Dr. J. (Jitte) Waagen
Faculty of Humanities
Visiting address
- Kloveniersburgwal 48
- Room number: F1.11A
Postal address
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Postbus 94203
1090 GE Amsterdam
Contact details
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Profile
Digital Archaeologist at Amsterdam Centre of Ancient Studies and Archaeology
Coordinator of the 4D Research Lab (4DRL)
My research engages with archaeological prospection, (UAS) remote sensing, Geo-ICT, statistics, 3D modeling, eXtended Reality and Blended Learning. My working area is the whole of Europe, with a specific focus on Mediterranean Archaeology. In the 4DRL I examine the application of 3D technology for research and educational purposes, ranging from 3D Scanning to Virtual Reconstruction, from both applied technological- as well as theoretical perspectives. -
Fieldwork projects
Archaeological fieldwork experience
Present fieldwork projects: Satricum (Italy, led by dr. M. Gnade), Halos and Zakynthos (Greece, led respectively by prof. dr. R. Reinders/prof. dr. V.V. Stissi and dr. G.-J. van Wijngaarden), Troy (Turkey, led by dr. G.-J. van Wijngaarden), Tappino Valley Survey, Molise, Italy (together with Dr. T.D. Stek).
San Pancrazio - Li Castelli (projectleader, GIS-specialist) for the FirmA.Conti VivaiPiante S.r.l. (Rome) under supervision of dr. G.-J. Burgers of the Royal Dutch Institute at Rome.
The Nemrud Dag Project (Site Information System, 2005-2008, GIS-specialist); collaboration with the Amsterdam Archaeological Center,UvA, led by prof. dr. Herman Brijder.
The Sacred Landscapes Project (archaeological surveys, landscape reconstruction and spatial analyses, 2004-2008, organisation); collaboration with drs. Jeremia Pelgrom (RUL, VU) and drs. Tesse Stek (UvA, RUN).
The L'Amastuola Project (archaeological survey and spatial analyses of the necropoleis, 2005/2006); collaboration with the Archaeological Institute of the Free University of Amsterdam, in 2006 with a fund from the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); led by dr. G.-J. Burgers and dr. J.P. Crielaard.
Muro Tenente (large scale excavations,1997-2000, trench leader, 2001, field technician, 2002, research); San Pancrazio (small scale excavations, 1999, trench leader); both led by prof. dr. D. Yntema and dr. G.-J. Burgers
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Publications
- refereed (22)
- academic (22)
- professional (2)
- popular scientific (3)
- recognitions (2)
- doctoral thesis (1)
- datasets (5)
2025
- Waagen, J. (2025). Documenting drone remote sensing: a reality-based modelling approach for applications in cultural heritage and archaeology. Drone Systems and Applications, 13. https://doi.org/10.1139/dsa-2023-0138
- Waagen, J., & Stek, T. D. (2025). Run to the Hills: A Stratified Sampling Approach to Site Clustering on High Grounds in Ancient Samnium (Molise, Italy). Journal of Field Archaeology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2024.2443312
- Waagen, J., & van Hilst, A. M. (2025). Drones over excavations – Enhancing the archaeologist’s eyes. An empirical case study into the deployment of UAS remote sensing as a research tool for archaeological excavation, in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105043
2024
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. https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.157 [details]- 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. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789048567638/AHM.2024.014 [details]
2023
- Krijnen, A., Waagen, J., & Hilditch, J. (2023). Survey, ceramics and statistics: The potential for technological traits as chronological markers. In A. Meens, M. Nazou, & W. van de Put (Eds.), Fields, Sherds and Scholars: Recording and Interpreting Survey Ceramics (pp. 69-80). (Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens; Vol. 9). Sidestone Press. https://doi.org/10.59641/m11443py [details]
- Waagen, J., Lanjouw, T., & de Kleijn, M. (2023). A virtual place of memory: Virtual reality as a method for communicating conflicted heritage at Camp Westerbork. Heritage, Memory and Conflict Journal (HMC), 3, 87-93. https://doi.org/10.3897/ijhmc.3.71198 [details]
- de Haas, T., Leppard, T., Waagen, J., & Wilkinson, T. (2023). Myopic Misunderstandings? A Reply to Meyer (JMA 35(2), 2022). Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, 36(1), 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1558/jma.27148
2022
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2022.2031466 [details]
