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Prof. Dr. Koen Deforce
Prof. Dr. Koen Deforce
koen.deforce@ugent.be
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3075-2564
Department
Department of Archaeology
Research group(s)
ARCHAEO - Archaeology
Other institution(s)
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Research Focus
Archaeology
Research Region
Western Europe
Additional tags
Archaeobotany
palaeoecology
Tabgroup
Projects
Projects as supervisor
An anthracological study of wood use in cremation rituals in the Low Countries from the Bronze Age till the Early Medieval period.
(
2025
-
2025
)
Playing with fire. Disentangling anthropogenic and climate induced fire events during the late glacial and early holocene in the sandy lowlands of Belgium and the southern Netherlands
(
2024
-
2027
)
WOODCHAR. 2500 years of woodland history in NW Europe studied through the analysis of archaeological remains of charcoal kilns
(
2024
-
2028
)
Looking down the well. A reconstruction of the vegetation in Flanders from the bronze age till the late medieval period based on palynological data from wells
(
2023
-
2025
)
The impact of early modern military conflicts on the forests of Northwestern Europe, 16th - early 19th century
(
2023
-
2025
)
LEAP. Learning from the past. The impact of abrupt climate changes on society and environment in Belgium
(
2023
-
2026
)
ORG-ID. Identification and 14C dating of organic materials in archaeological ceramics
(
2023
-
2025
)
Wooden archaeological artifacts from Flanders from the prehistory till modern times
(
2021
-
2022
)
Projects as co-supervisor
PoTaRCh. Network for forest by-products charcoal, resin, tar, potash
(
2023
-
2027
)
CarNHum. Neanderthals, early anatomically modern humans and carnivores. Deciphering their interactions through proteomics, paleogenetics and radiocarbon dating
(
2023
-
2026
)
MesoMag. A geophysical perspective on mesolithic land use in complex environments
(
2023
-
2027
)
Rapid climate changes during the Mesolithic: Impact on man and environment in the southern part of the NW European plain
(
2022
-
2027
)
The Falerii Novi project
(
2015
-
2027
)
Lateglacial and Holocene environmental evolution of the Middle and Lower Scheldt basin in northern Belgium. A pollen and diatom study
(
2015
-
2019
)
Projects as researcher
Woodland Dynamics in the Anthropocene
(
2021
-
2031
)
Fueling the Furnace. An interdisciplinary study of forest soils as geoarchaeological archives
(
2018
-
2022
)
Publications
Most recent publications
Saulnier, Mélanie, et al. “Seeing Yew for the Forest : A Call to Action for Improving Conservation and Restoration of the European Yew (Taxus Baccata L.).”
TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE
, vol. 23, 2026, doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101093.
Blänsdorf, Jürgen, et al. “The Roman Writing Tablets and Associated Wooden Artefacts of Tongeren (Belgium) : New Insights into the Daily Life of a Civitas Capital and Beyond.”
SIGNA (BRUXELLES)
, vol. 14, 2025, pp. 5–6.
Meylemans, Erwin, et al.
Kerkenbos in Muizen (Mechelen) : Een Grafveld En Andere Sporen Uit de Metaaltijden En Romeinse Periode : Eindverslag
. Vol. 358, Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed, 2025, doi:10.55465/TQRX5133.
Meylemans, Erwin, et al. “Opgraving van Een Deel van Een Grafveld Uit de Bronstijd Te Mechelen- Kerkenbos (Prov. Antwerpen, België).”
LUNULA (BRUSSEL)
, vol. 33, 2025, pp. 9–16.
De Cupere, Bea, et al., editors.
Alle Dieren Groot Ende Clene : Studies over Natuurwetenschappen En Archeologie
. Vol. 20, Onroerend Erfgoed, 2025, doi:10.55465/LVYU7136.
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