Archaeological Scientist at Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Groningen Institute of Archeology. Studies the past by analysing soils and artefacts. Dad, choir singer, woodworker, attempted luthier.https://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3mkfrvuuurk23During the Corona lock-down I made my first electric guitar from scratch. I was very proud of it (have made two others since). There were some major flaws in it though. In the last months, I have taken it back to my workbench and redid some things. Now it plays well, and I am again happy with it.26 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfrvuuurk23https://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3mitfgtcwvc2vOn my way to Groningen: The “Transformations during the Mesolithic and Neolithic“ conference starts there tomorrow morning. Really looking forward to it!06 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitfgtcwvc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3mey5n6ozk22lThe programme for the conference on Transformations during the #Mesolithic and #Neolithic is online! Great presentations on “Dynamics vs. Continuity“, “Use of space”, ”Migration and identity“ and “Subsistence and diet”. Early bird registration closes March 1st. https://www.weleer.nl/t_programme.html16 Feb 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mey5n6ozk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3mbtj5xlf4s2oIts still winter.07 Jan 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtj5xlf4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3mar54lsqa22khttps://bbc.com/news/articles/c8jwdwpgmm8o Mick Abrahams, founder of Jethro Tull - one of my favorite bands - passed away. RIP! But #BBC: The first JT album was not “This way” but “This was”.24 Dec 2025 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mar54lsqa22khttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3m7t4kd2vx22pWith a team if the Cultural Heritage Agency, just won the first Dutch archaeology Pubquiz in the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden12 Dec 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7t4kd2vx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hanshuisman.bsky.social/post/3m7mu3qs7tk2fLast call! The deadline for submitting abstracts for the April 7-10 2026 Groningen conference on Transformations during the #Mesolithic and #Neolithic is approaching fast! Make sure your contribution reaches us in time! https://www.weleer.nl/transformations.html10 Dec 2025 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:mbld37phltrmcw337lbfhquj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mu3qs7tk2f