- Waagen, J. (2022). Breakage, bias and the archaeological surface record: Assessing the quantification problem in archaeological field survey. Archaeometry, 64(2), 529-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12720 [details]
- 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), Article 165. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6070165 [details]
2021
- García Sánchez, J., & Waagen, J. (2021). Built environment in Satricum: Tracing technology and Archaic society using Remote Sensing tools. In M. Gnade, & M. Revello Lami (Eds.), Tracing Technology: Forty Years of Archaeological Research at Satricum (pp. 213-226). (Babesch. Supplement; Vol. 42). Peeters. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv28bqkxp.18 [details]
- Watkins, A., Kensche, S., Stigter, S., Waagen, J., & Lanjouw, T. (2021). The use of photogrammetry in the conservation of painted outdoor sculpture: Adressing Jean Dubutffet’s Jardin d'Email. In T. Bechthold (Ed.), Future Talks 019: Surfaces : lectures and workshops on technology and conservation of the modern (pp. 38-47). Die Neue Sammlung, The Design Museum. [details]
2020
- Jeffra, C., Hilditch, J., Waagen, J., Lanjouw, T., Stoffer, M., de Gelder, L., & Kim, M. J. (2020). Blending the Material and the Digital: A Project at the Intersection of Museum Interpretation, Academic Research, and Experimental Archaeology. The EXARC Journal, 2020(4). https://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10541 [details]
- Stissi, V., Heymans, E., Waagen, J., Rondiri, V., Agnousiotis, D., Dijkstra, T., & Efstathiou, D. (2020). Halos: Preliminary Report of the 2015 Field Survey and the 2016 Trial Trenches at Magoula Plataniotiki. Pharos: journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens, 24, 113-136. https://doi.org/10.2143/PHA.24.0.3289833 [details]
2019
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.10.011 [details]
2017
- van Wijngaarden, G. J., Merkouri, C., Ligkovanlis, S., Spegi, M., van Puijenbroek, F., Versloot, A., Waagen, J., & Avramidis, P. (2017). Zakynthos Archaeology Project: The 2015 survey at Skoulikado-Kalimachos. Pharos: journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens, 23(2), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.2143/PHA.23.2.3287557 [details]
2015
- Stissi, V., Waagen, J., Efstathiou, D., Reinders, R., Rondiri, V., Mamaloudi, I., & Stamelou, E. (2015). Halos: Preliminary report of the 2011-2013 field survey campaigns. Pharos: journal of the Netherlands Institute in Athens, 21(2), 63-84. https://doi.org/10.2143/PHA.21.2.3206295 [details]
2014
- Waagen, J. (2014). Evaluating background noise: Assessing off-site data from field surveys around the Italic sanctuary of S. Giovanni in Galdo, Molise, Italy. Journal of Field Archaeology, 39(4), 417-429. https://doi.org/10.1179/0093469014Z.00000000099 [details]
2013
- Waagen, J., de Reus, N., & Kalkers, R. (2013). OpenArchaeoSurvey, or ‘Being Educated by the Digital Fieldwork Assistant’. In G. Earl, T. Sly, A. Chrysanthi, P. Murrieta-Flores, C. Papadopoulos, I. Romanowska, & D. Wheatley (Eds.), Archeaology in the Digital Era. -vol. II: e-Papers from the 40th Conference on Computer Apllications and Quantitative Methods in Archealogy, Southampton, 26-30 March 2012 (pp. 37-47). (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology). Amsterdam University Press. [details]
2010
- Burgers, G.-J., & Waagen, J. (2010). Excavations at I Castiedd’ di San Pancrazio Salentino, Southern Italy. Babesch, 85, 59-75. https://doi.org/10.2143/BAB.85.0.2059890 [details]
- Waagen, J. (2010). Appendix I: Digital modeling and data processing. Journal of Ancient Topography, 20, 54. [details]
2025
- Waagen, J. (2025). A disappearing historical landscape: UAS documentation of the Maas River diversion area near Maasband, Maastricht. 4D Research Lab report series, 10. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.28400093.v1
- Waagen, J., & Stoffer, M. H. (2025). Connecting Content to Space. The 4D Research Lab’s experience with eXtended Reality, 2018-2020. 4D Research Lab report series, 12. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.28414481.v2
- Waagen, J., Kriek, M., Lanjouw, T. J. R., & García Sánchez, J. (2025). Horta da Torre – Virtual reconstruction of an Imperial Roman Villa in Portugal. 4D Research Lab report series, 11. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.28409651.v1
2024
- Waagen, J., & Feiken, R. (2024). Drone remote sensing over a late Iron Age/Roman period landscape in Lionserpolder, Friesland. 4D Research Lab report series, 5.
