A5003791624- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Cultural History and Identity Formation
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Marine and environmental studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Geological formations and processes
Ghent University
2022-2024
Mude, known today as Sint Anna ter Muiden (Zeeland, the Netherlands), was one of outports Bruges (northern Belgium) that developed along Zwin tidal inlet during medieval times. The coastal plain County Flanders became embanked via massive construction dikes. Yet, little is about environmental conditions in which harbour region developed. Recent archaeological research allowed us to carry out first study a complete sequence ranging from natural deposits raised soil associated with an...
The 'Scaperie' site in Knokke-Heist (Belgium), identified through a topographic analysis of sixteenth-century map and located maritime sedimentary environment, serves as the focal point for this research. Employing landscape archaeological approach, study integrates multiple data sources including ceramics, historical maps, aerial photographs, LiDAR-data, geophysical surveys, coring survey. dataset revealed remnants anthropogenic sheep mound, evidenced by localised microtopographic...
The region of Bruges (Flanders, Belgium) was an economic and cultural centre during the Late Middle Ages because it connected to North Sea via a large tidal inlet called Zwin, along which smaller towns developed. One these Aardenburg (Zeeland, Netherlands), developed from Roman castellum become one important medieval in hinterland Bruges. Unfortunately, archaeological, historical (palaeo)environmental data about evolution Zwin area are scarce. However, continuous occupation first millennium...
Het dorp Coxyde, samenvallend met de parochie Beniardskerke, was gelegen op zuidelijke oever van oostelijke arm het Zwin, in huidige West-Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. Hoewel vroegste geschiedenis slecht gekend is, kan zekerheid gesteld worden dat Beniardskerke ontstond volle middeleeuwen. De haven Coxyde deelde mee economische succes Brugge en zijn voorhavens tijdens late Ten gevolge een combinatie neergang, politieke spelletjes oorlogsschade, kromp vijftiende zestiende eeuw. verdween voorgoed uit...