Mark Groenhuijzen

Mark Groenhuijzen is a Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, specializing in Art and Culture, History, and Antiquity. His work focuses on computational approaches to Roman frontier archaeology, particularly transport systems along the Lower Rhine Limes.

His research interests center on transport systems, historical network analysis, and paleogeographic reconstruction of Roman frontier zones. Groenhuijzen employs spatial analysis and computational modeling to investigate mobility patterns, settlement development, and economic dynamics in the Roman Empire's frontier regions, with particular emphasis on the Dutch limes zone.

Analysis of his publication trends reveals strong focus on integrating computational social science with archaeological research. His work demonstrates increasing sophistication in network analysis methods applied to Roman transport infrastructure, moving from basic spatial modeling toward multiplex network approaches that capture complex economic and social interactions at imperial frontiers.

Groenhuijzen is actively involved in significant research projects including Simulating globalisation in the Roman Empire (2025-2029) where he serves as Project Researcher, and the previously completed Finding the limits of the limes project (2012-2017). His project work emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches combining archaeology, geography, and computational methods to model socio-economic dynamics in Roman frontier regions.

His academic activities include numerous conference presentations and lectures on reconstructing mobility landscapes, Roman road networks, and transport system analysis in the Dutch limes zone, demonstrating active engagement with the international archaeological research community.