Etela Studeníková
Born
Etela Pincéšová

(1946-03-30)30 March 1946
Kráľová nad Váhom, Czechoslovakia
Died19 March 2023(2023-03-19) (aged 76)
Alma materMasaryk University
Scientific career
FieldsAncient history
InstitutionsSlovak National Museum
Comenius University

Etela Studeníková (née Pincéšová, 30 March 1946 – 29 May 2023) was a Slovak archeologist.

Biography

Studeníková was born on 30 March 1946 in Kráľová nad Váhom. Already as a high school student, she worked at archeological dig sites. She studied ancient history at the Masaryk University, which was at the time known as Jan Evengelista Purkyně University.[1]

After her graduation in 1970 until 1996 Studeníková worked as a researcher at the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava. In 1988, she became the director of the archeological section of the museum.[2] During her time at the museum, she led a high number of archeological research efforts around Bratislava, in particular focusing on Bronze and Iron Ages settlements in the area.[1] In particular her work on the Hallstatt culture settlements was influential in establishing the scientific understanding of the life in the region during the late Bronze Age period.[3]

From 1996 until her retirement in 2007, Studeníková was a professor at the Comenius University, where she taught various of courses focusing on the ancient European history.[1]

Death

Studeníková died on 29 May 2023 at the age of 77.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kmeťová, Petra; Makarová, Erika (2017). "Životné jubileum PhDr. Etely Studeníkovej, CSc". Studia archaeologica Brunensia (in Slovak). 22 (1): 7–18. doi:10.5817/SAB2017-1-1.
  2. ↑ Kmeťová, Petra (2016). "Životné jubileum PhDr. Etely Studeníkovej, CSc. / Professional biography of Dr. Etela Studeníková in occassion of her special birthday". Slovenská Archeológia. 64 (2).
  3. ↑ Stegmann-Rajtár, Susanne. "Am Vorabend der Situlenkunst – Ein Beitrag zur Bilderzählung in der östlichen Hallstattkultur als Ausdruck religiösen Denkens am Beginn der Eisenzeit". Studia Archaeologica Brunensia (in German). 22 (2): 63–84. doi:10.5817/SAB2017-2-5.
  4. ↑ "Opustila nás archeologička a kolegyňa Etela Studeníková – Archeologický ústav SAV" (in Slovak). 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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