born 1960 in Berndorf, Austria

1978-1985 Study of Protestant Theology in Vienna and Zürich

1981-1989 Studies of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

1989-1992 Doctoral studies in Classical Archaeology

1989-1997 Research associate at the Balkan-Kommission of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Since 1997 Research associate at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture (IKAnt) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Since 1991 Fieldworks in Turkey (Limyra, Ephesos and Side) with focus on early Christian (-Byzantine) monuments

2009 Habilitation at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies in Classical Archaeology

Since 2009 Director of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture

Summer 2012 Guest professor at the Institute of Archaeology at the University Graz

Research interests

• Late Antiquity, early Christian and Byzantine Archaeology

 Focus on

• Transformation of ancient cities under Christian influence
• Bishop's palaces
• Decorative and liturgical furnishings of early Christian churches