Stone domestic architecture is first encountered in north-western Gaul in the Roman period. The shift from indigenous houses in perishable materials to residences in stone is a major turning point ...read more
This research project will study the topography and the built environment of suburban areas of late medieval Ypres, the relationship with its centre and the abandoned area’s evolution through time. ...read more
Migration, diet and health of the first permanent settlers of Belgium. Inter- and multidisciplinary perspectives. The aim of this GOA project is to generate regional-scale insights into the lifeways of ...read more
During the Early Holocene, starting ca. 11650 cal BP (or ca. 9700 cal BC) and corresponding to the Mesolithic period, at least four abrupt centennial-scale Rapid Climate Change (RCC) events ...read more
This project aims at the operationalization of the legacy data collection of the Thorikos Archaeological Research Project (1960 - present), especially those of the ancient Theatre, within the innovative iDig ...read more
The material culture study of historic macro-lithic tools has been ignored for a long time. Traditionally, lithic studies have mainly been restricted to the investigation of pre- and proto-historic artefacts, ...read more
In 2012 werd op een perceel direct ten zuiden van hunebedden D36/D37, de ‘Valther Tweeling’, te Valthe een noodopgraving uitgevoerd door het Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie, waarbij verschillende bodemsporen en ...read more
The current landscape, and many of the villages and cities located in it, have deep historical roots. Research by generations of historians, archaeologists and linguist points foremost to the importance ...read more
Wood is the most important renewable raw material throughout human history. However, wooden archaeological objects are rarely studied and little is known on (pre)historic use of wood, compared to other ...read more
Gazetteers, also known as geographical indexes, are invaluable for spatial research in the Humanities. Despite the growing availability of FAIR data, spatial information from historical gazetteers often remains unavailable as ...read more