Elisabeth Schmid (1912–27 March 1994) was a German archaeologist and osteologist.
She is best known for her work concerning the prehistoric statue, the lion-man, and for her book, Atlas of Animal Bones.
[1] Over her career, Schmid published over two hundred papers and two books.
In 1975 she became the first woman to serve as dean of the natural sciences faculty.
German archaeologist Joachim Hahn interpreted part of the statue as representing male genitalia; however, Schmid later interpreted the same part of the statue as a pubic triangle.