This research involved revisiting an archaeological site in Siegerswoude, Friesland, the Netherlands, with a specific focus on remote sensing techniques. Remote sensing technology holds significant promise in archaeological research, providing a non-destructive method for archaeologists. Developed over …

In this thesis, it was explored how to utilize a touch screen and Unreal Engine to create a museum installation prototype for a visualisation of material deterioration. The materials that were focused on were Roman materials, based on a recent excavation in the Netherlands. The prototype was eventually …

Animal burrows create discontinuities on the body of earthen levees that under certain circumstances can threaten their structural integrity through hydraulic alteration and surface erosion. Although it is a virtually established fact that discontinuities can undermine the structural integrity of levees, …

From October 1980 until May 1981, the Heritage Department of the municipality of Utrecht excavated 173 burials and 40 charnel pits at the former St. Jobsgasthuis. The focus of this thesis is on the skeletal research of the buried individuals in the chapel of the St. Jobsgasthuis. The individuals buried …

This research looks into the possibilities of performing spatial analysis techniques on small scale excavations with the Oaktrench as test subject. The Oaktrench is a trench on the Glauberg in central Germany with a large variety of find material. No clear features were found. However, multiple hotspots …

In 2001 and 2002 an excavation conducted in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands revealed the vestiges of a Roman fort, Castellum Albaniana, situated along the historical Rhine delta and used for centuries during the Roman occupation (41 AD − 275 CE). Among the animal bones retrieved from …

International education is a relatively new field and until recently, there was no formal education to prepare practitioners. This means that people working in international education are a colourful and diverse group, coming from a wide range of disciplines, which definitely adds to the attraction of …

The goal of this study was to explain various measurements of atmospheric methane on Mars performed by the PFS instrument on-board the European Mars Express mission and from ground based observations. In order to reach this goal a layer of methane was assumed to exist in porous near surface layers of …