Interdisciplinarity between Humanities and Science: A Festschrift in honour of Prof. Dr. Henk Kars (CLUES 2)
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Henk Kars was appointed as first Chair of Archaeometry in The Netherlands in 1994. From 2002 he was full time professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, interim Director of CLUE, and founder and Managing Director of the Institute for Geo- and Bioarchaeology. This festschrift volume incorporates original publications in the field straddling the Sciences and Humanities produced by various former PhD-students, post-docs and colleagues.
Landscape archaeology is described in the first cultural landscapes of Europe as a mysterious outcome, while the historical record of surface water flow of the central Netherlands is reviewed. The south-western Netherlands are historically analysed since military inundations during the Eighty Year's War. The palaeolandscapes of the eastern Netherlands are reconstructed to locate the origins of the river Linge. The long time scale is considered in a 220.000 year overview of landscape development and habitation history in Flevoland.
Bioarchaeology is represented in a review of the current state of isotope research in The Netherlands and a correlation between bio- and geochemistry meets an analysis of organic residues in copper corrosion products. Archaeometry reveals the colour of Dutch archaeological textures. The relevance of a quartzite Neolithic axe found near to Huizen, The Netherlands is described.
CLUES is an international scientific series covering research in the field of culture, history and heritage which have been written by, or were performed under the supervision of members of the research institute CLUE+. 34fc/13bw
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Sjoerd Kluiving is an Associate Professor in Geoarchaeology and Anthropocene Sciences, with a special interest in Environmental Humanities. As a geologist and physical geographer involved in applying earth sciences to archaeology in interdisciplinary research and teaching, with emphasis on the Anthropocene. Project management in (field-based) evaluation of archaeological monuments, extensive teaching and research experience and initiator and project manager of involving cultural history in planning processes.Sjoerd leads the newly established Environmental Humanities Center at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and the International Association of Landscape Archaeology (IALA), uniting global geologists, archaeologists and historians. Sjoerd is (co-) supervising a growing body of PhD students in the field of landscape archaeology on the interface of archaeology, ecology and the earth sciences. Sjoerd has a special interest in accelerating the current societal transition and is project coordinator of TERRANOVA (EU- Horizon2020) steering 15 PhD candidates in a landscape-based response to one of the main challenges of our time.
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- Contributor: Sjoerd Kluiving
- Imprint: Sidestone Press
- ISBN13: 9789088904035
- Number of Pages: 184
- Packaged Dimensions: 182x256mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Sidestone Press
- Release Date: 2017-02-27
- Series: CLUES
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Sjoerd Kluiving is an Associate Professor in Geoarchaeology and Anthropocene Sciences, with a special interest in Environmental Humanities. As a geologist and physical geographer involved in applying earth sciences to archaeology in interdisciplinary research and teaching, with emphasis on the Anthropocene. Project management in (field-based) evaluation of archaeological monuments, extensive teaching and research experience and initiator and project manager of involving cultural history in planning processes.Sjoerd leads the newly established Environmental Humanities Center at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and the International Association of Landscape Archaeology (IALA), uniting global geologists, archaeologists and historians. Sjoerd is (co-) supervising a growing body of PhD students in the field of landscape archaeology on the interface of archaeology, ecology and the earth sciences. Sjoerd has a special interest in accelerating the current societal transition and is project coordinator of TERRANOVA (EU- Horizon2020) steering 15 PhD candidates in a landscape-based response to one of the main challenges of our time.
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