996-2004

Geography, Geology, Soil Science at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn

Diploma: 02/2004

Diploma-Thesis: Lumineszenzdatierung letztglazialer Talfüllungen in Tirol (Ostalpen)

 

Ph.D. Studies

2004-2007

Physical Geography, University of Cologne

Promotion: 06/2007

Ph.D. Thesis:

Lumineszenzdatierung glazifluvialer Sedimente im nördlichen Alpenvorland

 

Academic Professional Experience

2004-2007

Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Cologne, Working group Prof. Dr. U. Radtke (Quaternary research)

2007-2010

Research Assistant, Lecturer, Head of the Marburg Luminescence Lab (MLL), Faculty of Geography, Marburg University, Working group Prof. Dr. H. Brückner

 

Publications

Submitted

 

Klasen, N., Hilgers, A., Schmidt, C., Bertrams, M., Schyle, D., Lehmkuhl, F., Richter, J. & Radtke, U. (in review): Optical dating of sediments in Wadi Sabra (SW Jordan). Quaternary Geochronology.

Klasen, N., Engel, M., H. Brückner (accepted): Luminescence dating as a tool to determine the construction age of the ancient city wall. - In: Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A., al-Najem, M.H. & S.F. al-Said (eds.): Tayma 2009 - 6th Report on the Joint Saudi Arabian - German archaeological project. ATLAL - Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology.

Bertrams, M. Protze, J., Löhrer, R., Schyle, D., Richter, J., Hilgers, A., Klasen, N., Schmidt, C. & Lehmkuhl, F. (accepted): Multi environmental change at the time of the Modern Human passage through the Middle East – First results fromgeoarchaeological investigations on Upper Pleistocene sediments in the Wadi Sabra (Jordan). Quaternary International.

Brill, D., Klasen, N., Brückner, H., Jankaew, K., Kelletat, D., Scheffers, A. & Scheffers, S. (accepted): Luminescence dating of palaeotsunami deposits on Phra Thong Island (Thailand) - implications for local correlation and regional recurrence history. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences.

Engel, M., Klasen, N., Ginau, A., Patzke, M., Pint, A., Frenzel, P., Brückner, H. (accepted): Palaeoenvironmental change at Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia) as inferred from sabkha infill. - In: Eichmann, R., Hausleiter, A. (eds.): Tayma I. Reports on Palaeoenvironment, Archaeology and History. Rahden (Orient-Archäologie).

 

2012

Brill, D., Klasen, N., Brückner, H., Jankaew, K., Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D. & Scheffers, S. (in press): OSL dating of tsunami deposits from Phra Thong Island, Thailand. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2012.02.016

 

2011

Klasen, N., Engel, M., Brückner, H., Hausleiter, A., Intilia, A., Eichmann, R., al-Najem, M.H., al-Said, S.F. (2011): Optically stimulated luminescence dating of the city wall system of ancient Tayma (NW Saudi Arabia). Journal of Archaeological Science 38, 1818-1826.

Engel, M., Brückner, H., Pint, A., Wellbrock, K., Ginau, A., Voss, P., Grottker, M., Klasen, N., Frenzel, P. (2011): The early Holocene humid period in NW Saudi Arabia - evidence from sediments, microfossils and palaeo-hydrological modeling. Quaternary International.doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.04.028

Tolksdorf, J.F., Kaiser, K., Terberger, T., Klasen, N., Schneider, B., Masberg, P. (2011): Aeolian sedimentation in the Rhine and Main area from the Late Glacial until the Mid-Holocene: New evidence from the Magdalenien site of Götzenhain (Hesse, Germany). Quaternary Science Journal 59, 36-43.

 

2010

Voett, A., Bareth, G., Brückner, H., Curdt, C., Fountoulis, I., Grapmayer, R., Hadler, H., Hoffmeister, D., Klasen, N., Lang, F., Masberg, P., May, S.M., Ntageretzis, K., Sakellariou, D., Willershäuser, T. (2010): Beachrock-type calcarenitic tsunamites along the shores of the eastern Ionian Sea (western Greece) – case studies from Akarnania, the Ioniasn Islands and the western Peloponnese. ZfG, 54, Suppl.3, 1-50.

 

2009

Tolksdorf, J.F., Kaiser, K., Veil, S., Klasen, N., Brückner, H. (2009): The Early Mesolithic Haverbeck site, Northwest Germany: evidence for Preboreal settlement in the Central European Plain. Journal of Archaeological Science, 36 (7): 1466-1476.

 

2008

Klasen, N. (2008): Lumineszenzdatierung glazifluvialer Sedimente im nördlichen Alpenvorland. Dissertation. Universität zu Köln. 209 S.

Preusser, F., Degering, D., Fuchs, M. Hilgers, A., Kadereit, A., Klasen, N., Krbetschek, M., Richter, D., Spencer, J. (2008): Luminescence dating: Basics, methods and applications. Quaternary Science Journal (Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart), 57/1-2:95-149, 2008.

 

2007

Klasen, N., Fiebig, M., Preusser, F., Reitner, J., Radtke, U. (2007): Luminescence dating of proglacial sediments from the Eastern Alps. Quaternary International 164-165; 21-32, 2007.

 

2006

Klasen, N., Fiebig, M., Preusser, F., Radtke, U. (2006): Luminescence properties of glaciofluvial sediments from the Bavarian alpine Foreland. Radiation Measurements 41 (7-8): 866-870.

 

Memberships

Arbeitskreis Geoarchäologie

Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten

Deutsche Quartärvereinigung (DEUQUA)

Marburger Geographische Gesellschaft (MGG)


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