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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
Conference

Visiting the EAA & tips for surviving conferences

On September 5th, 2018 I boarded a plane and flew south to attend the 24th European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Every year archeologists take over a different city in Europe for a few days, and this was my third year in a row where I Read more…

By Sasjavdv, 7 years12/09/2018 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

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
Recent blog posts
  • 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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