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Roy van Beek

@royvanbeek.bsky.social

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Associate Professor in Landscape Archaeology at Wageningen University. Interdisciplinary research on humans & landscapes to connect past, present and future.

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · 1d

Proud to have been part of an international research team to investigate the fascinating landscape history of Lolland (Denmark), and what we can learn from it. This is the paper we wrote:

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Lolland’s changing landscapes: insights from long-term interactions between people and the environment

Many parts of Europe are today facing a wide range of societal and environmental challenges that demand a high degree of resilience and adaptability. Archaeology has an important role to play by pr...

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · Apr 28

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.

Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · Apr 18

New paper on the application of #luminescence dating techniques to improve chronologies of archaeological earthworks.

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Dating earthworks with luminescence: Insights from the medieval ringfort of Den Burg, Texel (the Netherlands)

Ancient human-made earthworks such as mounds, middens, levees, raised or terraced fields, enclosures and forts are omnipresent in many areas across th…

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · Apr 16

New paper! On the wide array of threats that coastal environments are facing worldwide, and the necessity of coupled natural and cultural management approaches.

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Preserving coastal environments requires an integrated natural and cultural resources management approach

Abstract. Integration of natural and cultural resource management is urgently needed to combat the effects of climate change. Scientists must contend with

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Roy van Beek @royvanbeek.bsky.social · Apr 14

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 · Dec 27

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 · Dec 24

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 · Dec 14

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