Unit of Earth Sciences
Department of Geosciences | University of Fribourg
PROF. VINCENT SERNEELS
Phone: +41 26 300 89 31 | Fax: +41 26 300 97 65
E-mail: vincent.serneels[at]unifr.ch
Office: 3.313
Teaching: General
Geology - Minerals and Rocks - Magmatic Petrology
Silicate Rocks Analysis - Archaeometry - Archaeometallurgy
Research: Archaeometry (Natural Sciences applied to Archaeological Questions):
Provenance of raw materials and technology of production. Archaeometallurgy:
Ancient metals (with major interest for Iron), Slag mineralogy and chemistry,
Archaeological remains of mining and metallurgy, Ancient metallurgical
technologies.
Other materials
used in the Past: stones (soapstone, millstones),
pigments, ceramics, mortars,
glass, etc Switzerland,
France, Italy, Belgium, Western Africa
Fonction: Professor
Responsible for
teaching and research in the field of archaeometry
Responsible for
the XRF Laboratory
Publication: CompleteListSerneels
Download for
selected publications of Vincent Serneels: numbers are taken from the list
Serneels1,
Serneels2, Serneels3
Personal Info:
I am currently
leading the research group (Post-docs, PhD, Masters) on Archaeometry in
Fribourg. I organize the teaching in this field. I am involved in several
research projects in collaboration with archaeologists in Switzerland, Europe
and Africa.
Born 04.03.1961
in Belgium, School in Brussel.
Studies in
Geology at the university of Lausanne (Switzerland) : diploma 1986, PhD 1993
(Archéométrie des scories : recherché sur la sidérurgie ancienne en Suisse
romande), post-doc Archaeometry 1993-1999
Research stay
at Belfort F, Bochum D and Oxford GB with SNSF Grant 1995-1996.
Post-doc
position at the university of Fribourg (Archaeometry) 2000-2005
Associated Professor at the university of Fribourg (Applied Petrology and Archaeometry
2005 -
