Gert Jan van Wijngaarden
Gert Jan van Wijngaarden (* 1964 ) is a Dutch classical archaeologist and mycenaeologist .
Van Wijngaarden studied archeology of the Mediterranean and cultural studies at the University of Amsterdam and received his doctorate in 1999 with a dissertation on Mycenaean ceramics and their cultural significance in the Levant , Cyprus and Italy .
From 2001 to 2006 he was director of the Nederlands Instituut in Athene . In early 2007 he was appointed adjunct professor in the Archeology capacity group at the University of Amsterdam.
Research focuses on the interrelationships between the pre- and proto-historic Greece and the Mediterranean. In this context he does field research on the island of Zakynthos . He also deals with museum archeology and cultural politics .
Fonts (selection)
- with JP Crielaard and V. Stissi (eds.): The complex past of pottery production, circulation and consumption of Mycenaean and Greek pottery (sixteenth to early fifth centuries BC). Proceedings of the ARCHON international conference, held in Amsterdam, November 8-9, 1996 . Brill, Leiden 1999, (table of contents) .
- Use and Appreciation of Mycenaean Pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy (approx. 1600-1200 BC). Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam 2003 (Amsterdam Archaeological Studies)
- Nederlandse archeologie in het buitenland: cultuurbeleid en practice. Leiden, Archeologische Informatie Centrum 1992.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gert Jan van Wijngaarden in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- University of Amsterdam: personal page
- Van Wijngaarden's personal page at Academia.edu (contains publications for download)
- SurveyArchaeology: Personal Page
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SURNAME | Wijngaarden, Gert Jan van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch classical archaeologist and mycenaeologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |