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Milco Wansleeben is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, specializing in digital archaeology and statistical analysis. He has been affiliated with Leiden University since 1987.
Educational Background:
- B.A. in Physical Geography, Utrecht University
- M.A. in Prehistory, Leiden University
His research focuses on integrating GIS, artificial intelligence, and data science into archaeological workflows, particularly for spatial analysis, predictive modeling, and digital archiving. He leads the EXALT project, which explores computational methods for archaeological literature retrieval.
Scientific Contributions:
- Developed ArcheoBERTje, a BERT model for named entity recognition in Dutch archaeological texts (2022)
- Collaborated with DANS on the EDNA-project to standardize digital archiving in archaeology
- Contributed to national projects like ArchWEB, Archeonet, and the Archis database
Teaching: Instructs courses on GIS, statistics, spatial analysis, databases, and predictive modeling, combining theoretical and practical approaches for archaeological applications.
Projects & Collaborations: Served as IT coordinator for archaeological excavations, notably the Meuse Valley Project studying the transition from hunter-gatherers to farmers using GIS.
