Save the Date: on the 2 of April Professor Koen Ottenheym wil present his new publication: The Limes as Legend, with further controbution form Dr. Saskia Stevens (University Utrecht), Professor David Rijsers (University of Groningen) and Merlijn Hurx (KU Leuven).

This article explores how sedaDNA can be used to scientists’ advantage to make new discoveries about the Roman Limes, ecosystems, and climate change. Through this research, scientists have uncovered new insights into past inhabitants, including their health, diet, and interactions with their environment and each other.

On Tuesday 13 January, Wouter Vos, Jeroen Oosterbaan, Lianne te Winkel, Geert Roovers and Saskia Stevens gathered in Deventer with dozens of archaeology students from Saxion to celebrate the students’ involvement in the C-Limes minor. The meeting focused on their important contribution to this project. Over the course of three years, 70 students worked on…

Written by: Mirjam Rijpma In order to finish my master’s degree, I wrote a master thesis in cooperation with the Radboud university and Constructing the Limes (C-LIMES). During my thesis I researched the implementation of sedimentary DNA analysis in Roman archaeology in the Netherlands. During my thesis I was supervised by Astrid van Oyen (Radboud…

Saskia Stevens was invited to join the Time Team Podcast hosted by Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams, a podcast about archaeology featuring interviews with experts on a wide range of topics in the field. In this episode, Saskia talks about the discovery of the Roman temporary camp at Hoog Buurlo.

Did you see the news about the discovery of the Roman military camp near Hoog Buurlo? The media has widely covered it, both nationally and internationally. Here you will find a selection of articles from international media.

Students from the Constructing the Limes minor, together with archaeologists from Saxion, have discovered a Roman army camp on the Veluwe near Hoog Buurlo.

The symposium takes place on May 15th 2025 in Utrecht, and is organised as part of the NWO Constructing the Limes project and co-funded by the Archon research school.

This article, written by Paschalina Garidou, Henk van Houtum, Saskia Stevens, and Luuk Winkelmolen, examines Roman border gods in relation to the understanding of borders.

This article, written by Wouter Vos, Roeland Emaus, Jeroen Oosterbaan & Maarten Sepers, examines how ‘digital technologies’ have changed the way we study the limes.