Research Interests

My research interests are archaeological theory (identity and material culture) and the ancient languages and archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean - during the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age - especially focusing on  'Mycenaean' Greece and 'Hittite' Anatolia. 

In my education and research I have combined a wide range of disciplines, most importantly Archaeology (Anatolia and Greece), Ancient Languages (esp .  Hittite, Hieroglyphic Luwian, Hurrian and Akkadian) and Anthropology (ethnicity and identity-theory).

Educational background
2005: BA Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Amsterdam (UvA) (honors; GPA: 8.6/10)
2008: MA Archaeology, UvA (honors; GPA: 9.0/10)
2006- 2007: Visiting-student at Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago (Nuffic Talentenbeurs)
2008-present: PhD student at the UvA (Project title: The 'Mycenaeans'in thesoutheastern Aegean revisited)

PhD Project
My current PhD project - at the University Amsterdam - is entitled The 'Mycenaeans' in the southeast Aegean revisited . It is conducted under supervision of Prof. dr. V.V. Stissi (promotor) (Amsterdam), Dr. G.J.M. van Wijngaarden (supervisor) (Amsterdam) and Prof. J. Hazenbos (co-promoter) (München/Amsterdam). The first - theoretical/methodological - part introduces a new approach to the relationship between people and material culture - a neo culture- historical approach . This approach is applied to the archaeological record of Late Bronze Age Greece. The goal is to develop a (materially-based) working definition of 'Mycenaean' "identity" in- and outside of Greece. In the second part this definition is applied to (archaeological) contexts in the southeastern Aegean (e.g. Rhodes, Kos, Psara and southwestern Anatolia).    

Personal information

I am married to Jing Zhang. We met during our time at the University of Chicago.

Recent Publications

Eerbeek, J., forthcoming: the 'Mycenaeans' in the southeast Aegean revisited: an inter-regional analysis ( Proceedings of the NOSTOI conference, 30 March-3 April, Istanbul )
Eerbeek, J., forthcoming: review T. Mühlenbruch "Die Synchronisierung der nördlichen Levante und Kilikiens mit der ägäischen Spätbronzezeit", Bibliotheca Orientalis .
Eerbeek, J., 2012: 'Mykeners' op Rhodos? - Een neo-cultuurhistorische herevaluatie van de archeologische gegevens, Tijdschrift voor Mediterrane Archeologie 47, 1-6.   Czichon, R.M./J. Klinger/P. Breuer/J. Eerbeek/S. Fox-Leonard/H. Marquardt/H. Von der Osten-Woldenburg/S. Reichmuth/S. Riehl/T. Johannsen, 2011:Vorbericht über die archäologischen Forschungen am Oymaağaç Höyük/Nerik (?) in den Jahren 2007-2010, Mitteilungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft zu Berlin 143.
Eerbeek, J., 2011: review G. Wilhelm "Hattusa-Bogazkoy, Das Hethiterreich im Spannungsfeld des Alten Orients (CDOG Band 6)", Bibliotheca Orientalis 68 (1/2), 137-40.
Eerbeek, J., 2010: The west coast of Anatolia: 'Mycenaean' and what else, SOJA Bundel 2009 , 1-12.
Eerbeek, J., 2009: review B.J. Collins "The Hittites and their World", Bibliotheca Orientalis 66 (1/2), 202-5.
Eerbeek, J., 2008: 'Mycenaean' Archaeology Abroad: the case of 'Hittite' Anatolia, unpublished MA thesis.

Fieldwork Experience

2011:  Oymaağaç Höyük  (ancient  Nerik ?)  
2010: Oymaağaç Höyük (ancient Nerik ?)
2009: Oymaağaç Höyük (ancient Nerik ?) in north-central Turkey; excavation project of the Freie Universität Berlin (director: Prof. Dr. J. Klinger and Dr. R.M. Czichon); website: http://www.nerik.de
2007: Zinçirli Höyük (ancient Sam'Al ) in southeastern Turkey; excavation project of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago (director: Prof. Dr. D. Schloen)
2006:  Zakynthos, island in the Ionian Sea (Greece); field survey project of the University of Amsterdam (director: Dr. G.J.M. van Wijngaarden)
2004-2006: Geraki (ancient Geronthrai ) in southern Greece; excavation project of the University of Amsterdam (director: Prof. Dr. J.H. Crouwel)  
2003: Wolfheze in the Netherlands; excavation project of the University of Amsterdam

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