Network Members: Astrid Van Oyen

 Astrid Van Oyen

Astrid Van Oyen is Professor of Roman Archaeology at Radboud University Nijmegen. Her research focuses on the archaeology of Roman Italy and the Western provinces, exploring the social, cultural, and economic dimensions of empire, craft, storage, and rural economies. She is particularly interested in the socio-economic history of non-elites. Prior to joining Radboud University, Astrid was Associate Professor at Cornell University. She is author of How Things Make History: The Roman Empire and its Terra Sigillata Pottery (Amsterdam University Press, 2016) and The Socio-Economics of Roman Storage: Agriculture, Trade, and Family (Cambridge University Press, 2020). She co-directs the Marzuolo Archaeological Project (Italy) and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Roman Archaeology.