Ann Degraeve

Ann Degraeve has a diverse work experience in the field of archaeology. Ann is currently serving as the President of the European Archaeological Council since March 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Vice President from March 2019 to March 2022 and Secretary to the Board from March 2016 to March 2022.

In 2011, Ann became the Head of the Archaeological Heritage Department at Urban.brussels. Ann also worked as an Acting University Lecturer for "Town Archaeology" at Vrije Universiteit Brussel starting from March 2021.

Additionally, Ann has been a Member of the Académie royale d'archéologie de Belgique since 2020 and the Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies since 2010. Ann has also been involved with various committees and editorial boards such as Medieval and Modern Matters, Archaeologia Mediaevalis, and the Archives Working Group of the European Archaeological Council.

Prior to these roles, Ann worked as a Senior Archaeologist at the Brussels Capital Region, Heritage Direction from February 2000 to March 2011. Ann'sresponsibilities included field directing rescue archaeology projects, managing archaeological collections, web development, and editing archaeological guidelines. Ann also served as an Assistant in the Education Service at the Museum of the City of Brussels from November 1999 to February 2000.

Ann Degraeve completed their education at Ghent University, where they pursued a degree in Near Eastern Archaeology. From 1986 to 1990, they obtained a Lic. degree in this field. Following this, they continued their studies at Ghent University and completed their PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology from 1990 to 1993.