Interesting new thesis (published 21 December 2022): 'The archaeology of Vlooienburg. Materiality and daily life in multicultural Amsterdam, 1600-1800', phd thesis by Marijn Stolk. In the 1980s, large-scale excavations took place in the centre of Amsterdam, on the location of today's Waterlooplein. The excavations were carries out in advance of the construction of the new town hall and music theater in the former historic the residential area of Vlooienburg. The Vlooienburg neighbourhood had grown to be the heart of Jewish Amsterdam, but fell into disrepair after the Second World War, since many of the Jewish residents did not survive the war and the houses were uninhabited afterwards. It is, however, less well known that Vlooienburg was once a newly built residential area where migrants and local residents - from an enormous variety of cultural backgrounds - lived together. The archaeological finds that were uncovered in the 1980s provide a wealth of information about daily life and diversity in Vlooienburg in the 17th and 18th centuries. The investigation of the archaeological finds that was conducted for this thesis therefore contributes to a more nuanced picture of the so-called Dutch 'golden age' in an attempt to move beyond traditional narratives of prosperity and spices.https://dare.uva.nl/search?identifier=cf8249ed-e887-4e9f-9dae-ba7b4ed43c09