Prae-doc/Univ.-Ass. Fabiola Heynen, BA MA

Fellow of the Vienna Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies

E: fabiola.heynen@univie.ac.at
T: ++43 1 4277 40621
Zi. Z.E.16 (Archäologische Sammlung, Eingang Philippovichgasse 11)
 
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Research focuses

Ancient athletics and sports equipment, Strigiles, Olympia, Digital science communication

Curriculum vitae


since 2024
University Assistant (praedoc) at the Chair of Greek Archaeology, Institute of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna

since 2024
Doctoral studies in Classical Archaeology and Fellow at the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna | Research project: “Ancient sports equipment in material and visual culture”

2024
Research fellow of the German Archaeological Institute at the Athens Department | Research project: “The sports equipment from Olympia”

2021-2022
Research Associate at the Institute of Classical Archaeology in the ERC project “MIGMAG: Migration and the Making of the Ancient Greek World”, University of Vienna (Prof. N. Mac Sweeney)

2020

Research fellow of the German Archaeological Institute | Research project: “The Strigiles from Olympia”

2020
Intern in the Press and Public Relations Department of the German Archaeological Institute, Berlin

2018-2023
Master's degree in Classical Archaeology at the University of Vienna

2015
Student assistant in the DFG project “Roman architectural ornamentation in Asia Minor. Work process and work tradition”, University of Münster (Prof. M. Söldner)

2013-2018
Bachelor's degree in Classical & Christian Archaeology and History at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

Archaeological field research

  • “West Area of Samos Archaeological Project”, Greece (University of Vienna, University of Cambridge and British School at Athens), since 2021 [Survey]
  • “Olympia. Arbeiten im Bronzemagazin”, Greece (German Archaeological Institute, Athens Department), 2019 [find processing]
  • “Olympia and its environment”, Greece (German Archaeological Institute, Athens Department), 2016-2017 [Excavation]
  • “Hellenistic Galilee Project”, Israel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Square Supervisor and Area Supervisor Assistant, 2015-2019 [Excavation]

 

Digital Classics

Co-founder and co-host of the podcast “Ausgesprochen Alt. The Antiquity Podcast”

  • Own research, hosting and distribution (since 2020)

 

Blog article for the Department of Public History at the University of Vienna

  • An ancient treat: sweat, dirt and oil of the Greek athletes (27.11.2023)
  • When sporting tools are dedicated to the ancient gods (4.12.2023)
  • Instead of a bouquet of flowers: the strigilis as a promotional gift (11.12.2023)

 

Guest post for the blog of the Archaeological Data Service, University of York

  • D. Hagmann & F. Heynen: 'It Makes You Feel Like You Are Working as a Real Scientist': Using data provided by the ADS for digital archaeological teaching and learning at the University of Vienna” (11.03.2019)