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I am a PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel active in the field of archaeobotany. I study mineral plant microfossils (phytoliths) in ancient soils to investigate the role of agriculture in medieval towns. Phytoliths are formed in plant tissues and deposited in the soil when plants decay. After studying phytoliths using a light microscope, they can provide information on the original plant taxa that used to be present.
Overall, phytoliths are a rather unexplored proxy for medieval archaeology, making its study challenging but compelling. To better understand these microfossils in archaeological contexts, a major part of my PhD aims to understand and explore phytoliths in modern plants (development of a modern plant-based phytolith reference collection).
In 2022, with the support of a Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) grant, I was able to visit Professor Caroline Strömberg's lab at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA) mainly working on the 3D visualization and shape analysis of modern cereal phytoliths (wheat, barley, oats, rye), which should enable a better botanical attribution of cereal phytoliths from archaeological deposits.
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A Morphological Analysis of Three Closely Related Grass Subfamilies
Ruth, G., Scofield, M., Hermans, R. M., Gallaher, T. & Strömberg, C., 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Chloridoid Grass Phytoliths and their Uses for Reconstructing Climates of the Past
Lee, A., Smythies, C., Hermans, R. M., Gallaher, T. & Strömberg, C., 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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Discovering C3 and C4 Photosynthesis Evolution Using Panicoideae and Aristidoideae Phytoliths
Yee, A., Cardakli, B., Hansen, C., Hermans, R. M., Gallaher, T. & Strömberg, C., 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
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What’s in a shape? 3D shape analysis of phytoliths as a tool to refine botanical attribution of cereal phytoliths in archaeological contexts
Hermans, R. M., Li, M., Brightly, W. H., Chevalier, A., Gallaher, T., Strömberg, C., Nys, K., Snoeck, C., Devos, Y. & Vrydaghs, L., 2 Sep 2023, 29th European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting: Weaving Narratives - abstract book. European Association of Archaeologists, p. 590-591 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)
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Understanding the formation of buried urban Anthrosols and Technosols: An integrated soil micromorphological and phytolith study of the Dark Earth on the Mundaneum site (Mons, Belgium)
Devos, Y., Vrydaghs, L., Collette, O., Hermans, R. M. & Loicq, S., Aug 2022, In: Catena. 215, p. 1-15 15 p., 106322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA) Small Research Grant
Hermans, Rosalie Madeleine (Recipient), 15 Apr 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) PhD Fellowship
Hermans, Rosalie Madeleine (Recipient), 10 Feb 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Erasmus+ grant: mobility agreement for staff: Research stay at the Cyprus Institute (Cyprus)
Hermans, Rosalie Madeleine (Recipient), 15 Dec 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Travel grant (Doctoral School of Human Sciences, VUB): Research stay at the New York Botanical Garden (NY, USA)
Hermans, Rosalie Madeleine (Recipient), 1 Jul 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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29th European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Annual Meeting
Rosalie Madeleine Hermans (Participant)
30 Aug 2023 → 2 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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What’s in a shape? 3D shape analysis of phytoliths as a tool to refine botanical attribution of cereal phytoliths in archaeological contexts
Rosalie Madeleine Hermans (Speaker), Mao Li (Contributor), William H. Brightly (Contributor), Alexandre Chevalier (Contributor), Timothy Gallaher (Contributor), Caroline Strömberg (Contributor), Karin Nys (Speaker), Christophe Snoeck (Contributor), Yannick Devos (Contributor) & Luc Vrydaghs (Contributor)
2 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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3-D shape analysis of ELONGATE DENDRITIC: A tool to refine the botanical attribution of cereal phytoliths?
Rosalie Madeleine Hermans (Speaker), Mao Li (Contributor), William H. Brightly (Contributor), Timothy Gallaher (Contributor), Caroline Strömberg (Contributor), Karin Nys (Contributor) & Christophe Snoeck (Contributor)
5 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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13th International Meeting on Phytolith Research
Rosalie Madeleine Hermans (Participant)
3 Sep 2023 → 7 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Research stay at the New York Botanical Garden (NY, USA)
Rosalie Madeleine Hermans (Participant)
17 Aug 2022 → 30 Aug 2022Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Thesis
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Dienstverlening binnen de Vlaamse archeologie: een stakeholderanalyse.
Author: Hermans, R. M., 2020Supervisor: Dooms, M. (Promotor) & Eiselein, P. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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The buzz about BUZZ (ETF): using sentiment as a market-beating strategy
Author: Hermans, R. M., Aug 2022Supervisor: Boudt, K. (Promotor) & De Block, A. (Jury)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis