Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Kim Van Liefferinge

Stanford University Department of Classics 450 Serra Mall, Bldg 110 California USA

Current Position

Post-doctoral Fellow (Francqui Foundation Fellow, BAEF) at Stanford University

Education

P.h.D in Greek Archaeology, Ghent University, January 1, 2010 - June 23, 2014 M.A. Mediterranean Archaeology, 2008, Ghent University B.A. Archaeology, 2007, Ghent University

Professional experience:

Assistant-director of the Thorikos Archaeological Project, 2014 – present PhD Candidate, Ghent University (Belgium), 2010-2014 Logistic coordinator of the Byvanck-lecture, RMO in Leiden (the Netherlands), 2009-2013 Student advisor, Ghent University (Belgium), 2009 Fieldwork experience at Thorikos (Attica, Greece), Sissi (Crete), Mariana (Corsica), Ghent (Belgium).

Publications

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K. (2015) The archaeology of mining communities in the Athenian silver mining area at Laurion (Attica, Greece) during the fifth and fourth century BCE. Extractive Industries and Societies. (accepted for publication)

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K. (2015) Technologische verandering in de zilvermijnen van de Laurion (Attica, Griekenland): een bijdrage tot de studie van de Atheense economie, TMA 53. (accepted for publication)

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K., VAN DEN BERG, M., STAL, C., DOCTER, R. F., DE WULF, A. and VERHOEST, N. (2014) Reconsidering the role of Thorikos within the Laurion silver mining area (Attica, Greece) through hydrological analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science, 41, 272-84.

STAL, C., VAN LIEFFERINGE, K., DE REU, J., DOCTER, R.F., DIERKENS, G., DE MAEYER, PH., MORTIER, S., NUTTENS, S., PIETERS, TH., VAN DEN EIJNDE, F., DE WULF, A. (2014) Integrating geomatics in archaeological research at the site of Thorikos (Greece), Journal of Archaeological Science, 45, 112–125.

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K. (2014) Water Management and Cistern Technologies in the Silver Industry of the Laurion: an Unknown Page of Athens’ History, In SCHÄFER, TH., SCHÖN, F., GERDES, A. & HEINRICHS, J. (eds.). Antike und moderne Wasserspeicherung, Internationaler Workshop vom 11-14-05-2011 in Pantellaria (Italien), 19-26.

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K. (2013) Water use and management in the Classical and Early Hellenistic silver industry of Thorikos and the Laurion. Babesch, 88, 109-126.

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K., STAL, C. & DE WULF, A. (2011) The Thorikos excavations 1963-2010 in Maps, In DOCTER, R.F (ed.) Thorikos 10, Reports and Studies, Gent, 5-14.

VAN LIEFFERINGE, K., DOCTER, R., PIETERS, TH. & VAN DEN EIJNDE, F. (2011) The excavation of Cistern no.1 at Thorikos. In DOCTER, R. F. (ed.) Thorikos 10, Reports and Studies. Gent, 57-74.

DOCTER, R. & VAN LIEFFERINGE, K. (2010) Thorikos and the Industrial Quarter: A mine of information on the silver industry of ancient Attica, In IOSSIF, P.P. (ed.), All that glitters ... : A Belgian Contribution to Greek Numismatics, Catalogue of the exhibition, Athens, 29 September 2010-15 January 2011, Athens, 52-59.

Conferences

Scheduled conferences: - International Conference on Metallurgy, Mines, Numismatics and Archaeology, Mines, Metals and Money in Attica and the Ancient World, January 23-5, 2015, Athens (Greece), organized by the Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies and the Numismatic Museum in Athens - The 8th IEMA Conference, Water and Power in Past Societies, April 11-12, 2015, University of Buffalo (USA)

Thorikos 1963-2013: 50 years of Belgian excavation. Evaluation and perspectives. Athens/Lavrio,(Geece), October 7-8, 2013, organized by the Belgian School at Athens.

The 4th day of Belgian Scientific Activities in Greece, Brussels (Belgium), March 1, 2013, organized by the Belgian School at Athens.

International workshop on Cistern Studies, Pantelleria (Italy), May 11-14, 2011, organized by the Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Tübingen International conference on Land and natural resources in the Roman World, Brussels (Belgium), May 26-28, 2011

AIA Annual Meeting (Archaeology Institute of America), San Antonio (Texas, USA), January 6-9, 2011