Institute for Geo- and Bioarchaeology
Mission
The core activities of the Institute for Geo- and Bioarchaeology consist of the development, preservation and exchange of knowledge in the fields of the historical past (i.e. archaeology), and of knowledge about the conservation of archaeological heritage, the primary source of information about the past. These core activities are concentrated on the overlap between the natural sciences, in particular the earth sciences and biology, and the cultural sciences. Co-operation with both commercial and scientific organisations in the national and international archaeological infrastructure as well as with leading institutes in Natural and Earth Sciences is a defining factor in the inter- and multidisciplinary character of the Institute, thus profiling itself as an international expert centre for scientific archaeology.
The IGBA draws on the expertise of archaeologists, ecological archaeologists, biomolecular archaeologists, historical geographers, physical geographers, petrologists, specialists in archaeological prospection, geohydrologists, geochemists and conservation scientists. With this inter- to multidisciplinary approach the Institute contributes to:
the understanding of ancient cultures regarding their exploration and use of landscapes and natural resources, and the applied knowledge of long term preservation of the archaeological remains in the modern landscape, and therefore to the sustainable development of cultural heritage.
LATEST NEWS
On the 23th of February 2012 Mike Groen of Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and Henk van Haaster of BIAX will present their research forensic archaeology and botany. The talks will be followed by a drink as usual.
*Time: Thursday 23-02-2012, 15.30-16.30 hrs.
*Place: VU, W&N building, room F630, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam
Contents Website
Symposia
You can find the dates of our monthly IGBA-symposia here.
Staff
We work in an interdisciplinary team of geoarchaeologists, bioarchaeologists, archaeologists and geologists. Find out about everybody's specialities through this link.
Research
In our research we approach archaeological questions through the application of scientific methods. For some examples, click the link.
Publications
Many of the Institute's research projects are published in the IGBA-reports. An exhaustive list of reports, some of which are available on-line can be found here.
Alliances
We like to work together with other research groups and scientists. This leads to inspiring results! To see whom we work with, click the link.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding our research or our teaching programmes please contact us.
To order one of our publications, you are kindly requested to used the form on the webpage.
Director Institute for Geo- and Bioarchaeology
Prof. dr. H. Kars
Phone: 020 59 87364
E-mail: h.kars@vu.nl
Institute for Geo- and Bioarchaeology
E-mail: geobioarchaeology@vu.nl
