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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

The age of dikes can be difficult to determine. In this new paper in Journal of Archaeological Science we show that #luminescence produces very promising results. Obtained dates match historical sources and archaeological finds very well! @w-u-r.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Dating dikes with luminescence

Dikes are important human-made earthworks of lowland environments which have been used for flood control, land reclamation, and water management for t…

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 08/12/2025

NEW Peatlands are incredibly valuable for archaeologists, preserving organic materials that usually do not survive. However, this heritage is under threat and the latest #AntiquityDebate argues action must be taken now to save the #archaeology 🏺 @royvanbeek.bsky.social 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Archaeologist in a yellow high-vis jacket and pink cap excavating a wooden trackway in a peatland. A diagonal cut runs through the trackway, made during peat extraction.

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

If you have any interesting wetland archaeological research to share, please consider @jnlwetlandarch.bsky.social! We welcome a wide array of paper types from any region wordlwide 👇. Let's build a wetland research community together!

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 29/10/2025

Bog bodies are a millennia-long tradition in Northern Europe, starting ~5000 years ago in Scandinavia and continuing into early modern times. Analysis of over 1000 individuals found most met violent ends. 🔗 from 2023 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Map of some of the sites with bog bodies that were studied in relation to peatlands across Northern Europe, differentiated via site type.

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Dutch coastal landscapes contain a wealth of maritieme cultural #heritage. These are the jaws of a blue whale, displayed on the Wadden Isle of #Schiermonnikoog. The animal was caught in 1950 during one of the many expeditions starting from the island.

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Today we at Wageningen University are striking against the budget cuts of the Dutch government, which will have a devastating effect on Dutch academia and our society at large. Doe het niet! @w-u-r.bsky.social

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Tony Divey @tonydivey.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

For #FindsFriday here are two antler picks from Grimes Graves Neolithic flint mines complete with original label dating the find date to 1914 or just before My 📷, objects in possession of EH #Archaeology

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Some nicely decorated pottery from urnfields in the Eastern Netherlands, Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age.

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

My first post over here! Let's start with a picture of my most recent archaeological fieldwork, which attracted a lot of attention.

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