This newsletter will update you on the latest developments in our research project Constructing the Limes.

How do the various disciplines and subprojects look within Constructing the Limes? And which partners are involved in the project? You’ll find out through the handy animation.

In this epilogue, Garidou, Winkelmolen and van Houtum draw upon an inspiring and thought-provoking anthology of chapters on borders, boundaries, liminality, and transgression.

In this paper, Winkelmolen, Garidou and van Houtum analyze the “Colosseum interview” of former U.K. Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in which he pleads for fierce border control against refugees, “like the Romans did.”

Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has become one of the standard applications in the field of paleogenomics in recent years. However, its application in archaeology has been limited and primarily focused on humans. This article argues …

This newsletter will update you on the latest developments in Constructing the Limes.

The first CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award was given to Dr. Saskia Stevens because of “her promising Citizen Science project and her outstanding achievement in promoting Open Science attitude”. This CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award is a fantastic recognition for the entire Constructing the Limes team, all our collaborative partners, and the inspiring ways we…

Earth scientist and team member of Constructing the Limes Lisette Kootker is one of the 61 researchers who will start a promising research project with the NWO Open Competition SGW XS funding. Kootker investigates how to research human mobility more accurately on archaeological human remains, by adding the lead isotope system. Focusing on identifying the…

On June 18, 2023, the community archaeology project “Heel Heerlen Graaft!” was launched in a festive manner. The afternoon began with the opening of the exhibition ‘The Discovery of Coriovallum’, showcasing magnificent findings from Heerlen. The exhibition was inaugurated at De Vondst by Karen Jeneson, the curator of the Thermenmuseum. After the opening, Alderman Jordy…

An example of citizen science in Limburg For the first time in the Netherlands, an archaeological research project is being carried out in a city together with residents on a large scale. During Heel Heerlen Graaft, 150 residents will join archaeologists in their search for Roman remains in their own backyard. It is an example…