A.j. Louwen Ma
Researcher
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Arjan Louwen (1986) studied Archaeology at Leiden University. During his time at Leiden, while specializing in the late prehistory of North-western Europe, he developed a keen interest in the archaeology of the urnfield period (1200 – 500 BC). He also took part in multiple barrow excavations (Oss-Zevenbergen, Apeldoorn-Echoput and Apeldoorn-Wieselseweg) of the ‘Ancestral Mounds’ project led by dr. David Fontijn (Leiden University).
Research Interest
After graduation he started working as a research assistant in the Ancestral Mounds project and took part in the excavation of a large urnfield in the southern Netherlands (Uden-Slabroekse Heide). From the start of 2011 until the end of 2012 he worked in commercial archaeology, carrying out archaeological fieldwork throughout the Netherlands.
Publications
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Louwen, A.J., Verpoorte, A., Fontijn & D.R. (2014), Vergeten graven. Inventariserend veldonderzoek in de directe omgeving van vier recentelijk ontdekte grafheuvels in de Uddeler Heegde (Uddel, gemeente Apeldoorn). Leiden: Faculteit der Archeologie.
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Fontijn D, Louwen A.J. & Verpoorte A. (2017), Onder de bomen. Inventariserend veldonderzoek van het grafheuvellandschap van de Uddeler Heegde (Uddel, gemeente Apeldoorn).
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Beek R. van & Louwen A.J. (2013), The centrality of urnfields. Second thoughts on structure and stability of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age cultural landscapes in the Low Countries. In: Fontijn D., Louwen A.J., Vaart S. van der, Wentink K. (Eds.) Beyond Barrows. Current research on the structuration and perception of the Prehistoric Landscape through Monuments. Leiden: Sidestone Press. 81-112.
