Robert G. Bednarik

Robert G. Bednarik (born 6 April 1944 in Vienna) is an Australian prehistorian and cognitive archeologist.

Robert Bednarik moved from Austria to Australia in 1966.

He conducts experimental archaeology and edits four scientific journals.

[1] He is professor at the International Centre of Rock Art Dating (ICRAD) at the Hebei Normal University in Shijiazhuang (China).

[2] Bednarik's principal research interest is the origins of the human ability to create constructs of reality; consequently, his research focuses on the origins of art,[3] language, and the development of hominid technology.