ARCHON Summer School: Experimental Archaeology – 21-23 August 2023 Date: 21-23 August 2023 Location: Symposium: Cultural Heritage Agency, Amersfoort; Workshop days: Masamuda, Vlaardingen and preHistorisch dorp, Eindhoven Credits: 2 EC Abstract Experimental archaeology can be a powerful tool for interpreting the past. It is for example often used in the creation of reference collections to […]
Sharing Practices: Archaeological 3D Visualisation In The Netherlands 20-22 February 2020 2 EC CALL WORKSHOP REGISTRATION (20 February 2020)! You have until 17 January 2020 to register for the Workshops session of Sharing Practices: Archaeological 3D Visualisation in the Netherlands (day 1, 20 February 2020). Please register your prefered workshops by email to info@3dvisualisationpractices.nl Registration […]
Global Geoarchaeology: theory and practice CANCELLED Credits: 2 ECTS Teachers: Dr. Ian A. Simpson (i.a.simpson@btinternet.com) and Dr. Sjoerd J. Kluiving (s.j.kluiving@vu.nl) Geoarchaeology as a research field continues to grow as analyses and techniques more typically used in earth and environmental sciences are shown to have use in interpreting the archaeological record (Diskin et al, 2013). Geoarchaeology […]
Geophysical Methods for Digital and Landscape Archaeology Date: 20 January 2023 Location: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Main Building, room 12a44 Credits: 1 ECTS Lecturer: Evrim Tütünsatar (Isparta University of Applied Sciences) During this one-day course, you will learn more about archaeo-geophysical methods and why and how to use them. The course will delve into geophysical applications […]
Global Geoarchaeology: theory and practice Date: PROSPONED Location: TBA Credits: 2 ECTS Teachers: Dr. Ian A. Simpson (i.a.simpson@btinternet.com) and Dr. Sjoerd J. Kluiving (s.j.kluiving@vu.nl) Geoarchaeology is a growing and evolving research discipline at the intersection between geomorphology, environmental history and archaeology (Butzer, 2008). Geoarchaeology as a research field continues to grow as analyses and techniques more […]
Global Geoarchaeology: theory and practice Date: 3-5 March 2021 Location: Online Credits: 2 ECTS Teachers: Professor Ian A. Simpson (i.a.simpson@stirling.ac.uk) and Dr. Sjoerd J. Kluiving (s.j.kluiving@vu.nl) Geoarchaeology is a growing and evolving research discipline at the intersection between geomorphology, environmental history and archaeology (Butzer, 2008). Geoarchaeology as a research field continues to grow as analyses and techniques […]
Global Geoarchaeology: theory and practice 4-6 March 2020, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The course takes place, Wednesday and Friday in the new NU (New University) building on the VU Campus. Thursday will be in the field. https://www.vu.nl/en/about-vu-amsterdam/contact-info-and-route/route-description/map-vu-campus/index.aspx ECTS: 2 credits for attending all days, and completing the assignments. The course will finish with a blog post and […]
Synergy 2020 – NWO Social Sciences and Humanities Event 6 February 1 EC On 6 February 2020, NWO-SSH organises for the third time her yearly conference, Synergy. During this leading event for social sciences and humanities (SSH), researchers, directors, policymakers and professionals from societal organisations involved in SSH research will meet. Read more about the […]
Exploring the tensions between the ‘ivory tower’ and the archaeological job market. On November 21, we organized a session at the Reuvensdagen in Apeldoorn. This session intended to explore the tensions between education in the ‘ivory tower’ of academia and the requirements of the archaeological job market in the Netherlands for junior researchers, and to […]
Since January 2021 we have two new RMA students in our Steering Committee, Sven Ransijn (Leiden University) and Sandra de Regt (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen). The main goal of the Archon steering committee is to brainstorm and come up with inspiring and innovative RMA and PhD education as well as inspiring workshops and conferences to be attended […]
