Archaeologists Connected

Archaeologists Connected is a network of young researchers from across the world, who work together within the Ancient Networks project at Leiden University. On this website, we share our experiences from the field and the lab. Our team has been active since 2017, and has since developed a diverse and interdisciplinary approach to archaeological sciences, heritage rescue, and interpretations of the global human past.

Our research is all about connections. By analyzing and interpreting a wide range of archaeological data, we aim to reconstruct the routes and processes of exchange that were part of trade networks spanned across the ancient world, from ca. 300 BCE and into the first millennium CE . While our project is rooted in archaeological evidence, we actively seek out multi-disciplinary collaborations (incl. archaeometry, digital archaeology, heritage). Open Access knowledge sharing is an important part of our output. We use our combined findings to ask bigger questions about connectivity and culture contact in the ancient past. What can we learn about complex processes from so long ago? How did such connections come into being between different cultures? How did this affect these places and the people who lived there? 

Through this site, we provide a glimpse into our ongoing projects and links to our latest publications. We also welcome you to follow our progress and adventures on Instagram. All our Open Access publications are available via this site (Bibliography).