About Us

Research team

Prof.dr. E. Jansma Esther Jansma
Utrecht University, Fac. of Geosciences, dept. Physical Geography
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
The Netherlands Centre for Dendrochronology/RING Foundation
Project leader, promotor project A, B and C
Academia | e.jansma@cultureelerfgoed.nl

Prof.dr. H. Middelkoop
Utrecht University, Fac. of Geosciences, dept. Physical Geography
Advisor physical geography, promotor subprojects B and C
website | h.middelkoop@uu.nl

Prof.dr. Ir. M. SpekTheoSpek
Groningen University Fac. of Arts, Centre for Landscape Studies
Advisor landscape history and landscape archaeology,
promotor subproject A
website | theo.spek@rug.nl

Dr. B. Groenewoudt
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
Advisor landscape archaeology, co-promotor subproject A
Academia | b.groenewoudt@cultureelerfgoed.nl

Dr. E. StouthamerEstherStouthamer
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
Advisor physical geography, co-promotor subproject B
Website | E.Stouthamer@uu.nl

Dr. W.Z. Hoek
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
Advisor physical geography and climate, co-promotor subproject B & C
Website | w.z.hoek@uu.nl

R.J. van Lanen
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
PhD student project A
Academia | r.j.vanlanen@uu.nl

H.J. PierikHarm Jan Pierik
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
PhD student project B
Academia | h.j.pierik@uu.nl

M.T.I.J. Gouw-Bouman
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
PhD student project C
Website | M.T.I.J.Gouw-Bouman@uu.nl‎

Dr. K.M. Cohen
Utrecht University Fac. of Geosciences, dept. of Physical Geography
Deltares
TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands
Advisor palaeogeography, GIS, sedimentology & stratigraphy
Academia | k.m.cohen@uu.nl

Drs. M.C. Kosian
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands
Advisor historic landscape and GIS modelling
Website | m.kosian@cultureelerfgoed.nl

Advisory board

Prof.dr. B.J.P. van Bavel
Dept. History, Fac. of Humanities, Utrecht University
Medieval economy and society

Dr. F. Bittman
Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research
Landscape archaeology NW Germany

Dr. F.P.M. Bunnik
TNO, team Geobiology
Palaeo-ecology

Prof.dr. W.E. Davies (emeritus)
University
College London (UCL)
Medieval settlement and land-use changes

Dr. A.F.V. van Engelen
KNMI
Historical climatology

Prof.dr. J. Esper
Department of Geography, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Dendrochronology, climate reconstruction

Dr. A. Hormes
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Arctic Geology
Physical geography and climate change

Prof.dr. M.B. de Jong
Dept. History, Fac. of Humanities, Utrecht University (NL)
History Early Middle Ages

F.C. Ljungqvist MSc
Centre of Medieval Studies, Stockholm University
Early Medieval climate and archaeology

Prof.dr. J. Renes
Dept. Human Geography and Planning, Fac. of Geosciences, Utrecht University / Dept. Ancient Studies, Fac. of Arts, Free University Amsterdam
Historical geography

Prof. Dr. D. Tys
Free University Brussels
Landscape archaeology Middle Ages

Dr. Peter Vos
Deltares
Palaeogeographic development of the Netherlands during the Holocene

Prof.dr. C. Wickham
Medieval History, All Souls College, University of Oxford
Medieval history, medieval economy