People - Staff at Archaeology South-East

Sjoerd VAN DER LINDE - BSc, MA

• Research Assistant Ancient Merv Project
• Head of Site Management and Interpretation, CAA

Research Interests
• Earthen architecture (see also EARTH Earthen Archaeology Research, Theory and History)
• Near Eastern, Central Asian and African Archaeology
• Heritage management and capacity building in conflict and post-conflict states.

Professional Skills
• Management of archaeological resources and cultural landscapes
• Site interpretation and education
• Digital presentation techniques in archaeology
• Graphic and web-design

Career Summary
2005 - present - Head of Site Management and Interpretation, Centre for Applied Archaeology, University College London.
2005 - Interpretation Officer Stonehenge, English Heritage.
2004 - Research Assistant Managing Archaeological Sites, Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
2004 - Internship at the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.
2002 - 2003 - Research and Archaeological Site Assistant at the National Museum of Ethnology Leiden (The Netherlands), Dia (Mali) and Hammam et Turkman (Syria).

Educational Background / Qualifications:
• 2004 - MA Managing Archaeological Sites, University College London.
• 2003 - BSc Archaeological Science, Rijks University Leiden.
• 1999 - Propaedeuse Degree Faculty of Architecture, Technical University Delft.



Key Projects
Merv, Turkmenistan: Research, site management & conservation of this important Silk Road complex of cities. View Report

Archaeology in Conflict: Cultural Heritage, Site Management and Sustainable Development in Conflict and Post-Conflict States in the Middle East. View Report

EARTH: (Earthen Archaeology Research, Theory and History), at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/mud



Recent Publications
Williams, T. and van der Linde S. et al. forthcoming ‘The urban landscapes of Ancient Merv, Turkmenistan: Where to draw the line? - Making the LEAP: linking electronic archives and publications’ Internet Archaeology

Linde, van der S. and Fletcher, H. in press ‘Interpretation of earthen archaeological sites: opportunities & approaches’ in Williams, T. and L. Cooke (eds.) Earthen architecture in Iran & Central Asia: its conservation, management, and relevance to contemporary society. London.

Linde, van der, S. and T. Williams 2006 ‘Archaeological site management: theory, strategies and implementation for the archaeological landscapes of Jericho’ in Nigro, L. and H. Taha (eds.) Tell es-Sultan/Jericho in the Context of the Jordan Valley. Site Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development. ROSAPAT (2). Rome: Roma La Sapienza; 111-144.

Linde, van der, S. and P.J. Baak 2005 ‘L’architecture d’aujourd’hui : constructions en banco a Dia’, in : Bedaux, R. et al. (eds.) Recherches archéologiques à Dia dans le Delta intérieur du Niger, Mali: bilan des saisons de fouilles 1998-2003. Leiden: 350-362.