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Centre for

Urban Network Evolutions

UrbNet closed in December 2025

Centre for Urban Network Evolutions’ full list of the publication (2015-2025) can be found here: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32604471

For further information on the centre's activities see the annual reports.

Contact Professor Rubina Raja for further information (rubina.raja@cas.au.dk) 

News

Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) is now closed

As planned, UrbNet closed on 31 December 2025.

Sarah Croix receives the Stine Wiell award from the Royal Nordic Society of Antiquaries

Associate Professor Sarah Croix received on December 9, 2025 an award from the Stine Wiell’s Foundation for Young Female Archaeologists for her…

Palmyra, the Roman Empire, and the Third Century Crisis

New edited volume by Rubina Raja and Eivind Heldaas Seland.

Small rings, great power: assessing the Vimose mail coat

Olympia Bobou, Ilaria Bucci and Rubina Raja are publishing a series of features in CWA during the year leading up to RAC/TRAC 2026, which will be…

Mother of Invention

New culture comment in Current World Archaeology by UrbNet Centre Director Rubina Raja and Søren M. Sindbæk.

Khirbet al-Khalde: Final Publications from the Khirbet al-Khalde Archaeological Project 2023

New edited volume by Craig A. Harvey, Emanuele E. Intagliata and Rubina Raja.

Broken glass on the Via Nova Traiana: Roman, Late Antique and Early Islamic activity at Khirbet al-Khalde (south Jordan)

New publication by Cristina Boschetti, Nadine Schibille, Craig A. Harvey, Emanuele Ettore Intagliata & Rubina Raja.

New podcast series to feature cutting-edge research from UrbNet

Professor Rubina Raja has received the Carlsberg Mindelegat from the Carlsberg Foundation for the podcast series 'Urban Opinion', which shares new…

Globalisation Networks: The Role of Urban Nodes and Ties

New publication by Rubina Raja.

Journal of Urban Archaeology 12

The Journal of Urban Archaeology, vol. 12 (JUA 12) has been published by Brepols Publishers.

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Location

Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet)
Aarhus University
Moesgård Allé 20,
DK-8270 Højbjerg
Denmark

Building 4230, 2nd floor

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Contact

Centre director

Rubina Raja

Professor
M
H 1461, 326
P +4587162046
P +4527188390

Deputy director

Sarah Croix

Associate Professor
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H 4215, 138
P +4587162541
P +4587162541

Centre administrator

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