Roy van Beek
@royvanbeek.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Landscape Archaeology at Wageningen University. Interdisciplinary research on humans & landscapes to connect past, present and future.
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Bog bodies are a millennia-long tradition in Northern Europe, starting ~5000 years ago in Scandinavia and continuing into early modern times. Analysis of over 1000 individuals found most met violent ends.
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Bog bodies are a millennia-long tradition in Northern Europe, starting ~5000 years ago in Scandinavia and continuing into early modern times. Analysis of over 1000 individuals found most met violent ends.
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Proud to have been part of an international research team to investigate the fascinating landscape history of Lolland (Denmark), and what we can learn from it. This is the paper we wrote:
doi.org/10.1080/0142...
doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Lolland’s changing landscapes: insights from long-term interactions between people and the environment
Many parts of Europe are today facing a wide range of societal and environmental challenges that demand a high degree of resilience and adaptability. Archaeology has an important role to play by pr...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Proud to have been part of an international research team to investigate the fascinating landscape history of Lolland (Denmark), and what we can learn from it. This is the paper we wrote:
doi.org/10.1080/0142...
doi.org/10.1080/0142...
Dutch coastal landscapes contain a wealth of maritieme cultural #heritage. These are the jaws of a blue whale, displayed on the Wadden Isle of #Schiermonnikoog. The animal was caught in 1950 during one of the many expeditions starting from the island.
April 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dutch coastal landscapes contain a wealth of maritieme cultural #heritage. These are the jaws of a blue whale, displayed on the Wadden Isle of #Schiermonnikoog. The animal was caught in 1950 during one of the many expeditions starting from the island.
New paper on the application of #luminescence dating techniques to improve chronologies of archaeological earthworks.
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Dating earthworks with luminescence: Insights from the medieval ringfort of Den Burg, Texel (the Netherlands)
Ancient human-made earthworks such as mounds, middens, levees, raised or terraced fields, enclosures and forts are omnipresent in many areas across th…
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April 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New paper on the application of #luminescence dating techniques to improve chronologies of archaeological earthworks.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New paper! On the wide array of threats that coastal environments are facing worldwide, and the necessity of coupled natural and cultural management approaches.
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Preserving coastal environments requires an integrated natural and cultural resources management approach
Abstract. Integration of natural and cultural resource management is urgently needed to combat the effects of climate change. Scientists must contend with
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April 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
New paper! On the wide array of threats that coastal environments are facing worldwide, and the necessity of coupled natural and cultural management approaches.
doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
Today we at Wageningen University are striking against the budget cuts of the Dutch government, which will have a devastating effect on Dutch academia and our society at large. Doe het niet! @w-u-r.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Today we at Wageningen University are striking against the budget cuts of the Dutch government, which will have a devastating effect on Dutch academia and our society at large. Doe het niet! @w-u-r.bsky.social
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For #FindsFriday here are two antler picks from Grimes Graves Neolithic flint mines complete with original label dating the find date to 1914 or just before
My 📷, objects in possession of EH
#Archaeology
My 📷, objects in possession of EH
#Archaeology
December 27, 2024 at 11:02 AM
For #FindsFriday here are two antler picks from Grimes Graves Neolithic flint mines complete with original label dating the find date to 1914 or just before
My 📷, objects in possession of EH
#Archaeology
My 📷, objects in possession of EH
#Archaeology
Some nicely decorated pottery from urnfields in the Eastern Netherlands, Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age.
December 24, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Some nicely decorated pottery from urnfields in the Eastern Netherlands, Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age.
My first post over here! Let's start with a picture of my most recent archaeological fieldwork, which attracted a lot of attention.
December 14, 2024 at 7:03 PM
My first post over here! Let's start with a picture of my most recent archaeological fieldwork, which attracted a lot of attention.