{"id":868,"date":"2026-09-08T08:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aippacademia.org\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2026-09-08T08:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:56:14","slug":"eszter-banffy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aippacademia.org\/en\/eszter-banffy\/","title":{"rendered":"Eszter B\u00e1nffy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Academic Titles<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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  • 1980 – MA (archaeology)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1982 – MA (indology, comparative Indoeuropean linguistics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1988 – PhD <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2005 – DSc (Habilitation archaeology)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2009 – Second habilitation (geoarchaeology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Proffesional Activity<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Current positions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Director, Romano-Germanic Commission, German Archaeological Institute, Frankfurt am Main (2013-present)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hon. professor: Szeged University, school of Geoarchaeology, (2009-present)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hon. professor: E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University, school of history and archaeology (2021-present),\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Scientific advisor at the Inst. of Arch. Institute of Archaeology, Research Centre for the Humanities Budapest (2005-present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Previous positions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • 2008-2011: deputy (scientific) director of the Inst. Arch. RCH Hung. Academy of Sc. Budapest\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 2001-2008: head of the scientific department at the Inst. Arch. RCH Hung. Academy of Sc. Budapest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Field Activities<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Directing excavations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • 1986-1992: Hah\u00f3t valley microregions, Zalaszentbal\u00e1zs, (Neolithic, Chalcolithic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 1995-1999: Kerka valley microregions, head of a Slovenian-Austrian-Hungarian team\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 2000-2001: S\u00e1rk\u00f6z at the Danube, Fajsz.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • 2010-2018: S\u00e1rk\u00f6z at the Danube, Als\u00f3ny\u00e9k. Post-excavation proceedings still ongoing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Co-directing excavations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • 2006-2009: Fajsz. Together with J\u00f6rg Petrasch, University of T\u00fcbingen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • 2015-2022: Boyne to Brodgar project, head of the German (RGK) team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            Academic Production<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            • 14 books (6 authored, 8 edited or co-edited)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • 177 articles and book chapters

              See:\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • academia.edu\/Eszter Banffy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • researchgate.net\/Eszter Banffy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Reviewing, editing, advisory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • European Journal of Archaeology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Journal of World Prehistory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Hungarian Archaeology online<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Germania<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Bericht der R\u00f6misch-Germanischen Kommission Series <\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • EAA – Themes in contemporary archaeology (2014-2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • RGK – Confinia et Horizontes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                International Reputation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                • Soros \u201dOpen Society\u201d scholarship (1998-1999)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Scientific Board, Field Service for Cultural Heritage, Hungary: member (2007-2009), president (2010)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • DAI ordinary member (2013-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Foundation \u201cOscar Montelius\u201d chairperson (2014-2019)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Elected Fellow, Society of Antiquaries (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Institut f\u00fcr historische K\u00fcstenforschung (Wilhelmshafen), appointed scientific advisory board member (2016-2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Fulbright scholarship (Harvard, Peabody Museum) (2006)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Max Planck Harvard Research center for Archaeoscience in the Ancient Mediterranean (MHAAM), appointed scientific advisory board member (2017-present)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Elected Fellow, British Academy (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Gothenburg (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of Sc., appointed Scientific advisory board member (2021-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Discovery Programme, Ireland, appointed external director (2022-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • European Association of Archaeologists, elected Executive Board member (2005-2008), Secretary (2008-2011), Nomination Committee member (2021-2014), elected President (2021-present), President (2022-present)
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                  Membership in scientific societies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  • European Association of Archaeologists (1995-present); elected executive board member, secretary, nom.comm. (2005-2014), president (2021-present) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Society for American Archaeology, member (2006-present, with interruptions) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg), elected member (2000-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Arch. Comm. Hung. Academy of Sc. elected member (1999-present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    Major collaborations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    • 2009<\/strong>: Bioarchaeology and the Neolithic population of the Carpathian Basin, DFG (Mainz University. Co-PI, Hungarian project leader)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • 2008-11, 2011-14<\/strong>: OTKA (HSF), Als\u00f3ny\u00e9k – proceedings (PI) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • 2011-2017<\/strong>: \u201cThe times of their lives\u201d – ERC AdG, (Cardiff University. Head: Hungarian part)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • 2016:<\/strong> The Sopot development at 5000 BC \u2013 (Zagreb University, German and Hung. PI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • 2017<\/strong>: \u201cFrom Boyne to Brodgar\u201d \u2013 (University College Dublin, the University of Highlands and Islands, The National Museum of Scotland, head of German team)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • MoU and joint projects with further 14<\/strong> European research institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                      Awards and Recognition<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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                      • \u201cR\u00e9vay\u201d prize of the Society of Antiquity, Hungarian Academy of Sc., for the best review (1985)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • \u201dKuzsinszky\u201d plaquette of the Hungarian Archaeological Society (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • 3rd<\/sup> Shanghai Archaeology Forum, Field discovery award: one of the best 10 projects in the world (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • F\u00e9lix Neubergh Prize, University of Gothenburg (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • \u201cFl\u00f3ris R\u00f3mer\u201d plaquette of the Hungarian Archaeological Society (2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-868","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nEszter B\u00e1nffy - AIPP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aippacademia.org\/en\/eszter-banffy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eszter B\u00e1nffy - AIPP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aippacademia.org\/en\/eszter-banffy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AIPP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-08T08:56:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aippacademia.org\\\/eszter-banffy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aippacademia.org\\\/eszter-banffy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Eszter B\u00e1nffy - 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