Assistant Professor in Archaeology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Research: Human-Environment interactions in the past
Ralf Vandam
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Starting 2026 with a new publication! 🎉 Dries Vergouwen modelled the seascape around Nea Paphos—an MA thesis turned peer-reviewed article. Very proud promotor!
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This study investigates the hypothesis that Nea Paphos, the Roman capital of Cyprus, had a highly accessible harbour because it was readily visible fr…
Very happy to share our first results on copper slag analysis from the slag heaps at Pyrga 🇨🇾
Outstanding work by Yasmine Cornelissen, building on her MA thesis.
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Last week we organized an Archaeology Workshop for TADA in Schaarbeek for 10 year olds! Such a great experience 👌
Ralf Vandam
Check out Ella's interview on her Paleolithic survey outcomes from the Iraqi Western Desert. www.vub.be/en/news/vub-... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
The end of 2024 was pretty great as I recieved a FWO research project! We will tackle the end of the LBA in the Larnaca bay. More info (in Dutch): www.vub.be/nl/nieuws/vu... @amgc-vub.bsky.social
🎬🦖☄️🤠 Check out the interview by Cem Berk Senel and me with some more background on our @docville.bsky.social documentary 'de dag dat het zonlicht niet meer scheen', that will be released tonight! @vubrussel.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social ➡️ www.vub.be/en/news/docu...
Today my new paper was published in Plos One. High-resolution Neolithic life history reconstructions using Incremental dentine, bone collagen, and multi-enamel sampling! I'm really pleased with this one
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Megalithism has been repetitively tied to specialised herding economies in Iberia, particularly in the mountainous areas of the Basque Country. Legaire Sur, in the uplands of Álava region, is a recent...
For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...
📣 Funded PhD fellowship available 📣
We are looking for a PhD student interested in functional morphology and mammalian biodiversity during the Plio-Pleistocene in sub-Saharan Africa. The candidate will be part of the ERC PLIODIS project working with Prof Dr Gabriele Macho. More info 👇
After a career of 42 years, colleague Frank Vermeulen, professor of Roman-Mediterranean archaeology, will retire on Feb 1.
Prof. Vermeulen obtained his PhD at #UGent with a thesis on Roman habitation in sandy Flanders, and afterwards specialized in Roman-Mediterranean archaeology.
