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Nico Roymans (1954) is full professor of Northwest European archaeology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 1998. His research interests include the social organisation of Late Iron Age societies, the archaeology of Celto-Germanic societies and their integration into the Roman world, ethnicity and ethnogenesis in the Roman empire, and the archaeology of mass violence and genocide in antiquity. He acquired and directed 8 major research projects, each including several sub-projects for PhD students and/or postdocs, with themes as and Since 2016 he is director of the project Portable Antiquities in the Netherlands, aimed at a systematic registration of small metal finds in private collections.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gold, Germanic foederati and the end of imperial power in the Late Roman North
Roymans, N., 2017, Social Dynamics in the Northwest Frontiers of the Late Roman Empire: Beyond Transformation or Decline. Roymans, N., Heeren, S. & Clercq, W. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 57-80 24 p. (Amsterdam Archaeological Studies; no. 26).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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A coin hoard with an animal-headed gold bracelet from the vicinity of Philippeville
Roymans, N. & Scheers, S., 1 Oct 2025, Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul. Taylor and Francis, p. 109-116Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Eight gold hoards from the Low Countries: A synthesis
Roymans, N. & Scheers, S., 1 Oct 2025, Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul. Taylor and Francis, p. 1-46Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul
Roymans, N., Creemers, G. & Scheers, S., 1 Oct 2025, Taylor and Francis.Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
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The gold and silver hoard of Maastricht-Amby
Roymans, N. & Dijkman, W., 1 Oct 2025, Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul. Taylor and Francis, p. 171-214Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Session organiser: Recording schemes for artefacts found by private collectors: approaches, opportunities and challenges
Heeren, S. (Chair) & Roymans, N. G. A. M. (Chair)
31 Aug 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic
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Caesar's conquest and the archaeology of mass violence in the Germanic frontier zone. University of Oxford
Roymans, N. G. A. M. (Speaker)
2 Apr 2017Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
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30e Romeinensymposium
Derks, T. (Participant) & Roijmans, N. (Participant)
13 Dec 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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29e Romeinensymposium
Derks, T. (Chair) & Roijmans, N. (Member of programme committee)
15 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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28e Romeinensymposium
Derks, T. (Chair) & Roijmans, N. (Member of programme committee)
16 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Prizes / Grants
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Bulthuis van Oosternieland Prize for best dissertation
Roymans, N. G. A. M. (Recipient), 1991
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
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Huibregtsenprijs voor Wetenschap en Samenleving.
Roymans, N. G. A. M. (Recipient), 2010
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic