Dr Noah Steuri

Noah's dissertation at the Institute of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bern (Switzerland), conducted in collaboration with the Universities of Geneva (Switzerland) and Cambridge (UK), was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). It focused on Neolithic graves and burial practices in the Alps of Switzerland, France, and Italy, addressing longstanding research gaps and providing new chronological insights, revealing crucial data about interactions of Alpine Neolithic communities. For this, he was awarded the University of Bern's prize for the best PhD thesis in the Humanities for the 2023–2024 academic year.

In addition, Noah is the archaeological partner of an ongoing SNSF research project at the University of Bern's Department of Forensics, focusing on ancient DNA and isotope analyses of the human bone samples he extracted in the context of his dissertation. He has also been awarded a Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) grant to conduct an archaeological field project in northern Alaska (USA). Steuri’s research and innovative approaches aim to advance our understanding of prehistoric human societies and their ritual practices, particularly in the context of mountainous and Arctic settings.