Ralf Vandam

Docu showcases adventurous and high-tech vub research into the demise of the dinosaurs Exact scientist and Indiana Jones in one

🎬🦖☄️🤠 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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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...

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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Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa

For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...

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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...

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...
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VUB-onderzoekers willen instorting van Late-Bronstijdculture De ineenstorting in de Late Bronstijd (LBA) in het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied blijft een fascinerend raadsel.

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

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Last week we organized an Archaeology Workshop for TADA in Schaarbeek for 10 year olds! Such a great experience 👌

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Looking forward to it 😍

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VUB archaeologist Soetkin Vervust: "We are reconstructing 5,000 years of coastal history" tghe sunken island of Testerep resurrects in new science expo

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-...

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More Water at Moatra: Archaeology, Geomorphology and Toponymy in the Territory of Sagalassos Gephyra | Volume: 28

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

02.12.2024 17:40 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

@jbio

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!

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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…

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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