Ralf Vandam
@ralfvandam.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Archaeology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Research: Human-Environment interactions in the past
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🎬🦖☄️🤠 Check out the interview by Cem Berk Senel and me with some more background on our @docville.bsky.social documentary 'de dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen', that will be released tonight! @vubrussel.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social ➡️ www.vub.be/en/news/docu...
Docu showcases adventurous and high-tech vub research into the demise of the dinosaurs
Exact scientist and Indiana Jones in one
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March 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🎬🦖☄️🤠 Check out the interview by Cem Berk Senel and me with some more background on our @docville.bsky.social documentary 'de dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen', that will be released tonight! @vubrussel.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social ➡️ www.vub.be/en/news/docu...
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After a career of 42 years, colleague Frank Vermeulen, professor of Roman-Mediterranean archaeology, will retire on Feb 1.
Prof. Vermeulen obtained his PhD at #UGent with a thesis on Roman habitation in sandy Flanders, and afterwards specialized in Roman-Mediterranean archaeology.
Prof. Vermeulen obtained his PhD at #UGent with a thesis on Roman habitation in sandy Flanders, and afterwards specialized in Roman-Mediterranean archaeology.
January 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Check out Ella's interview on her Paleolithic survey outcomes from the Iraqi Western Desert. www.vub.be/en/news/vub-... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
VUB researcher discovers hand axes that may go back 1,5 mill
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface material. This...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Check out Ella's interview on her Paleolithic survey outcomes from the Iraqi Western Desert. www.vub.be/en/news/vub-... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
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For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...
Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa
Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa
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January 28, 2025 at 9:38 AM
For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...
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Today my new paper was published in Plos One. High-resolution Neolithic life history reconstructions using Incremental dentine, bone collagen, and multi-enamel sampling! I'm really pleased with this one
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Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain
Megalithism has been repetitively tied to specialised herding economies in Iberia, particularly in the mountainous areas of the Basque Country. Legaire Sur, in the uplands of Álava region, is a recent...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Today my new paper was published in Plos One. High-resolution Neolithic life history reconstructions using Incremental dentine, bone collagen, and multi-enamel sampling! I'm really pleased with this one
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
@brusselsbioarch.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social
The end of 2024 was pretty great as I recieved a FWO research project! We will tackle the end of the LBA in the Larnaca bay. More info (in Dutch): www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/vu... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
VUB-onderzoekers willen instorting van Late-Bronstijdculture
De ineenstorting in de Late Bronstijd (LBA) in het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied blijft een fascinerend raadsel.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The end of 2024 was pretty great as I recieved a FWO research project! We will tackle the end of the LBA in the Larnaca bay. More info (in Dutch): www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/vu... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
Last week we organized an Archaeology Workshop for TADA in Schaarbeek for 10 year olds! Such a great experience 👌
December 18, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Last week we organized an Archaeology Workshop for TADA in Schaarbeek for 10 year olds! Such a great experience 👌
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Great read about Testerep, the lost island on the Belgian coast!
Soetkin Vervust explains how she, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from VLIZ, KU Leuven and Howest, is reconstructing 5000 years of coastal history, revealing the remarkable story of Testerep🕵️♀️🔎🏝️
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Soetkin Vervust explains how she, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from VLIZ, KU Leuven and Howest, is reconstructing 5000 years of coastal history, revealing the remarkable story of Testerep🕵️♀️🔎🏝️
vub.be/en/news/vub-...
VUB archaeologist Soetkin Vervust: "We are reconstructing 5,000 years of coastal history"
tghe sunken island of Testerep resurrects in new science expo
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December 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Great read about Testerep, the lost island on the Belgian coast!
Soetkin Vervust explains how she, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from VLIZ, KU Leuven and Howest, is reconstructing 5000 years of coastal history, revealing the remarkable story of Testerep🕵️♀️🔎🏝️
vub.be/en/news/vub-...
Soetkin Vervust explains how she, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from VLIZ, KU Leuven and Howest, is reconstructing 5000 years of coastal history, revealing the remarkable story of Testerep🕵️♀️🔎🏝️
vub.be/en/news/vub-...
New paper out on the Sagalassos Hinterland! Here we assess all evidence of Ancient Moatra, which should have been located in Bereket. @amgc-vub.bsky.social
More Water at Moatra: Archaeology, Geomorphology and Toponymy in the Territory of Sagalassos
Gephyra | Volume: 28
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December 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM
New paper out on the Sagalassos Hinterland! Here we assess all evidence of Ancient Moatra, which should have been located in Bereket. @amgc-vub.bsky.social
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Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary) tattoos 🦷🦴🔥☄️🌘🪨🚀
Well done to the whole team!
Well done to the whole team!
November 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary) tattoos 🦷🦴🔥☄️🌘🪨🚀
Well done to the whole team!
Well done to the whole team!
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Very happy to see our latest paper published in JAS: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unravelling the threads of connectivity: A mutual information approach to tracing material networks in the late hellenistic and early roman mediterranean
The study of connectivity and interaction in the Mediterranean world is a rich and vibrant topic. While most direct attestations of past interaction h…
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November 28, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Very happy to see our latest paper published in JAS: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very proud to see the introduction to our Special Issue in The Holocene published today. If you are interested in deep-time patterns of sustainability and resilience in socio-ecological systems, this is something to check out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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June 19, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Very proud to see the introduction to our Special Issue in The Holocene published today. If you are interested in deep-time patterns of sustainability and resilience in socio-ecological systems, this is something to check out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...