Milco Wansleeben

Adviseur Archeologie T 071 527 29 30  E m.wansleeben at arch.leidenuniv.nl

Milco Wansleeben studied Physical Geography in Utrecht and Prehistory in Leiden and has been part of the staff of the Faculty since graduation in 1987. He is currently appointed as lecturer for statistical analysis and computer courses. He has been involved in the development of the computer applications for the Faculty from the very early start. Participated in various projects that initiated the use of computers in archaeological fieldwork and research. He played a role in the Archis, digital fieldrecording, ArchWEB and Archeonet projects and is currently involved in the eDNA project.

The e-depot for Dutch Archaeology brings the possibilities of a digital archive of primairy archeological data under the attention of Dutch archaeologists. Milco Wansleeben was IT coordinator at several archaeological excavations. He did research on the transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers in the Southeastern part of the Netherlands (Meuse Valley Project). Which was one of the very early examples of the implementation of GIS in archaeological research. GIS and quantitative methods have been a focus for research and teaching throughout the years.