Soils and luminescence signals shining light on the story of monumentality in Nicaragua
In the dry corridor of Central Nicaragua lies an extraordinary archaeological site: more than 372 rocky mounds shaped into semicircles and likely built from 300 A.D. onwards. Over the past few years, archaeologists from Leiden University have mapped these mounds.
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Tom Boonants defended his PhD thesis Today.
Tom Boonants presented successfully his PhD thesis titled "From falling stars to cremated bone: Towards a robust methodology of trace element determination in these Ca-heavy matrices" with Profs Steven Goderis and Christophe Snoeck from AMGC as advisors.
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Giorgio Arriga obtained his joint PhD between Univ. Roma Tre & AMGC
Giorgio Arriga successfully presented his PhD titled “ Long-term evolution of seismogenic faults in the central Apennines ”, advisors Profs Federico Rossetti (Roma) and Philippe Claeys (AMGC-VUB).
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AMGC Archaeologists aim to shed new light on the Late Bronze Age collapse
The collapse of the Late Bronze Age (LBA) civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean remains one of the greatest historical enigmas.
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VUB archaeologist Ella Egberts discovers hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert
In November and December 2024, VUB researcher Ella Egberts embarked on a pilot project in the Iraqi Western Desert, specifically in the Al-Shabakah area, to investigate archaeological surface material.
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National press coverage on AMGC-coordinated meteorite search expedition (BELARE Mission 2024-2025)
We are proud to share that Professor Steven Goderis, a leading member of the AMGC research group, and his team's groundbreaking Antarctic meteorite expedition have received extensive media attention.
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Testerep exhibition opening in Oostende
Our AMGC landscape archaeology professor Soetkin Vervust has been working tirelessly on her exhibition on Testerep, the lost island on the Belgian coast!
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Follow meteorite search in Antarctica - BELARE Mission 2024-2025
The first meteorites are being collected from the Belgica Mountains in Antarctica, with Steven Goderis in command. Despite major difficulties and equipment lost while crossing large crevasse fields, new meteorites are being recovered.
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Archaeology workshop for 5th grade elementary school students in Schaarbeek
On Thursday, December 12, a team of AMGC archaeology PhD students, led by Professor Ralf Vandam, hosted an engaging workshop for 5th-grade elementary students in Schaerbeek.
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Two AMGC presentations at the 14th annual Day on Belgian Archaeological Research in the Ancient Greek World
On December 13, AMGC archaeology PhD student Elisavet Stamataki delivered an insightful presentation at the 14th Annual Day on Belgian Archaeological Research in the Ancient Greek World.
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AMGC Keynote lecture & 2 PhD student presentations at the 3rd ISCMGEH-Europe conference
During the 3rd International Student Conference on Medical Geology and Environmental Health (European edition), which was held online between 26-29 November, 2 PhD students from AMGC presented their contributions in the session "Emerging Contaminants: Challenges and Impacts". Sybrien L...
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The Age of Terraces: Geoarchaeological campaign in Cyprus
The AGMC Terrace group recently participated in another fieldwork campaign in the foothills of the Troodos mountains in Cyprus (Pyrga, Erimi, and Politiko areas) at the beginning of November 2024.
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