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Book - Hidden under the Amstel (English)

Urban stories of Amsterdam told through archaeological finds from the North/South Line

The construction in 2003-2018 of the new metro through the center of Amsterdam, the North/South line, gave access to a unique archaeological site at the Damrak and Rokin construction sites: the riverbed of the Amstel. Almost 700,000 finds have been collected here, which are connected to the history of Amsterdam from 1300 to 2000.

In 2018, the photo catalog Stuff with 13,000 finds was published, offering a functional picture story of objects and materials that were used in Amsterdam over the centuries. As a follow-up to this, Beneath the Amstel was created, in which the narrative qualities of archaeological finds are central. Such remnants are tangible and they are connected to the daily reality of the past. In combination with historical writings and images, they put us on the trail of actual events, buildings and institutions and even people in Amsterdam in the past.

In Hidden under the Amstel (in Dutch: Onder de Amstel), 31 authors – ranging from historians, archaeologists and materials experts to journalists, curators and researchers – embark on a historical-archaeological quest that has resulted in 107 stories, each based on a specific find or functional group of finds. The result is a richly varied anthology of the many stories hidden in the archaeological finds of the North/South line.

This collection show the foreword and Introduction I, II and III. The entire books can be purchased at Van Zoetendaal / De Harmonie Uitgevers.

The Dutch version of the book (Onder de Amstel) can be found here.

Authors:
Jan Beekhuizen Jan Beekhuizen Antique Pewter, Works of Art, Amsterdam.
Chiara Cavallo Zooarchaeologist, UvA.
Paul Dijstelberge Book science, UvA.
Jerzy Gawronski Emeritus Professor Maritime and Urban Archaeology (UvA), former city archaeologist of Amsterdam (2002-2021).
Maarten Hell Historian, Amsterdam.
Ab Hoving Ship-building historian, former chief restorer ship models Rijksmuseum (1989-2012).
Michel Hulst Specialist historical and archaeological glass.
Christiaan Jörg Specialist Chinese porcelain, former curator Groninger Museum (1978-2003).
Johan Kamermans Nederlands Tegelmusuem (Dutch Tile Museum), Otterlo.
Koen Kleijn Art historian, chief editor of Ons Amsterdam.
Charlotte Kleyn Culinary journalist, historian and curator of the Collection History of Nutrition at the Allard Pierson, UvA.
Sacha Kneževic BA student Cultural Sciences, UvA 2017-2018.
Mirjam Knotter Chief curator/exhibition manager, Jewish Cultural Quarter.
Jos Koldeweij Former (till 2019) professor Art history of the Middle Ages, Radboud University Nijmegen.
Suzanne van Leeuwen Curator and restorer Jewellery, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Christian Lemasson Ethnographer, specialist of French cutlery history.
Bianca du Mortier Curator Costumes, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Caroline Nevejan Chief Science Officer (City of Amsterdam), Chair Designing Urban Experience, UvA.
Jan van Oostveen Specialist and independent researcher of Dutch tobacco pipes and lead seals.
Sebastiaan Ostkamp Freelance senior archaeologist, specialist of material culture of the Middle Ages and the Modern Era.
Mark Ponte Historian, Amsterdam City Archives.
Jan Piet Puype Independent researcher, (till 2004) chief curator of the Royal Dutch Army Museum, Delft.
Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen Specialist artefacts of organic materials, Collection coordinator Archaeology,
Erfgoed Delft.
Gabri van Tussenbroek Building historian, professor UvA. Fanta Voogd Journalist, Amsterdam.
Lodewijk Wagenaar Historian, former curator Amsterdam Museum (1974-2010), lecturer Department of History UvA (2000-2022).
Annemarie de Wildt Curator Amsterdam Museum.
Annemarieke Willemsen Art historian and archaeologist, curator collection Middle Ages, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.
Christiaan de Wolf BA student Cultural Sciences, UvA 2017-2018.
Jori Zijlmans Curator History Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden.
Willem van Zoetendaal Graphical designer, publisher, Amsterdam.
UvA = University of Amsterdam

compilation and editing
Jerzy Gawronski, Willem van Zoetendaal
text editing
Dorine Duyster, Jerzy Gawronski
english translation
Toby Adams, Marilyn Hedges
Image editing
Jerzy Gawronski, Willem van Zoetendaal
photography n/s line finds
Harold Strak
photography ecological finds
Jan van Arkel
Archaeological object drawings
http://belowthesurface.amsterdam
book design
Willem van Zoetendaal
assistance typography & dtp
Maud van Rossum
indexes
Ernst van Raaij
Image processing/lithography
Harold Strak
printing and binding
robstolk®, Amsterdam
Published by
Van Zoetendaal / De Harmonie Uitgevers
© Amsterdam 2022
ISBN/EAN 978 94 6336 167 5
vanzoetendaal.com / deharmonie.nl

This book has also been published in Dutch:
ISBN/EAN 978 94 6336 158 3
This publication was realized with support of the Municipality of Amsterdam

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