 IAS provides the opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research environment and it facilitates the pursuit of intellectual engagement that transcends any single discipline. IAS provides me with room for reflection, more time and space away from modern academic responsibilities in order to focus successfully on the development of a new method identifying least antiquities and trafficking networks on an international level. The unique opportunity to join IAS came at a crucial moment in my career. IAS is a great place to engage with like-minded researchers from all over the world and inspires me in my work as a political scientist. IAS is the ideal place for me to develop as a researcher. It really provides the time, space and network where I can develop my individual research profile.