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Ralf Vandam

@ralfvandam.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Archaeology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Research: Human-Environment interactions in the past

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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Starting 2026 with a new publication! 🎉 Dries Vergouwen modelled the seascape around Nea Paphos—an MA thesis turned peer-reviewed article. Very proud promotor! #archaeologycyprus #DigitalArchaeology @amgc-vub.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New insights on the seascape and a possible lighthouse in Nea Paphos, Cyprus, during the Roman period
This study investigates the hypothesis that Nea Paphos, the Roman capital of Cyprus, had a highly accessible harbour because it was readily visible fr…
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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. hmsjournal.org/index.php/ho...
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Small-Scale Copper Production in Late Roman Pyrga, Cyprus: Ecclesiastical Influence on technology | Historical Metallurgy
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Archaeology, Environmental Changes & Geo-Chemistry @amgc-vub.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
📣 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 👇
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Pim Kaskes @pimkaskes.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
🎬🦖☄️🤠 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...
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Docu showcases adventurous and high-tech vub research into the demise of the dinosaurs
Exact scientist and Indiana Jones in one
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
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
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VUB researcher discovers hand axes that may go back 1,5 mill
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface material. This...
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Veerle Rots @veerlerots.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
For those who would want to join us in Belgium: jobs.ugent.be/job/Gent-Pro...
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Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa
Professor in Prehistorie van Noordwest-Europa
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Jacob I. Griffith @jbioarch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @brusselsbioarch.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social
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Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain
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...
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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
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VUB-onderzoekers willen instorting van Late-Bronstijdculture
De ineenstorting in de Late Bronstijd (LBA) in het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied blijft een fascinerend raadsel.
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Last week we organized an Archaeology Workshop for TADA in Schaarbeek for 10 year olds! Such a great experience 👌
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Archaeology, Environmental Changes & Geo-Chemistry @amgc-vub.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Great read about Testerep, the lost island on the Belgian coast! Soetkin Vervust explains how she, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from VLIZ, KU Leuven and Howest, is reconstructing 5000 years of coastal history, revealing the remarkable story of Testerep🕵️‍♀️🔎🏝️ vub.be/en/news/vub-...
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VUB archaeologist Soetkin Vervust: "We are reconstructing 5,000 years of coastal history"
tghe sunken island of Testerep resurrects in new science expo
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Ralf Vandam @ralfvandam.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
New paper out on the Sagalassos Hinterland! Here we assess all evidence of Ancient Moatra, which should have been located in Bereket. @amgc-vub.bsky.social
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More Water at Moatra: Archaeology, Geomorphology and Toponymy in the Territory of Sagalassos
Gephyra | Volume: 28
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Archaeology, Environmental Changes & Geo-Chemistry @amgc-vub.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Time & Space! At this years Wetenschapfestival Brussel, our @amgc-vub.bsky.social team presented themes of both archaeology and cosmo chemistry under one roof, presenting samples, creating art, and giving out free (temporary) tattoos 🦷🦴🔥☄️🌘🪨🚀 Well done to the whole team!
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Dries Daems @driesdaems.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Very happy to see our latest paper published in JAS: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Unravelling the threads of connectivity: A mutual information approach to tracing material networks in the late hellenistic and early roman mediterranean
The study of connectivity and interaction in the Mediterranean world is a rich and vibrant topic. While most direct attestations of past interaction h…
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Dries Daems @driesdaems.bsky.social · 19/06/2024
Very proud to see the introduction to our Special Issue in The Holocene published today. If you are interested in deep-time patterns of sustainability and resilience in socio-ecological systems, this is something to check out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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