Research Interests

Subjects: Luminescence dating, Fluvial geomorphology, Quaternary environmental evolution, Geoarchaeology

Regions: Morocco, Mediterranean 

 

Ph.D. Research Project

CRC 806 - Our way to Europe; project C2: Early Holocene Contacts between Africa and Europe and their Palaeoenvironmental Context

SFB 806 

 

Education

Since 2014

Ph.D. student, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne 

2011 - 2013

M.Sc. in Quaternary Science and Geoarchaeology, University of Cologne

M.Sc. thesis: Luminescence dating of alluvial sediments - a methodological study at a palaeolithic site in Morocco

2007 - 2011

B.Sc. in Geography, University of Cologne

B.Sc. thesis: Mauern im Meer - eine geoarchäologische Fallstudie über anthropogene Strukturen in der Bucht von Elaia, Türkei 

 

Academic Professional Experience

2013

Tutor for Geomorphology, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne 

2010 - 2013

Student Research Assistant; Institute of Geography, University of Cologne (working group of Prof. Dr. H. Brückner "Geoarchaeology, Coastal Research and Geochronology") 

 

Publications

Peer-reviewed scientific publications

In review

El Ouahabi, M., Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Hubert-Ferrari, A., Fagel, N., Brückner, H., in review. Clay minerals record from ephemeral fluvial archive over the last 100 ka: The Prehistoric site of Ifri n'Ammar. Quaternary Research.

Walk, J., Stauch, G., Bartz, M., Brückner, H., Lehmkuhl, F., in review. Geomorphology of the coastal alluvial fan complex Guanillos, northern Chile. Journal of Maps.

In press

Bosq, M., Bertran, P., Beauval, C., Kreutzer, S., Duval, M., Bartz, M., Mercier, N., Sitzia, L., Stephan, P., LITAQ project members, in press. Stratigraphy and chronology of Pleistocene coastal deposits in northern Aquitaine, France: A reinvestigation. Quaternaire.

2019

Bartz, M., 2019. Quaternary fluvial environments in NE Morocco inferred from geochronological and sedimentological informations. E&G Quaternary Science Journal. Thesis Abstract 68, 1-4.

Bartz, M., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M., Duval, M., King, G.E., Rixhon, G., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés, J., Brückner, H., 2019. Single-grain TT-OSL dating results confirm an Early Pleistocene age for the lower Moulouya River deposits (NE Morocco). Quaternary Geochronology 49, 138-145.

2018

Bartz, M., Rixhon, R., Duval, M., King, G.E., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés, J., Brückner, H., 2018. Successful combination of electron spin resonance, luminescence and palaeomagnetic dating methods allows reconstruction of the Pleistocene evolution of the lower Moulouya river (NE Morocco). Quaternary Science Reviews 185, 153-171.

Kreutzer, S., Duval, M., Bartz, M., Bertran, P., Bosq, M., Eynaud, F., Verdin, F., Mercier, N., 2018. Deciphering long-term coastal dynamics using IR-RF and ESR dating: A case study from Médoc, south-west France. Quaternary Geochronology 48, 108-120.

2017

Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Kehl, M., El Ouahabi, M., Klasen, N., Brill, D., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H., 2017. Unravelling fluvial deposition and pedogenesis in ephemeral stream deposits in the vicinity of the prehistoric rock shelter of Ifri n'Ammar (NE Morocco) during the last 100 ka. Catena 152, 115-134.

Duval, M., Bahain, J.-J., Bartz, M., Falguères, C., Guilarte, V., Moreno, D., Tissoux, H., del Val, M., Voinchet, P., Arnold, L.J., 2017. Defining minimum requirements for reporting ESR dating methodology and age estimates based on optically bleached quartz grains. Ancient TL 35 (1), 11-19.

Rixhon, G., Bartz, M., El Ouahabi, M., Szemkus, N., Brückner, H., 2017. Contrasting terrace systems of the lower Moulouya river as indicator of crustal deformation in NE Morocco. Journal of African Earth Sciences 126, 45-57.

2015

Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H., 2015. Luminescence dating of ephemeral stream deposits around the Palaeolithic site of Ifri n‘Ammar (Morocco). Quaternary Geochronology 30, 460-465.

