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Jan Trachet

@jtrachet.bsky.social
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Researcher of Landscape Archaeology & Historical Cartography /// Likes bikes, hikes & hammocks

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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
In full preparation for our 2026 field campaign, we are proud to share a first glimpse of last summer’s fieldwork in the Scheldt Estuary. New article in Archaeological Prospection on non-invasive prospection at the drowned medieval village of Tolsende. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Optimizing Strategies for Non‐Invasive Prospection of Settlements in the Intertidal Zone: A Case Study From the Centre of the Drowned Medieval Village of Tolsende (Scheldt Estuary, the Netherlands)
Medieval and early modern drowned villages in the intertidal zone of the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands) constitute intriguing yet largely understudied components of north-western Europe's underwat...
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Our paper on the #archaeology of #sheep husbandry & the evolution of #coastal #taskscapes has nearly 1000 views s online views; now it is also available as a printed copy in the new issue of the Journal of #Wetland #Archaeology. 👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14732971.2024.2416266
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Our article on #Mapathon 1571 is now online at the Leventhal Map & Education Center! 👉 www.leventhalmap.org/articles/map... This publication was made possible through the Allmaps Research Fellowships. Thanks to my co-authors at #GhentCDH and #Allmaps, and @bplmaps.bsky.social for the support.
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Mapathon 1571: Building Community Cartography Through Collective Georeferencing - Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
How a sixteenth-century map reconnects contemporary audiences with its historical landscape
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Tijdens 'Mapathon 1571' brachten 50 vrijwilligers een 16e-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal tot leven in het Brugse Stadsarchief. Twee dagen collectieve cartografie, nieuwsgierigheid en erfgoedpassie! Check nu alvast de video, de blog & online ontsluiting volgen dra! vimeo.com/1096892444
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Mapathon 1571: verbindt het Brugse Vrije met vandaag Op 14 en 15 maart 2025 werd de leeszaal van het Brugse Stadsarchief omgevormd tot een bruisende werkplek voor…
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Volgeboekt, maar niet getreurd! Schrijf je in op de #Mapathon1571 wachtlijst en help mee geschiedenis in kaart te brengen! 📢 Extra shout-out naar jonge erfgoedliefhebbers en vrouwen – Laat ons de #AI generator van onderstaande afbeelding zijn ongelijk aantonen! 📩 event.ugent.be/registration...
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
📣 Call for Papers 📣 On #IKUWA8, the International Congress for Underwater #Archaeology (Ostend, October 13-17), we organise the session 'Turn the Tide – Methods to unmud intertidal cultural heritage' 📎 Find our session here: www.vliz.be/ikuwa8/en/se... 📩 And submit your abstract before March 15
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Session F - Intertidal Archaeology
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
🌍🔎 Doe mee aan Mapathon 1571! Help een unieke 16de-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal verbinden met het huidige landschap. 📅 14 & 15 maart 2025 📍 Stadsarchief Brugge ➡️ Info & Inschrijven via www.mappingpourbus.ugent.be #Cartografie #Mapathon1571 #Erfgoed #Burgerwetenschap #CitizenScience
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Jan Trachet @jtrachet.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
#Endtroducing my #twitter profile summary: I am a #medieval archaeologist at @archeougent.bsky.social, surveying the lost harbors of the Zwin, and turning history into a cycling adventure. I am also studying 16th-century historical maps, revealing secrets of Pieter Pourbus' map-making techniques
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