2023
- Jayasena, R., de Jong-Lambregts, N., van den Oever, F., & Waagen, J. (2023). Het verdwenen kasteel van Weesp: Een archeologische verkenning naar het dertiende-eeuwse Huis ten Bosch. Amstelodamum, 110(3), 133-147. [details]
- Waagen, J. (2023). In search of a castle: Multisensor UAS research at the Medieval site of ‘t Huijs ten Bosch, Weesp. 4D Research Lab report series, 4. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.23375486.v2 [details]
2022
- Hilditch, J., Waagen, J., Huurdeman, H., Lanjouw, T., Opgenhaffen, L., & van Wissen, L. (2022). 3DWorkSpace - an open science/interactive tool for 3D datasets. TMA: tijdschrift voor mediterrane archeologie, 34(67), 49. https://www.academia.edu/96226414 [details]
- van Doesburg, J., van der Heiden, M., Waagen, J., van Os, B., & van der Meer, W. (2022). Op zoek naar lijnen: De waarde van elektromagnetische inductie en optische en thermische infraroodbeelden in Siegerswoude (Friesland). (Rapportage Archeologische Monumentenzorg; Vol. 273). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/publicaties/publicaties/2022/01/01/op-zoek-naar-lijnen [details]
2021
- Lanjouw, T., & Waagen, J. (2021). Making 4D: principles and standards for virtual reconstruction in the humanities by the 4D Research Lab. 4D Research Lab report series, 1. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.14932461 [details]
- Waagen, J., & van der Heiden, M. (2021). Casestudy Siegerswoude-Middenwei: Thermisch infrarood remote sensing van een laatmiddeleeuwse nederzetting. In E. Rensink, L. Theunissen, & H. Feiken (Eds.), Archeologische prospectie vanuit de lucht : Remote sensing in de Nederlandse archeologie (landbodems) (pp. 76-78). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/publicaties/publicaties/2021/01/01/archeologische-prospectie-vanuit-de-lucht [details]
2020
- van der Laarse, R., Waagen, J., Lanjouw, T., Lucas, C., de Kleijn, M., Dolghin, D. F., van Zummeren, E., & Kortholt, B. (2020). Westerbork Viewer: Commander's House App (Accessing Campscapes). Web publication or website, University of Amsterdam. https://data.campscapes.org/westerbork/
2019
- Waagen, J. (2019). LiDAR for Italian archaeology. High-resolution elevation data to enrich our understanding of the defensive circuits of a protohistoric site in Southern Italy. AARGnews, 58, 15-24. https://a-a-r-g.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AARGnews58.pdf [details]
- Related datasets
- Waagen, J. (15-4-2019). Muro Tenente, Italy, LiDAR animation. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.7996022.v1
- Related datasets
2016
- Stek, T. D., Pelgrom, J., Casarotto, A., Garcia Sanchez, J., Götz, L., Hamel, A., Iannantuono, K., Kalkers, R. A. A., Termeer, M. K., & Waagen, J. (2016). Santuari, villaggi, centri fortificati e prima urbanizzazione tra sanniti e romani: Nuove ricerche archeologiche nell’Alta Valle del Tappino, nel territorio della colonia latina di Aesernia e in quello della città frentana di Larinum. ArcheoMolise, 8(26), 24-39. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310464556_SANTUARI_VILLAGGI_CENTRI_FORTIFICATI_E_PRIMA_URBANIZZAZIONE_TRA_SANNITI_E_ROMANI [details]
2015
- Waagen, J., & Kok-Merlino, R. A. E. (2015). [Review of: J.C. Carter, A. Prieto (2011) The Chora of Metaponto 3: Archaeological Field Survey - Bradano to Basento (4 vols.).]. Bryn Mawr Classical Review.
2014
- Stek, T. D., Thiermann, E., & Waagen, J. (2014). The Site Information System. In H. A. G. Brijder (Ed.), Nemrud Dagi: recent archaeological research and conservation activities in the tomb sanctuary on mount Nemrud (pp. 458-465). De Gruyter. [details]
2013
- Stissi, V., Waagen, J., & Pieters, N. (2013). From the sorting table to the web: The NPAP research data portal for ceramics. CSA Newsletter, XXV(3). http://csanet.org/newsletter/winter13/nlw1301.html [details]
- Waagen, J., Kalkers, R., & Kruijer, L. (2013). Het OpenArchaeoSurvey project. TMA: tijdschrift voor mediterrane archeologie, 25(49), 72. [details]
2012
- Waagen, J., Kalkers, R., & Kruijer, L. (2012). De Survey Archaeology website. TMA: tijdschrift voor mediterrane archeologie, 24(48), 46. [details]
2011
- Waagen, J. (2011). La necropoli arcaica de L’Amastuola. In G. J. Burgers, & J. P. Crielaard (Eds.), Greci e indigeni a L'Amastuola (pp. 105-115). Stampasud.