2014

Seeliger, M., Brill, D., Feuser, S., Bartz, M., Erkul, E., Kelterbaum, D., Vött, A., Klein, C., Pirson, F., Brückner, H., 2014. Purpose and age of underwater walls in the Bay of Elaia (western Turkey) – a multidisciplinary approach. Gearchaeology 29, 138-155.

2013

Seeliger, M., Bartz, M., Erkul, E., Feuser, S., Kelterbaum, D., Klein, C., Pirson, F., Vött, A., Brückner, H., 2013. Taken from the sea, reclaimed by the sea: The fate of the closed harbour of Elaia, the maritime satellite city of Pergamum (Turkey). Quaternary International 312, 70-83.

 

Non peer-reviewed scientific publications

2015

Seeliger, M., Bartz, M., Brückner, H., 2015. Umweltgeschichte Elaias. In: Matthaei, A., Zimmermann, M. (eds.): Urbane Strukturen und bürgerliche Identität im Hellenismus – Die hellenistische Polis als Lebensform Band 5. Heidelberg. Verlag Antike.

2013

Pint, A., Seeliger, M., Bartz, M., Kelterbaum, D., Brückner, H., 2013. Die Rekonstruktion der Paläoumwelt von Elaia anhand von mikropaläontologischen, sedimentologischen und geochemischen Kriterien. In: Pirson, F. et al.: Pergamon – Bericht über die Arbeiten in der Kampagne 2012. Archäologischer Anzeiger 2013/2, 123-130.

2012

Seeliger, M., Bartz, M., Brückner, H., 2012. Der geschlossene Hafen von Elaia. In: Pirson, F. et al.: Pergamon – Bericht über die Arbeiten in der Kampagne 2011. Archäologischer Anzeiger 2012/2, 234-240.

2011

Seeliger, M., Bartz, M., Brückner, H., 2011. Mauern im Meer – Geoarchäologische Untersuchungen in der Bucht von Elaia. In: Pirson, F. et al.: Pergamon – Bericht über die Arbeiten in der Kampagne 2010. Archäologischer Anzeiger 2011/2, 175-185.

 

Conferences

2019

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2019. 7-12 April 2019. Vienna/Austria (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Duval., Walk, J., M., Brill., D., Zander, A., King, G.E., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H. Late Quaternary alluvial fan evolution along the coast of the hyper-arid Atacama Desert - the interplay between climatic and tectonic control.

INQUA 2019. 25-31 July 2019. Dublin/Ireland. Bartz, M., Duval., M., Brill., D., Zander, A., King, G.E., Walk, J., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H (oral presentation). The timing of alluvial fan deposition along the northern coast of Chile constrained by luminescence and electron spin resonance dating.

INQUA 2019. 25-31 July 2019. Dublin/Ireland. Duval., M., Bartz, M., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M. (oral presentation). Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating of optically quartz grains: a light at the end of the tunnel?

2018

German Luminescence and Electron Spin Resonance (DLED) 2018: The Swiss edition. 23-25 November 2018. Beatenberg/Switzerland (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Duval, M., Brill, D., Zander, A., Walk, J., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H. Late Pleistocene alluvial fan evolution along the northern coast of Chile constrained by luminescence and electron spin resonance dating.

5^th Central European Geomorphology Conference and DEUQUA 2018. 23-26 September 2018. Gießen/Germany (poster presentation). Walk, J., Bartz, M., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H. The Guanillos fan complex – implications for the morphogenesis of Atacama’s coastal alluvial fans.

5^th Central European Geomorphology Conference and DEUQUA 2018. 23-26 September 2018. Gießen/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Brill, D., Zander, A., King, G.E., Duval, M., Walk, J., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H. Late Pleistocene alluvial fan evolution along the northern coast of Chile constrained by luminescence and electron spin resonance dating.

Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG) meeting 2018. 3-5 September 2018. Liège/Belgium (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Duval, M., Rixhon, G., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M., King, G.E., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés J.M., Brückner, H. Successful combination of electron spin resonance, luminescence and palaeomagnetic dating methods allows reliable reconstruction of the Pleistocene evolution of the lower Moulouya river (NE Morocco).

Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG) meeting 2018. 3-5 September 2018. Liège/Belgium (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Brill, D., Zander, A., King, G.E., Duval, M., Walk, J., Stauch, G., Lehmkuhl, F., Brückner, H. Late Pleistocene alluvial fan evolution along the northern coast of Chile constrained by luminescence and electron spin resonance dating.

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018. 8-13 April 2018. Vienna/Austria (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Duval, M., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M., King, G.E., Rixhon, G., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés J.M., Brückner, H. Successful combination of electron spin resonance, luminescence and palaeomagnetic dating methods allows reliable reconstruction of the Pleistocene evolution of the lower Moulouya river (NE Morocco).

2017

4^th Central European Geomorphology Conference. 9-13 October 2017. Bayreuth/Germany (poster presentation). Kreutzer, S., Bertram, P., Duval, M., Bartz, M., Bosq, M., Eynaud, F., Verdin, F., Mercier, N. Deciphering Coastal Dynamics: a geochronological study at the Médoc Section in south-west France.

15^th International conference of luminescence and electron spin resonance dating. 11-15 September 2017. Cape Town/South Africa (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Duval., M., Arnold, L.J., Demuro, M., King, G.E., Álvarez Posada, C., Parés, J.M., Klasen, N., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H. Using ESR and luminescence dating to establish a geochronological framework of fluvial terraces along the Moulouya River (NE Morocco)

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017. 23-28 April 2017. Vienna/Austria (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Duval, M., King, G.E., Brückner, H. A multiple-dating approach (luminescence and electron spin resonance) to assess rates of crustal deformation using Quaternary fluvial terraces of the lower Moulouya River (NE Morocco).

2016

UK luminescence and ESR dating meeting 2016 (UKLUM2016). 10-13 July 2016. Liverpool/United Kingdom (poster presentation). Kreutzer, S., Bertram, P., Duval, M., Bartz, M., Bosq, M., Eynaud, F., Verdin, F., Mercier, N. Deciphering Coastal Dynamics: a geochronological study at the Médoc Section in south-west France.

UK luminescence and ESR dating meeting 2016 (UKLUM2016). 10-13 July 2016. Liverpool/United Kingdom (oral presentation). Duval, M., Bartz, M. Potential and current limitations of the Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) dating method applied to optically bleached quartz grains.

UK luminescence and ESR dating meeting 2016 (UKLUM2016). 10-13 July 2016. Liverpool/United Kingdom (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Duval, M., Klasen, N., King, G., López, G.I., Rixhon, G., Brückner, H. Chronological framework of Quaternary fluvial terraces along the Lower Moulouya River (NE Morocco) using luminescence and ESR dating techniques.

European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016. 17-22 April 2016. Vienna/Austria (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Rixhon, G., Kehl, M., El Ouahabi, M., Klasen, N., Brill, D., Szemkus, N., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Towards a better understanding of ephemeral stream morphodynamics during the last 100 ka in the vicinity of the prehistoric site of Ifri n’Ammar (Morocco). Funded by GSGS Travel Grant (GSGS-2016B-T04).

3^rd GSGS research conference at the University of Cologne. 29 January 2016. Cologne/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Rixhon, R., El Ouahabi, M., Kehl, M., Seeliger, M., Brill, D., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Bückner, H. Activity vs. stability: A multi-proxy approach to reconstruct fluvial morphodynamics within Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of Ifri n’Ammar (Morocco).

2015

La 8^ème Rencontre des Quaternaristes Marocains (RQM8). 10-12 November 2015. Nador/Morocco (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Rixhon, R., El Ouahabi, M., Kehl, M., Seeliger, M., Brill, D., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Bückner, H. Activity vs. stability: A multi-proxy approach to reconstruct fluvial morphodynamics within Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of Ifri n’Ammar (Morocco).

MISTRALS 2015. 20-22 October 2015. Marseille/France (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Rixhon, R., El Ouahabi, M., Kehl, M., Seeliger, M., Brill, D., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Bückner, H. Activity vs. stability: A multi-proxy approach to reconstruct fluvial morphodynamics within Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of Ifri n’Ammar (Morocco).

