Snatched by the wind: The wooden chapel of Saint Servatius in Maastricht

A wooden chapel dedicated to St. Servatius in sixth-century Maastricht has gotten a bad press. Historical and archaeological comparisons may redeem this humble shrine and illuminate the darkest years of post-Roman towns.

Vlog: Christmas spices, Sri Lanka and the Ancient Indian Ocean

In this vlog, MA student Alex Mohns will tell you about his research on Sri Lanka's major ancient trade ports and sites: Mantai, Anuradhapura and Ruhuna.

De hand van de Oldenzaalse glazenier

Tegen de kloostermuren van het Agnesklooster in Oldenzaal werd in 1996 een kuil aangetroffen die was gevuld met een kuub gebrandschilderd en onbeschilderd vlakglas uit de 14de - 17de eeuw. Het blijkt een kuil met productieafval van een glazenier.

Revitalizing the Dutch Southern Water Defence

The Southern Water Defence Line is a large system of defensive water lines largely created in the Eighty Years War (1568-1648). A group of three Archaeology master's students investigated how to turn the Defence Line's features into living heritage.

Vlog: Ancient Aksum and the impact of colonial archaeology in Africa

Excavating in times of corona

The corona pandemic has upset life around the globe in many different ways and archaeology has not remained unaffected. Research Master's student Jan Dekker reflects on his coronaproof excavation in France.

Setting the early medieval world on fire

Early medieval cremation burials have long been seen as the remains of non-Christian peoples. Recent research shows this narrative does not comfortably fit the archaeology of that period.

The elephant in the tomb: Finding the Mycenaean ‘blueprint’ for rock-cut chambers

Daniel Turner investigates the ascendance and decline of multi-use Late Bronze Age tombs in Greece.

Changing the norm: decolonising archaeology with local communities in Sudan

During my fieldwork, I witnessed how much archaeology is still embedded in colonial legacies, not only in the way archaeological research is conducted, but also in the minds of local people.