Gerhard Weber

Gerhard W. Weber is an Austrian paleoanthropologist specializing in the morphological and functional anatomy of early Homo sapiens and Neanderthals through virtual anthropology. He is a professor and head of the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Vienna, as well as the leader of the Human Evolution and Archaeological Sciences (HEAS) research network. He is renowned for his pioneering work in the field of virtual anthropology, which includes the development of digital archives of paleoanthropological fossils and high-resolution micro-computed tomography techniques. His research has uncovered significant archaeological findings, such as the origins of the Venus of Willendorf and the migration patterns of early modern humans in Europe. In 2022, he was awarded the Lower Austrian Science Award for his research on the Venus of Willendorf.

• 2019–Present·University of Vienna, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology·Professor and Head of Department
  • Leading the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology and advancing the internationalization of virtual anthropology
• 2005–2012·University of Vienna, Department of Anthropology·Deputy Head
  • Established and managed the Vienna micro-CT laboratory
• 2000–2005·Galili, Ethiopia·Co-Director of Fieldwork
  • Conducted fieldwork on Pliocene and Pleistocene archaeological sites

• 1980–1986·University of Vienna·Doctoral Degree
  • Specialized in human biology