Projects
Transformatie van data re-use in archeologie (TETRARCHs). Ghent University
Archaeological Synthesis Research 2019 - Conflict Archeology of the Second World War in Flanders Ghent University
There has been tremendous progress in the field since the early 21st century
of the conflict archeology of the First World War (Van Hollebeeke,
Stichelbaut et al. 2014) various initiatives of the Flemish Government (de Meyer
and Demeyere 2006, Dewilde 2006, Dewilde, de Meyer et al. 2007, Dewilde,
Verboven et al. 2016), a growing academic interest in ...
ArchHiv. An Archeology of Aids in Paris. Spaces, memories and viral sequences around the former Hôpital Claude Bernard. Ghent University
This project aims to reconstitute, understand and publicly debate the history of the HIV epidemic in Paris, by experimenting an original research strategy. The project is based on the collaboration between a team of historians of medicine (Sciences Po médialab), a team of architects and historians of architecture (Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Université de Ghent) and a team of virologists (INSERM-Hôpital Bichat). Firstly, ...
The archeology of the Oil Industry. Identifying the bitumen industry in Antiquity and the development fo a GCxGC and an LCxLC toolset for the geochemical sourcing of bitumen. Ghent University
The "Archeology of the Petroleum Industry" will lay bare the root of what currently can be considered as the biggest commerce in the world: the petroleum industry. Although what may seem as a 20th century commodity, actually started in Antiquity with trade in bitumen; a petroleum-related product which surfaces naturally. The import of Iranian bitumen into the Persian Gulf during the late third- and second millennium B.C. may be considered as ...
tenure track appointment in archeology of the Metal Times in Western Europe Ghent University
tenure track appointment in archeology of the Metal Times in Western Europe (Guy De Mulder)
Reanimating Morgue Files. A Media Archeology of Reference Picture Collections KU Leuven
This research project examines the specific case of morgue files: picture collections composed of photographs, clippings and visual printed ephemera often organized and stored in cabinets, and used as reference aid for drawing comics and cartoons. Ubiquitous in publishers offices and artist studios during most of the twentieth century, morgues have been a central aspect of cartoonists’ creative process for decades before online image ...
Reanimating Morgue Files. A Media Archeology of Reference Picture Collections KU Leuven
This research project examines the specific case of morgue files: picture collections composed of photographs, clippings and visual printed ephemera often organized and stored in cabinets, and used as reference aid for drawing comics and cartoons. Ubiquitous in publishers offices and artist studios during most of the twentieth century, morgues have been a central aspect of cartoonists’ creative process for decades before online image ...
BOF-ZAP-professorship in archeology Ghent University
A BOF-ZAP-professorship granted by the Special Research Fund is a primarily research-oriented position and is made available for excellent researchers with a high-quality research programme.