Progress in Quaternary archive studies in the Iberian Peninsula. 12-13 March 2015. Sevilla/Spain (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Hilgers, A., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Quaternary fluvial environments in the eastern Rif (Morocco) – the case study of Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of the prehistoric site Ifri n’Ammar.

2^nd GSGS research conference at the University of Cologne. 23 January 2015. Cologne/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Hilgers, A., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Quaternary fluvial environments in the eastern Rif (Morocco) – the case study of Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of the prehistoric site Ifri n’Ammar.

2014

German luminescence and electron spin resonance dating meeting. 14^th-16^th of November 2014. Rauischholzhausen/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Eiwanger, J., Weniger, G.-C., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Luminescence dating of wadi sediments around the Palaeolithic site of Ifri n’Ammar (Morocco).

Arbeitskreis Geomorphologie (working group for geomorphology). 1^st-4^th of October 2014. Kiel/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Hilgers, A., Zander, A., Brill, D., Rixhon, G., Seeliger, M., Eiwanger, J., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Quaternary fluvial environments in the eastern Rif (Morocco) – The case study of Wadi Selloum in the vicinity of the prehistoric site Ifri n’Ammar.

14^th International conference of luminescence and electron spin resonance dating. 6^th-11^th of July 2014. Montréal/Canada (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Brill, D., Zander, A., Eiwanger, J., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Luminescence dating of alluvial sediments – Landscape dynamics around the Palaeolithic sites Ifri n’Ammar, Morocco. Funded by GSGS Travel Grants

1^st GSGS research conference at the University of Cologne. 4^th of July 2014. Cologne/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Brill, D., Zander, A., Eiwanger, J., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Luminescence dating of alluvial sediments – Landscape dynamics around the Palaeolithic sites Ifri n’Ammar, Morocco.

Arbeitskreis Geoarchäologie (working group for geoarchaeology). 30^th-31^st of May 2014. Aachen/Germany (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Rixhon, G., Zander, A., Brill, D., Seeliger, M., Eiwanger, J., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Linking wadi deposits with archaeological sites – the case study of Ifri n'Ammar in Morocco.

2013

INQUA Early Career Research Conference. 2^nd-6^th of December 2013. Wollongong/Australia (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Zander, A., Brill, D., Eiwanger, J., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Linking wadi deposits with archaeological sites – the case study of Ifri n'Ammar in Morocco. Funded by gender grants

8^th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology. 27^th-31^st of August 2013. Paris/France (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Klasen, N., Eiwanger, J., Hilgers, A., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Luminescence dating and sedimentological investigation of alluvial archives in the Mediterranean: A case study of the prehistoric site of Ifri n’Ammar in Morocco.

Arbeitskreis Geoarchäologie (working group for geoarchaeology). 2^nd-4^th of May 2013. Cottbus/Germany (poster presentation). Bartz, M., Eiwanger, J., Hilgers, A., Mikdad, A., Brückner, H. Luminescence dating and sedimentological investigation of alluvial archives in the Mediterranean: the case study of Ifri n’Ammar, a prehistoric site in Morocco.

Arbeitskreis für Meere und Küsten (working group for sea and coasts). 18^th-21^st of April 2013. Cologne/Germany (oral presentation). Bartz, M., Feuser, S., Seeliger, M., Brückner, H. Mauern im Meer – eine geoarchäologische Studie in der Bucht von Elaia/Türkei.

 

Field Work / Research Assignments

• Pergamum (Turkey) - Geoarchaeology of the ancient harbour in the Bay of Elaia (2010, 2011 & 2012)
• Ainos (Turkey) - Geoarchaeology of the ancient harbour of Ainos (2011)
• Miletus (Turkey) - Geoarchaeology of the Miletus peninsula (2011)
• Luni (Italy) - Palaeoenvironmental evolution (2010)
• Asea Valley (Greece) - Palaeoclimate reconstruction in a lake archive (2010)
• Helike (Greece) - Geoarchaeology and tsunami research (2010)
• NE Morocco - Geoarchaeology and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, M.Sc. thesis CRC 806 C2-project (2012, 2013) and PhD CRC 806 C2-project (2014, 2015)