Abstract

Buried and submerged landscapes in the lowlands of the Netherlands play a key role in debates on the introduction of farming. First envisaged as too wet for human subsistence, it is becoming more and more clear that these dynamic landscapes were in fact highly suitable for agriculture, and indeed used for crop cultivation. New geophysical data, excavations, soil micromorphology analyses and other scientific approaches together show a new, complex image of wetland subsistence during the transition to farming.

Bio:

Prof. Dr. Ir Hans (D.J.) Huisman

Senior researcher, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands; Professor of geoarchaeology and archaeometry, University of Groningen

Hans Huisman is a geoarchaeologist and archaeometrist. With a background in soil science and geochemistry, he applies scientific approaches and methods on a wide range of archaeological subjects. Major fields of interest are preservation and monitoring of archaeological sites, manufacture and trade of artefacts, (esp. metal and glass), use of space and wetland agriculture.

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