Publications and communications of Ronè Oberholzer

Publications

Articles in scientific journals

With peer reviewing

Oberholzer, R., & Rots, V. (September 2026). Heated-weaponry, a pilot study on trace formation on heat-treated silcrete. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 73, 105801. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105801

Prieto, A., Taipale, N., Álvarez-Alonso, D., Álvarez-Fernández, E., Baena-Preysler, J., Cnuts, D., Oberholzer, R., Pastoors, A., & Rots, V. (2026). The application of quartzite petrogenesis in Palaeolithic research: Methodological basis, ongoing narratives, future directions. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 72, 105774. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2026.105774

Rots, V., Cnuts, D., Coppe, J., Lokker, A., & Oberholzer, R. (08 October 2024). No Solid Foundation for the Use of Ochre-based Compound Adhesives at Le Moustier. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 7 (32). doi:10.1007/s41982-024-00197-9

Unpublished communications

Scientific congresses and symposiums with international audience

On request

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Rots, V., & Focant, J.-F. (01 February 2023). Non-destructive identification of prehistoric adhesives by HS-GC×GC-TOFMS [Paper presentation]. 14th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop.

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Perrault, K., Dubois, L., Zanella, D., Reifarth, N., Rots, V., & Focant, J.-F. (2023). GC×GC-TOFMS for Archeological Artefact Volalolomics [Paper presentation]. Journée club Lyonais chromato.

On personal proposal

Oberholzer, R., & Rots, V. (April 2026). Establishing a Robust Reference Collection for the Analysis of Use-Wear on Heat-Treated Silcrete [Paper presentation]. AWRANA. Annual Meeting of Wear and Residue Analysts, Pisa, Italy.

Scientific conferences in universities or research centers

Tydgadt, L., & Oberholzer, R. (18 September 2024). Stone Tools and Databases: A New Method to Put Function on The Map [Paper presentation]. Les bases de données en archéologie, solutions et pérennité au-delà des projets, Journée doctorale EDT56, Réunion annuelle du module archéologie et archéométrie, Namur, Belgium.

Scientific congresses and symposiums with national audience

Tydgadt, L., & Oberholzer, R. (19 December 2023). Experimentation and the Machine, discussing the replication of prehistoric gestures with automated systems and their pitfalls [Paper presentation]. Journée annuelle du Groupe de Contact FNRS « Préhistoire-Prehistorie ».

Posters

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Rots, V.* , & Focant, J.-F.*. (28 May 2024). A novel, non-destructive identification method of prehistoric hafting adhesives with DHS-GC×GC-TOFMS [Poster presentation]. HTC, Leuven, Belgium.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Rots, V.* , & Focant, J.-F.*. (27 January 2024). Non-destructive identification of prehistoric adhesives by DHS-GC×GC-TOFMS [Poster presentation]. EDT-Chimie.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Rots, V.* , & Focant, J.-F.*. (17 April 2023). Non-destructive identification of prehistoric adhesives by HS-GC×GC-TOFMS [Poster presentation]. GMPCA - Nice 2023, Nice, France.
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Rots, V., & Focant, J.-F. (30 January 2023). Non-destructive identification of prehistoric adhesives by HS-GC×GC-TOFMS [Poster presentation]. 14th Multidimensional Chromatography Workshop.

Lokker, A., Stefanuto, P.-H., Oberholzer, R., Cnuts, D., Focant, J.-F., & Rots, V. (29 September 2022). Non-destructive identification of prehistoric adhesives by HS-GCxGC-TOFMS: preliminary study [Poster presentation]. MaSC 10th meeting, Bordeaux, France.