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Urban Network Evolutions

News

Seasons and the city

- Publication

Latest culture comment on urban archaeology by UrbNet Centre Director Rubina Raja and Centre Deputy Director Søren M. Sindbæk just published in Current World Archaeology.

Introduction of María Coto-Sarmiento

New postdoc at UrbNet (MINERVA project).

Urban Religion in the Desert: Perspectives from Palmyra

- Publication

New edited journal volume by former postdoc Amy C. Miranda and Professor Rubina Raja.

Ancient Roads in the Southern Golan Heights: Recent Surveys and Landscape Approach

New publication by Postdoc Adam Pažout.

The Ingholt Archive: The Palmyrene Material, Transcribed with Commentary and Bibliography

- Publication

New publication by Olympia Bobou, Amy C. Miranda, Rubina Raja and Jean-Baptiste Yon

Mysterium i forladt middelalderby er løst med hjælp fra dansk forsker

Store, brede huller i jorden kan forklare, hvordan mennesker kunne overleve i byen for 1.000 år siden.

Road and Transport Networks

New publication by A. Pažout, T. Brughmans, and P. de Soto.

The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Rome: Excavating the Last Days of the Alessandrino District

- Publication

New publication by F.L. Corsetti, J.K. Jacobsen, G. Mittica, G. Murro, C. Parisi Presicce, R. Raja, L. di Siena and M. Vitti

Brutal massacre sheds light on migration during Viking Age

Slaughter of men, women, and infants paints a “before” picture of population movements into Scandinavia.

Meet UrbNet - Katarina Mokránová

- History and archaeology

Meet research assistant Katarina Mokránová in our latest video introduction.

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Events

PhD pre-defences: Marie Hélène Van De Ven and Rhiannon Garth Jones

7 Feb
Tuesday 7 February 2023, at 10:30

Joint event between the Dept. of History and Classical Studies and UrbNet.

Khirbet al-Khalde in Context

2 Apr
Sunday 2 April 2023, at 09:00 All Souls College, University of Oxford

Organisers: Craig Harvey (Western University) and Rubina Raja (Aarhus University/All Souls College, University of Oxford).

Catastrophes in Context: The Archaeology of Catastrophes from 1st–8th CE in the Mediterranean Region

17 Apr
2 days, Monday 17 April 2023, at 09:00 - 18 April All Souls College, University of Oxford

Organisers: Rubina Raja (Aarhus University) and Andrew Wilson (University of Oxford).

Nordic Urban Archaeology – Experiences and new directions

10 May
3 days, Wednesday 10 May 2023, at 09:15 - 12 May Copenhagen City Hall

A conference organised by, and intended for, practitioners and researchers in the field of urban archaeology in the Nordic countries. It will provide…

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Current and upcoming visitors

  • Alba Antía Rodríguez Nóvoa (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
    1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023
  • Clara Filet (Université Paris 1 - Panthéon-Sorbonne)
    23 January 2023 - 22 January 2025
  • Miriam Kühn (Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin)
    6-8 February 2023
  • Rogier van der Heijden (University of Freiburg)
    6-13 February 2023
  • Kresimir Matijevic (Europa-Universität Flensburg)
    28-29 April 2023
  • Katharina Zerzeropulos (University of Cologne)
    March-June 2023
  • Christopher Hallett (UC Berkeley)
    1 October 2023 - 30 June 2024
  • Jörg Rüpke (Max-Weber-Kolleg, Universität Erfurt)
    30 October - 11 November 2023

Past visitors

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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
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H 1461, 326
P +4587162046
P +4527188390

Deputy director

Søren Michael Sindbæk

Professor
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H 4230, 228
P +4540878334
P +4540878334

Centre administrator

Christina Levisen

Special Consultant, Centre administrator
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H 4230, 221
P +4587162537
P +4540878516

Assistant centre administrator

Mie Egelund Lind

Assistant centre administrator
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H 4230, 221
P +4593522332
P +4593522332
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Christina Levisen