Reinecke was born in
Berlin. He studied medicine and science under
Rudolf Virchow. The names
Michelsberg culture (1908) and the
Altheim culture (1915) as well as the periodization of the
Hallstatt culture go back to him. Particularly important are his contributions in Volume V of the "Antiquities of our pagan past" (Alterthümer unserer heidnischen Vorzeit), where he developed a chronological system, based on an historical analysis of stylistic features and on typological characteristics, that has essentially retained its validity to this day. Reinecke died in
Herrsching,
Bavaria. ==Awards==