2010
- Tetteroo, C., & Waagen, J. (2010). Le sepolture di Muro Tenente 1993-2002. In G.-J. Burgers, & C. Napolitano (Eds.), L'insediamento messapico di Muro Tenente: scavi e ricerche 1998-2009 (pp. 85-140). Reale Istituto Neerlandese a Roma. [details]
- Waagen, J. (2010). Le sepolture di Muro Tenente: alcune rifflesioni ed interpretazioni. In G.-J. Burgers, & C. Napolitano (Eds.), L'insediamento Messapico di Muro Tenente, Scavi e Ricerche 1998-2009 (pp. 141-150). Reale Istituto Neerlandese a Roma. [details]
2005
- Waagen, J. (2005). Het grafritueel in Muro Tenente. Een analyse van sociale structuur. TMA: tijdschrift voor mediterrane archeologie, 17(33), 19-30. https://www.academia.edu/4441235
2024
- Piccoli, C. B. M., Lanjouw, T. J. R., & Waagen, J. (2024). The 4D Research Lab: 3D modelling and virtual reconstruction for research and education. Web publication or website https://pro.europeana.eu/post/the-4d-research-lab-3d-modelling-and-virtual-reconstruction-for-research-and-education
2022
- Rensink, E., Theunissen, L., Feiken, H., Bourgeois, Deforce, van Doesburg, Emaus, van der Heiden, de Jong-Lambregts, Karagiannis, de Kort, Liagre, van Londen, H., Meylemans, Orbons, J. B. J., Stichelbaut, Terlouw, Timmermans, Waagen, J., & Zijverden (2022). Vanuit de lucht zie je meer: Remote sensing in de Nederlandse archeologie. (Nederlandse Archeologische Rapporten (NAR); No. 080). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/publicaties/publicaties/2023/01/01/remote-sensing-in-de-nederlandse-archeologie
2020
- Lanjouw, T., & Waagen, J. (2020). De 3D-reconstructie van Vlooienburg: hoe wordt een buurt gereconstrueerd. In H. Berg, & K. van Kempen (Eds.), Waterlooplein: De buurt binnenste buiten (pp. 112-123). Walburg.
- Waagen, J., & Lanjouw, T. (2020). Augmented Blended Learning: In archeologisch onderwijs. Archeologie in Nederland, 2020(1), 48-49.
2019
- van Londen, H., Waagen, J., Korver, I., & Schelvis, M. (2019). Droogte maakt begraven landschap zichtbaar. Het Nederlands landschap : tijdschrift voor landschapsgeschiedenis, 37(1), 14-24.
Journal editor
- Waagen, J. (editor) & Lanjouw, T. (editor) (2021-2030). 4D Research Lab report series (Journal). https://uvaauas.figshare.com/collections/4DRL_Report_Series/5503110
- Waagen, J. (editor), Stek, T. (editor), Casarotto, A. (editor), Fentress, E. (editor) & di Giuseppe, H. (editor) (2013-2030). FOLD & R (Journal). http://www.fastionline.org/folderindex.php?view=serieshome&ste_cd=FOLDER-sur
2022
- Waagen, J. (2022). Sampling past landscapes: Methodological inquiries into the bias problems of recording archaeological surface assemblages. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
- Downloads
- Thesis (complete)
- Front matter
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Evaluating background noise: Assessing offsite data from field surveys around the Italic sanctuary of S. Giovanni in Galdo, località Colle Rimontato, Molise, Italy
- Chapter 3: Breakage, bias and the archaeological surface record: Assessing the quantification problem in archaeological field survey
- Chapter 4: Scratching the surface: Integrating low-visibility zones and large rural sites in landscape archaeology using point sampling
- Chapter 5: Sampling samnites: A statistical approach for testing a Hellenistic/Samnite settlement pattern hypothesis in the Tappino area, Molise, Italy
- Chapter 6: Conclusions
- Contributing authors; Funding; Summary; Nederlandse samenvatting
- Downloads
2024
- Stoffer, M., Lanjouw, T., Waagen, J. & Lab, 4. (18-12-2024). Vlooienburg 3D. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14391362
- Waagen, J. (14-11-2024). 20241114, Veldhoven, visible light-nir images. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27730704.v1
- Waagen, J. (14-11-2024). 20241114, Veldhoven, thermal images. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27722724.v1
- Waagen, J. (14-11-2024). 20241114, Veldhoven, visible light images. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.27730713.v1
2019
- Waagen, J. (15-4-2019). Muro Tenente, Italy, LiDAR animation. Universiteit van Amsterdam. https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.7996022.v1
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Ancillary activities
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Digital Landscapes
Advies, onderzoek, ontwerp en ondersteuning
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Digital Landscapes
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.