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Saskia Stevens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ancient History and Classical Civilization at Utrecht University, specializing in history and archaeology of the Roman period. Her research focuses on the significance of physical appearance and boundaries of the Roman Empire. In 2017, she published a monograph entitled 'City Boundaries and Urban Development in Roman Italy' (Leuven: Peeters Publishers). Currently, she serves as the Principal Investigator for the transdisciplinary project 'Roman Frontier (Limes) in the Netherlands: Constructing Limes' (2021-2026), funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) as part of the Dutch National Research Agenda. In October 2023, she received the CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award for her outstanding contributions to promoting an open science attitude in citizen science projects, particularly in relation to 'Constructing Limes'. Additionally, Stevens is leading a research project titled 'Romans at the Rhine Estuary' (2022-2024), focusing on archaeological finds of national and international importance, with strands of research pertaining to Roman urbanism, architecture, and urban living conditions in cities such as Rome, Ostia, and Pompeii.
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