Working across borders and disciplines
The project is part of the WEAVE programme, a European research collaboration framework in which the Universities of Ghent, Kiel and Vienna jointly applied for research funding.
As such, the project weaves together three leading research groups in the fields of landscape archaeology, geophysics, and geoarchaeology. Each team contributes unique expertise to reconstruct and protect the lost cultural landscapes of the Scheldt estuary.
Meet the Team
Wim De Clercq
Full Professor, UGent
Historical Archaeology
Leads the landscape-archaeological component and oversees the integration of all WPs.
Immo Trinks
Associate Professor, UWien
Geoarchaeology
Co-leads WP4 and subtidal survey methods and data interpretation.
Philippe De Smedt
Associate Professor, UGent
Applied Geophysics
Develops geophysical approaches and co-leads WP1, WP3, WP5.
Dennis Wilken
Senior Researcher, CAUKiel
Applied Geophysics
Co-leads intertidal survey & subtidal geophysical methods and 3D-modeling in WP4.
Wouter Maes
Assistent Professor, UGent
UAV & Remote Sensing
Leads airborne data acquisition in WP2
Bente Majchczack
Postdoctoral Researcher, CAUKiel
Landscape Archaeology
Contributes to WP3 and WP4
Jeroen Verhegge
Postdoctoral Researcher, UGent
Applied Geophysics
Contributes to WP1, WP2, and WP3
Sarah Bäumler
Doctoral Researcher, CAUKiel
Applied Geophysics
Contributes to WP3
Stefan Krojer
Doctoral Researcher, UWien
Geoarchaeology
Contributes to WP4
Jan Trachet
Postdoctoral Researcher, UGent
Historical Archaeology
Contributes to WP1 and WP3
Stakeholders & Societal Partners
The project is supported by a network of partners in heritage management and policy.
These organizations contribute to data sharing, stakeholder engagement, and long-term preservation strategies.
Stakeholders include:
- Unesco Global Geopark Schelde Delta
- Province of Zeeland
- Gemeente Reimerswaal
- Rijkswaterstaat
- Dutch Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE) – Underwater archaeology and policy