Main Focus
Dr. Manuel J.H. Peters is a researcher with a strong focus on the transdisciplinary methodological aspects of archaeology. His expertise includes remote sensing, GIS, archaeological conservation, materials science, and geoarchaeology.
As the Remote Sensing and Digital Archaeology Specialist of the newly established isoTROPIC Remote Sensing Laboratory, Dr. Peters develops remote sensing workflows that combine a range of techniques, from large-scale satellite and drone acquisitions, using LiDAR (aerial laser scanning) and photogrammetry, to detailed ground-based studies. These methods are applied in numerous archaeological and environmental contexts around the world.
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Manuel J.H. Peters is an Archaeologist, Remote Sensing Specialist, Conservator, and Materials Scientist. He obtained a PhD in Archaeology with high distinction from Évora University, Portugal, as well as a PhD in Materials Science and Technology from the Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy. During his doctoral research, he held a 3-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie ESR fellowship. Previously, he received an MSc in Digital Archaeology with distinction from Leiden University, the Netherlands, after completing his MA in Archaeological Conservation with high distinction and his BA with distinction at Antwerp University, Belgium. Peters was awarded a Mathilde E. Horlait-Dapsens Prize, used for furthering his skills at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, United Kingdom, and an Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship for continued development at the LandesMuseum in Bonn, Germany. Over the past decade, Dr. Peters has conducted fieldwork and research across the Mediterranean, Southeast and Western Asia, Northwestern and Central Europe, and Latin America.
Publications
de Haas, T., Tol, G., Borgers, B., Peters, M.J.H., Sevink, J., & Verhagen, F. (2024). Old themes, new means: 35 years of research into the Roman landscapes of Latium Vetus. TMA Supplement, 3.
Peters, M.J.H. (forthcoming). A GIS framework for the historical and modern post-occupational activities at Tell Iẓṭabba. In A. Lichtenberger & O. Tal (Eds.), Tell Iztabba Monograph.
Peters, M.J.H., Stek, T.D.
(2022). Photogrammetry and GIS to investigate modern landscape change in an
early Roman colonial territory in Molise (Italy). Measurements in Cultural Heritage, Acta IMEKO, 11(4).
Sitzia, F., Peters, M.J.H., Lisci, C. (2022).
Climate change and its outcome on the archaeological areas and their building
materials: The case study of Tharros (Italy). Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 25.
Peters, M.J.H., Goren, Y., Fabian, P., Mirão, J., Bottaini, C., Grassini, S., Angelini, E. (2022). Roman coins at the edge of the Negev: Characterisation of Roman artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). Measurements in Cultural Heritage, Acta IMEKO, 11(4).
Peters, M.J.H. (2020). Imaging and conservation strategies for archaeological iron objects. ICAR, 4.
Peters, M.J.H., Stek, T.D. (2019). Modelling the seventies: Image-based modelling to investigate landscape change in a Mediterranean mountain area. Proceedings of the IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019, 13–18.
Peters, M.J.H., Goren, Y., Fabian, P., Mirão, J., Bottaini, C., Grassini, S., Angelini, E. (2019). Characterisation of Roman copper alloy artefacts and soil from Rakafot 54 (Beer Sheva, Israel). Proceedings of the IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, MetroArchaeo 2019, 395–400.
Peters, M.J.H. (2013). Reinigingsmethoden voor ijzeren objecten. In J. Hendriks (Ed.), Een Merovingisch grafveld in het Lentseveld te Nijmegen-Noord: Evaluatie- en selectierapport NLA14 (pp. 79–86). Nijmegen: Bureau Archeologie en Monumenten.
Cleeren, N., Dhaene, J., Peters, M.J.H. (2013). Comparative study of different imaging and conservation approaches for archaeological iron: Conservation as a means of retrieval of archaeological information. In E. Hyslop, V. Gonzalez, L. Troalen, & L. Wilson (Eds.), Metal 2013: Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, Conference Proceedings, September 16-20, 2013, Edinburgh (pp. 65–59). Edinburgh: Historic Scotland.