Dr. A.l. Van Gijn
Professor
Archaeology
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Annelou van Gijn (Amsterdam, 1956) studied anthropology and archaeology at Washington State University Pullman (US) and the University of Groningen. She obtained her PhD (cum laude) at Leiden University in 1990 (Thesis title: The wear and tear of flint: principles of functional analysis applied to Dutch Neolithic assemblages). From 1986-2012 she has been (senior)-lecturer at Leiden University where she also directs the Laboratory for Artefact Studies. In 2008 she was appointed professor by special appointment at the University of Groningen, a position she left when she became chair of Archaeological Material Culture Studies at Leiden University in 2012.
Research Interest
Her teaching and research focus on prehistoric technology, ancient crafts, and the reconstruction of the cultural biography of objects, employing experimental archaeology and microscopy. She is one of the leading microwear specialists and as such participates in several international projects.
Publications
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Gijn A.L. van & Little A. (2016), Tools, use wear and experimentation: extracting plants from stone and bone. In: Hardy, K, Kubiak-Martens L. (Eds.) Wild harvest: plants in the hominin and pre-agrarian human worlds. Oxford: Oxbow books. 135-153.
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Guzzo Falci C., Van Gijn A.L., Antczak M.M., Antczak A.T. & Hofman C.L. (2017), Challenges for microwear analysis of figurative shell ornaments from pre-Colonial Venezuela, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports 11: 115-130.
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Van Gijn A.L (2017), Bead biographies from Neolithic burial contexts: Contributions from the microscope. In: Not just for show; The archaeology of beads, beadwork and personal ornaments. Oxford: Oxbow books. 103 - 114.
