Personal profile
External positions
Visting Professor, University of Bristol
1 Sept 2018 → …
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Prehistoric Archaeology
- Scientific Archaeology
- Multi-disciplinary Approaches
- Isotope geochemistry
- archaeological method and theory
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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An AI-assisted workflow for object detection and data collection from archaeological catalogues
Klein, K., Muller, A., Wohde, A., Gorelik, A., Heyd, V., Laemmel, R., Diekmann, Y. & Brami, M., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 179, 13 p., 106244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Bell Beaker, West and East and both
Heyd, V., Dec 2025, The Transformation of Europe in the Third Millennium BC, Part 1. Proceedings of the International Conference in Riva del Garda, Italy, 25-28 October 2023. Nicolis, F., Kulcsár , G. & Heyd, V. (eds.). Budapest: Archaeolingua alapítvány, p. 41-69 29 p. (Archaeolingua; no. 48)(The Yamnaya impact on prehistoric Europe; no. 7).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Late Neolithic graves from the settlement mound Yasa tepe near Kabile village, Yambol district, Bulgaria (preliminary report)
Valchev, T., Heyd, V., Trautmann, M. & Iliev, I., 2025, ArchäoSphären : Festschrift für François Bertemes zum 67. Geburtstag. Rück, O. & Spatzier, A. (eds.). Langenweissbach : Beier & Beran, (Alteuropäische Forscungen; vol. 12).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
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Recovering the disappearing Yamnaya kurgan landscape of northeastern Bulgaria by multi-method remote sensing
Paukkonen, N., Skorna, H., Wilkes, F., Dimitrov, S., Alexandrov, S., Slavchev, V. & Heyd, V., 8 Nov 2025, In: Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 40, 19 p., 101789.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Transformation of Europe in the Third Millennium BC, Part 1. Proceedings of the International Conference in Riva del Garda, Italy, 25-28 October 2023
Nicolis, F. (Editor), Kulcsár, G. (Editor) & Heyd, V. (Editor), Dec 2025, Budapest: Archaeolingua alapítvány. 614 p. (Archaeolingua; no. 48)(The Yamnaya impact on prehistoric Europe; no. 7)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology or special issue › Scientific › peer-review
Projects
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DeepFIN: Assessing Archaeological Deep Time in Finland through Spatial Exploration 500 BCE - 1520 CE
Heyd, V. (Project manager), Thomas, S. (Project manager) & Oksanen, E. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2020 → 01/01/2024
Project: EU Horizon Europe: MSCA Individual Fellowships: Standard European Fellowship (H2020-MSCA-IF-EF-ST)
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AMI: Animals Make Identities. The Social Bioarchaeology of Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Cemeteries in North-East Europe
Mannermaa, K. (Project manager), Kirkinen, T. (Participant), Macane, A. (Participant), Roiha, J. E. K. (Participant), Eckelmann, R. I. I. (Participant), Batanina, O. (Participant), Gerasimov, D. (Participant), Moiseyev, V. (Participant), Malyutina, A. (Participant), Giria, E. (Participant), Little, A. (Participant), Arppe, L. (Participant), Schulting, R. (Participant), Murphy, E. (Participant), Hardy, K. (Participant), Butrimas, A. (Participant), Irzenas, M. (Participant), Torv, M. (Participant), Larsson, L. (Participant), Treuillot, J. (Participant) & Heyd, V. (Participant)
01/04/2020 → 31/03/2025
Project: Research project
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ORIGINS: Traces of our origins - prehistoric provenance study in the light of isotope systematics of the human skeleton
Arppe, L. (Project manager), Etu-Sihvola, H. (Participant), Frank Danielisova, A. (Participant), Heyd, V. (Participant), Mannermaa, K. (Participant), Moilanen, U. (Participant), Oinonen, M. (Participant), Turunen, H. S. (Participant), Vesala, R. (Participant), Väre, T. M. (Participant) & Wessman, A. (Participant)
01/01/2019 → 30/11/2024
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
Activities
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The absolute chronology of the Bronze Age in Eastern Romania
Preda-Balanica, B. E. (Speaker), Constantinescu, M. (Speaker), Simalcsik, A. (Speaker), Enea, S. (Speaker), Sava, G. (Speaker), Ilie, M. (Speaker), Petre, A. (Speaker), Mănăilescu, C. (Speaker), Diaconu, V. (Speaker), Suvorov, A. (Speaker), Adamescu, A. (Speaker), Ștefan, C. E. (Speaker) & Heyd, V. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Cronologie absolută și practici funerare în mormintele tumulare și plane la est de Carpați
Preda-Balanica, B. E. (Speaker), Constantinescu, M. (Speaker), Simalcsik, A. (Speaker), Enea, S. (Speaker), Sava, G. (Speaker), Ilie, M. (Speaker), Petre, A. (Speaker), Mănăilescu, C. (Speaker), Diaconu, V. (Speaker), Suvorov, A. (Speaker), Adamescu, A. (Speaker), Ștefan, C. E. (Speaker), Olariu, B. (Speaker) & Heyd, V. (Speaker)
26 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Spatial modelling of the Yamnaya expansion using radiocarbon dates
Suvorov, A. (Speaker), Heyd, V. (Speaker) & Tallavaara, M. (Speaker)
10 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The Steppe Data Impact on Prehistoric Europe: Paving the way for future research
Preda-Balanica, B. E. (Speaker) & Heyd, V. (Speaker)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Cronologia absolută a epocii bronzului la est de Carpați.
Preda-Balanica, B. E. (Speaker), Constantinescu, M. (Speaker), Simalcsik, A. (Speaker), Enea, S. (Speaker), Heyd, V. (Speaker), Suvorov, A. (Speaker), Ștefan, C. E. (Speaker), Adamescu, A. (Speaker), Diaconu, V. (Speaker), Mănăilescu, C. (Speaker), Petre, A. (Speaker), Ilie, M. (Speaker) & Sava, G. (Speaker)
15 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Archaeologists Know Which Vessels Were Used 4.5 Thousand Years Ago to Prepare Seal and Fish Dishes
18/11/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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Mystery of the skeleton hijacked by Nazis and Soviets.
28/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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Mysterious medieval skeleton at Prague Castle reveals its secrets.
22/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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New light on contested identity of medieval skeleton found at Prague Castle.
22/08/2019
1 item of Media coverage
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