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In February 2007, I took up my current post as Associate Professor at the Amsterdam Archaeological Centre. Before, I was director of the Netherlands Institute in Athens. I acquired my PhD degree in 1999 with a dissertation on Mycenaean pottery in the Levant, Cyprus and Italy. I am married to Virna Harjadi and we have a daughter called Chiara.
Teaching
My teaching assignment is Greek archaeology, with an emphasis on the pre- and protohostoric periods. In addition, I teach courses concerning archaeological theory, the history of the discipline and museumarchaeology.
Research
My research interests revolve primarily around the subject of Mediterranean interconnections ofpre- and protohistoric Greece. As such, the western periphery of Greece, has my particular attention, as is also clear from my fieldwork on the Ionian island of Zakynthos.
In addition, I conduct research with regard to the context of Archaeology and archaeological remains in contemporary society. In particular, I am interested in attitudes of the wider public towards archaeology and their influence on the discipline as a whole.
Zakynthos
Since 2005, I have been directing archaeological fieldwork on the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian sea. The Zakynthos Archaeology project is a cooperation between the 35th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and the Netherlands Institute in Athens. Aim of the project is to relate the spatial and diachronic distribution of finds to the dynamics of the landscape of the island. To this aim a variety of researches are carried out, such archaeological survey and excavation, geological mapping, remote sensing, interviewing and others. For more information, see websites below.
Zakynthos
