GIA (Groningen Institute for Archaeology)

GIA (Groningen Institute for Archaeology) GIA is a research institution in Groningen, part of the University of Groningen and is considered a second home for many archaeology students!

Check back here for information on events and cool archaeology! The Groningen Institute of Archaeology (GIA) is a research institution, part of the University of Groningen. In it archaeological research and education are being carried out as part of the BA, MA and REMA Archaeology courses. GIA is considered a second home for many archaeology students and is one of the most cosy and relaxed studyin

g environments in the world. The Poststraat 6 offers a range of experts in many fields within archaeology and it has several important facilities such as an archaeology library, a journal basement, a zoological reference attic, a project room, a garden, a lounge, a conference room, a drawing lab, an archaeological finds depot and an ArcGIS lab. Also connected to GIA are the buildings at the Broerstraat 9 (Archaeobotanical lab and restoration lab) and A-weg 30 (Arctic Research Centre). GIA was founded by the infamous Prof. Van Giffen back in 1920 (then called the Biologisch-Archeologisch Instituut) and still has part of his collection in the basement! Some say beneath the foundations of the Poststraat 6 still lies the most northern hunebed of the Netherlands!

Please join us on Tuesday 7 May at 16.00 for our next Research Seminar when Dr. Willemien de K**k (University of Groning...
01/05/2024

Please join us on Tuesday 7 May at 16.00 for our next Research Seminar when Dr. Willemien de K**k (University of Groningen) will present her lecture titled: Unlocking the Past to Safeguard the Future: Aquatic Turtles Across Millennia. This will take place in the Poststraat 6 collegezaal and online: https://meet.google.com/sxw-vtpg-hsy.

Please join us on Tuesday 23 April at 16.00 for our next Research Seminar when Dr Manuela Ritondale (University of Groni...
19/04/2024

Please join us on Tuesday 23 April at 16.00 for our next Research Seminar when Dr Manuela Ritondale (University of Groningen) will present her lecture on the Digital turn in (underwater) cultural heritage. An exemplary context to discuss the utility, challenges and ethics of digital and virtual applications. This will take place in the Poststraat 6 collegezaal and online: https://meet.google.com/czv-nvhk-tvt

Abstract:
The 2001 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage has provided a shared legally binding framework for the participatory States aimed at optimizing identification, research and protection of their underwater heritage while ensuring its preservation and sustainability. Some of the main principles that the Convention has established, such as in situ preservation as the first option, preference for non-destructive techniques, and promotion of public access to in situ underwater cultural heritage, have had a profound impact on underwater archaeology practice and management.

Partially based on the outcomes of my PhD project concluded in 2022, and on my current postdoctoral research, this talk will critically discuss whether and how digital and virtual applications have contributed to addressing the above UNESCO principles, with what advantages and limitations. Do these technologies help promote understanding and accessibility of underwater sites? Why have certain applications, such as 3D visualization, been more popular thus far than others, like predictive assessment? Are virtual technologies really improving the accessibility of unreachable sites, or are we simply generating new excluded categories of users? What do we risk losing on the altar of technological innovation?

Interessant en relevant project! Beeldvorming vanuit de wetenschap met ruimte voor diepgang en het leggen van accenten  ...
10/03/2024

Interessant en relevant project! Beeldvorming vanuit de wetenschap met ruimte voor diepgang en het leggen van accenten


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21/12/2022

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen (including the GIA) is hiring assistant professors (24 FTE) working in the following themes:
- Cultural heritage and identity: Material and intangible heritage
- Cultural heritage and identity: Creative industries, media and popular culture
- Language in cultural-political contexts
- Humane Artificial Intelligence
- Communication, information and social inequalities in a digital world.

More information: https://www.rug.nl/let/sectorplan/positions-in-cultural-heritage-and-identity-material-and-intangible-heritage

Registration for our Funnel Beaker Junior Congress on the 13th of June is open! Send an email to juniorcongrestrb@gmail....
02/06/2022

Registration for our Funnel Beaker Junior Congress on the 13th of June is open! Send an email to [email protected] with your name, institution, and whether you're an ARCHON member. ARCHON members can obtain 1 EC for attending and handing in a reflection report.

Funnel Beaker junior conference – 13 June 2022 Date: 13 June 2022 Location: Hunebedcentrum in Borger (Drenthe) Credits: 1 ECT We are pleased to inform you of our upcoming junior conference themed: the Funnel Beaker period. The number of people working within this area of study is vastly growing, t...

Come and join us: two PhD positions at the GIA as part of the MARE (Mortuary Archaeology in the Roman East) project.http...
15/02/2022

Come and join us: two PhD positions at the GIA as part of the MARE (Mortuary Archaeology in the Roman East) project.

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0008YJP&cat=wp

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0008YIP&cat=wp

Applications are invited for a fully funded, four-year PhD position within the research project “Mortuary Archaeology of the Roman East - MARE”, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and led by the PI, dr. Lidewijde de Jong.

Come and join us: Postdoctoral position Roman-Palmyrene funerary portraits (University of Groningen/GIA/two-years)
27/01/2022

Come and join us: Postdoctoral position Roman-Palmyrene funerary portraits (University of Groningen/GIA/two-years)

Applications are invited for a fully funded, two-year postdoc position within the research project “Mortuary Archaeology of the Roman East - MARE”, financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and led by dr. Lidewijde de Jong.

New grant opportunity (publication grant):
01/07/2021

New grant opportunity (publication grant):

NINO initiates, supports, and conducts scholarly research in the civilizations of the Near East from the ancient to the early modern period. In particular, it concentrates on the archaeology, history, languages, and cultures of Egypt, Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia.

Please, join us for the next Capita Selecta talk, this coming Tuesday. Francesco Iacono (University of Bologna) will dis...
09/05/2021

Please, join us for the next Capita Selecta talk, this coming Tuesday.

Francesco Iacono (University of Bologna) will discuss phenomena of economic interaction and mobility in South-Eastern Italy during the Bronze Age.

As usual, participation is free and no registration is required.

Enter the Meet room here: https://meet.google.com/ssh-kpre-ije

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Poststraat 6
Groningen
9712ER

Openingstijden

Maandag 08:30 - 17:00
Dinsdag 08:30 - 17:00
Woensdag 08:30 - 17:00
Donderdag 08:30 - 17:00
Vrijdag 08:30 - 17:00

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