Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte - Onderzoeksportaal

Prof. Dr. Maud Devolder

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maud.devolder@ugent.be

Vakgroep

Vakgroep Archeologie

Andere instituten

Ecole française d'Athènes, Section des études antiques et byzantines, Associate Researcher

Onderzoeksgebied

Tijdsperiode

Protohistory (Bronze Age, Iron Age)

Land/Regio

Southern Europe

Onderzoeksmethode

Iconography and analysis of images

Tabgroup

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Ignited by my first experience as an archaeology student in a Belgian Medieval cathedral, my research focuses on the detailed and dynamic study of architectural remains as a way to understand ancient building practices and the societies that commissioned and experienced monuments. With this two-fold interest for ancient architecture and societies at heart, I have developed a strong hands-on experience with the Aegean architectural record throughout my Ph.D. (“Social Components and Interactions in Neopalatial Crete (1700-1450 BCE). An Investigation of the Archaeological Data”, 2009) and post-doctoral research in several institutions in Europe (2010-2021), complemented by extensive fieldwork. A focus on the Minoan architectural record has provided me with an ideal field of research for developing pioneering approaches, including the estimation of the labour-time invested in Aegean vernacular and elite edifices. This creative attitude towards the built environment is fed by my dynamic involvement in archaeological projects and the direction under the aegis of the French School at Athens of the study and publication of the Minoan Palace at Malia. This key position has made it possible for me to develop and test alternative investigations of specific aspects of construction, such as itinerant craftspeople and the impact of local vernacular building practices on palatial architecture. I have also kept expanding my interests and field experience in a wider geographical and chronological framework through my collaborative work on cut-stone architecture in the broader Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age, as well as my involvement in the study of the Classical and Hellenistic quarries in Delphi.

Projecten

Projecten als promotor

Ceramic synchronisms in middle bronze age crete (2023 - 2026)
DAEDALOS (2022 - 2027)

Projecten als co-promotor

"The Heavens are Seven, the Earths are Seven" Introducing a new spatial paradigm in Bronze Age Mesopotamian archaeology (2023 - 2027)

Publicaties

Meest recente publicaties

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