Roland Dreesen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4436399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roland Dreesen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roland |
| FAMILY NAME | Dreesen |
| SIGNATURE | DREESEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2219-6177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mobility of Scandinavian commodities in the Middle Ages and modern period
The sampling of several series of whetstones from medieval sites in the northern quarter of France and Belgium has revealed the (omni-)presence of specimens originating from Norway. This origin, assumed by macroscopic observation of the rocks, has been verified by previously unpublished EDS analyses acquired using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The rock is a fine ash-grey to green-grey micaceous quartz schist, rich in flakes of muscovite…
Rome à la campagne
La villa gallo-romaine de la Grande Boussue est située sur le versant méridional du bassin de la Haine, en province de Hainaut (Belgique). Les campagnes de fouilles successives, menées à la fin du xixe s., puis de 1964 à 1985, démontrent l’étendue et la richesse de cet établissement rural de la cité des Nerviens, distant de 16 km à peine de sa capitale, Bavay. Au cours de ces interventions, une quantité importante de roches ornementales a été rec…
Two Odd Ones Out
Les pierres belges, l’originalité des décors marmoréens en cité des Tongres et dans les régions voisines
En cité des Tongres, peu de témoignages subsistent sur la mise en œuvre des décors marmoréens dans l’architecture publique, mais cette technique, très prisée de l’aristocratie locale, a laissé de nombreux vestiges dans les résidences urbaines de Tongres et dans les villas. Leur fabrication s’appuie en grande partie sur les pierres belges, issues de carrières ouvertes sur le territoire sans doute dès la fin du Ier s. p. C. Ces matériaux ont rencon…
Cross‐channel Connectivity
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate cross‐Channel exchange of calcareous sandstone‐type whetstones derived from the Weald (Sussex, UK) in the Roman period. The presence of this particular type of whetstone at several Roman sites on the Continent – more specifically, in Belgium, France and the Netherlands – is reported for the first time. The morphology, geological provenance, petrographic characteristics and distribution patterns are disc…
Ballasting the Hanse
The discovery of a remarkable group of vividly coloured rounded cobbles in the fields and monuments of the later medieval outports of Bruges has initiated a multi-disciplinary investigation into their function, provenance, and wider economic meaning. Geological analyses demonstrate that the stones are ballast of exotic lithological nature. A substantial number consist of glacial erratics collected from cobble beaches in the Baltoscandian area. An…
Querns and mills during Roman times at the northern frontier of the Roman Empire (Belgium, Northern France, Southern Netherlands, Western Germany)
This paper presents the results of a multi-disciplinary provenance study of querns and millstones during the Roman period (1st-4th century CE) in the northern part of the Roman Empire (provinces of Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior). Comparative petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical analysis allowed an international team of archaeologists and geologists to identify the different raw materials used for the manufacturing of querns and mi…
Ballasting the Hanse
The discovery of a remarkable group of vividly coloured rounded cobbles in the fields and monuments of the later medieval outports of Bruges has initiated a multi-disciplinary investigation into their function, provenance, and wider economic meaning. Geological analyses demonstrate that the stones are ballast of exotic lithological nature. A substantial number consist of glacial erratics collected from cobble beaches in the Baltoscandian area. An…
Querns and mills during Roman times at the northern frontier of the Roman Empire (Belgium, Northern France, Southern Netherlands, Western Germany)
This paper presents the results of a multi-disciplinary provenance study of querns and millstones during the Roman period (1st-4th century CE) in the northern part of the Roman Empire (provinces of Gallia Belgica and Germania Inferior). Comparative petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical analysis allowed an international team of archaeologists and geologists to identify the different raw materials used for the manufacturing of querns and mi…
Ballasting the Hanse
The discovery of a remarkable group of vividly coloured rounded cobbles in the fields and monuments of the later medieval outports of Bruges has initiated a multi-disciplinary investigation into their function, provenance, and wider economic meaning. Geological analyses demonstrate that the stones are ballast of exotic lithological nature. A substantial number consist of glacial erratics collected from cobble beaches in the Baltoscandian area. An…
Cross‐channel Connectivity
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate cross‐Channel exchange of calcareous sandstone‐type whetstones derived from the Weald (Sussex, UK) in the Roman period. The presence of this particular type of whetstone at several Roman sites on the Continent – more specifically, in Belgium, France and the Netherlands – is reported for the first time. The morphology, geological provenance, petrographic characteristics and distribution patterns are disc…
Les pierres belges, l’originalité des décors marmoréens en cité des Tongres et dans les régions voisines
En cité des Tongres, peu de témoignages subsistent sur la mise en œuvre des décors marmoréens dans l’architecture publique, mais cette technique, très prisée de l’aristocratie locale, a laissé de nombreux vestiges dans les résidences urbaines de Tongres et dans les villas. Leur fabrication s’appuie en grande partie sur les pierres belges, issues de carrières ouvertes sur le territoire sans doute dès la fin du Ier s. p. C. Ces matériaux ont rencon…
Two Odd Ones Out
Rome à la campagne
La villa gallo-romaine de la Grande Boussue est située sur le versant méridional du bassin de la Haine, en province de Hainaut (Belgique). Les campagnes de fouilles successives, menées à la fin du xixe s., puis de 1964 à 1985, démontrent l’étendue et la richesse de cet établissement rural de la cité des Nerviens, distant de 16 km à peine de sa capitale, Bavay. Au cours de ces interventions, une quantité importante de roches ornementales a été rec…
Mobility of Scandinavian commodities in the Middle Ages and modern period
The sampling of several series of whetstones from medieval sites in the northern quarter of France and Belgium has revealed the (omni-)presence of specimens originating from Norway. This origin, assumed by macroscopic observation of the rocks, has been verified by previously unpublished EDS analyses acquired using the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The rock is a fine ash-grey to green-grey micaceous quartz schist, rich in flakes of muscovite…
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works) · Provenance (3 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (2 works) · History (2 works)