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Coloring the Iron Age: Oldest dress in the Netherlands was bright red and blue

Coloring the Iron Age: Oldest dress in the Netherlands was bright red and blue Several years ago, during my PhD, I analyzed a number of textile finds from an Early Iron Age elite burial. Now – thanks to the help of a number of wonderful researchers and talented craftspeople – Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 4 years04/06/2021 ago
Archeology

How I became an archeologist

Since I’ve been getting a lot of messages recently from people asking what it’s like to be an archeologist and how to become one, I decided it is high time I devote a blog to how I became one! My story Ironically, I actually am not one of those people Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 6 years26/11/2019 ago
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#Metoo – a woman in academia & archeology

While I usually blog about the joys of being an archeologist, I want to shine a light on something far less pleasant – namely the sexism and harassment in academia and archeology with frequently inadequate response from the leadership. Something that was shown in painful clarity recently at the Society Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 6 years04/06/2019 ago
Archeology

Winning the Joseph Déchelette European Archeology Prize

I am honored and proud to say that on Friday 15-06-2018 I was awarded the Joseph Déchelette European Archeology Prize for my dissertation Fragmenting the Chieftain. This relatively new prize, named after internationally renowned scholar Joseph Déchelette (1862-1914) – one of the founders of protohistoric archeology in Europe – was recently Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years26/06/2018 ago
Archeology

The weaponry grave of Neerharen-Rekem

Last week I once again traveled abroad with Valerio Gentile to examine finds from an exceptional prehistoric grave. This time we went to Tongeren, which (apparently) is the oldest town in Belgium, and once was the only Roman administrative capital within the country’s borders (thanks Wikipedia). We stayed at a lovely interbellum house Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years11/06/2018 ago
Archeology

Checking in with the Frankfurt Fürst

Recently I traveled to the Archäeologisches Museum Frankfurt with Valerio Gentile to examine the finds from the Fürstengrab of Frankfurt-Stadtwald, an exceptionally rich Early Iron Age chamber tomb that yielded an extraordinary set of grave goods. As it is geographically the closest Hallstatt culture burial to those of the Low Countries (which Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years17/05/2018 ago
Archeology

The town that named an Iron Age culture: Hallstatt

Anyone who has ever heard me talk about my research into Early Iron Age elite burial practices, has heard me refer to the Hallstatt Culture of Central Europe. In this blog post, I give a short introduction to this exceptional site and provide some links to other websites and (accessible) Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years27/01/2018 ago
Archeology

Fragmenting the Chieftain

Early Iron Age (800–500 BC) elite burials in the Low Countries My fascination with Early Iron Age elite burials started during my Research Master when I was interning at the National Museum of Antiquities. For a year I assisted the curator of the Prehistory collection Luc Amkreutz to redo the Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years19/12/2017 ago
Archeology

Working with artists to reconstruct the past

In the past few years I have had the distinct pleasure of collaborating with not one but two talented artists – each very much with their own artistic style and technique – to reconstruct what Early Iron Age elites and their grave goods may have looked like in life. These Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 8 years29/11/2017 ago
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  • Coloring the Iron Age: Oldest dress in the Netherlands was bright red and blue
  • Being an academic with mental health problems
  • How I became an archeologist
  • #Metoo – a woman in academia & archeology
  • Why I signed up for Miss Pinup Benelux
  • Visiting the EAA & tips for surviving conferences
  • Winning the Joseph Déchelette European Archeology Prize
  • The weaponry grave of Neerharen-Rekem
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