Dr. J. Waagen
Jitte Waagen is a digital archaeology specialist at the Amsterdam Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, as well as coordinator of the 4D Research Lab, at the University of Amsterdam. His research interests include landscape archaeology, methodology, remote sensing, GeoICT, and virtual archaeology.
Key-pubs:- Waagen, J., & van Wijngaarden, G. J. (2024). Understanding Archaeological Site Topography: 3D Archaeology of Archaeology. Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology, 7(1), 237-243.
- Waagen, J., Lanjouw, T., & Huurdeman, H. (2024). Virtual Past Places: Reinventing the Classroom using Virtual Reality in Humanities Education. In I. Saloul, S. Berrebi, N. Munawar, & M. Panico (Eds.), AHM Conference 2024: ‘Heritage, Memory and Material Culture’ (Vol. 3, pp. 85-91). Amsterdam University Press.
- Stek, T. D., & Waagen, J. (2022). Scratching the Surface: Integrating Low-Visibility Zones and Large Rural Sites in Landscape Archaeology Using Point Sampling. Journal of Field Archaeology, 47(4), 228-244.
- Waagen, J., García Sánchez, J., van der Heiden, M., Kuiters, A., & Lulof, P. (2022). In the Heat of the Night: Comparative Assessment of Drone Thermography at the Archaeological Sites of Acquarossa, Italy, and Siegerswoude, The Netherlands. Drones, 6(7)
- Waagen, J. (2019). New technology and archaeological practice. Improving the primary archaeological recording process in excavation by means of UAS photogrammetry. Journal of Archaeological Science, 101, 11-20.
Books by J. Waagen
Advances in Digital Archaeology
Proceedings of the 2023 conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology – 50 years of synergy
Edited by J.W.H.P. Verhagen, J. Waagen, A. Brandsen, A. Queffelec, R.M. Visser & D. Taelman | Forthcoming
This volume showcases cutting-edge research in digital archaeology, presenting 27 chapters that explore how computational methods are transforming archaeological fieldwork, analysis, data management, and interpretation. Topics range from AI applications in artefact classification and spatial…
