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 (26)
- professional (2)
- popular scientific (3)
- recognitions (2)
- doctoral thesis (1)
- datasets (6)
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
- Bennett, R. J., Cowley, D., Gaffney, C., Opitz, R., Bucha Rasova, A., Zerboni, A., Corns, A., Russel, A., Jesus Ortiz Villarejo, A., Mann, B., Collaro, C., Novak, D., Mlekuz, D., Rensink, E., Fovet, E., Fontana, G., Kramer, I., Herzog, I., Sreatfeild-James, J., ... Waagen, J. (2025). Guidelines for the use of Airborne Laser Scanning (Lidar) in Archaeology (EAC Guidelines 10). Europae Archaeologiae Consilium. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14039886
- 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. (2024). A new tool to increase the robustness of archaeological field survey. Peer Community in Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8072178
- Waagen, J. (2024). Mystras Captured from the Air: Digital Recording Techniques for Cultural Heritage Management of a Monumental Archaeological Site. Peer Community in Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8126952
- Waagen, J. (2024). Out of the storeroom and into the virtual. Peer Community in Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.archaeo.100349
- 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]
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
2025
- Lanjouw, T., Eversmann, P., van der Zalm, R., Lie A Njoek, J., Waagen, J., Bosma, A., de Waal, R., Coenen, T., Bentzen Wischmann, M., Tchitcherine, A., Krantz, J., Maher, J., Guntenaar, F. & Groen, J. (1-5-2025). 3D reconstruction of the "Internationale Theatertentoonstelling 1922" (International Theatre Exhibit 1922), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14843467
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.