In the media
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Interview with osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats in National Geographic Magazine 04 February 2020Osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats investigates traces of illnesses and disorders in human skeletons. Her search for malaria in the Low Countries' middl...
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Treasure hunting takes toll on Eastern Badia archaeological site 17 September 2019The Jordan Times has interviewed Peter Akkermans about the damage done to the Early Islamic archaeological site of Khirbet Al Umari, Jordan. "The degr...
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Video: Ethnobotanical immersion in Cameroon 08 August 2019Plants are vital resources throughout human history, but we know little about how they were used and valued prior to agriculture. Sandrine Gallois, an...
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Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen on Dutch TV on prehistoric BBQ 19 July 2019The Dutch TV programme Keuringsdienst van Waarde investigated the origin of BBQ taste. Prehistoric fire expert Andrew Sorensen was invited to explain ...
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Osteoarchaeology Laboratory takes centre stage in student video on osteology 19 June 2019Our MSc in Human Osteology student Judyta Olszewski, together with Raven Todd Da Silva, made the first of a series of videos on the study of human bon...
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'Small brewers show how craft principles could reshape the economy – but they’re under threat' 21 March 2019In order for the economy to become sustainable, a shift in how we think about production is required. Archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa,...
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'Eastern Desert tombs reflect successful culture adapted to harsh environment’ 13 March 2019
The Jordan Times interviewed professor Peter Akkermans about this research on ancient tombs in Jordan's Eastern Desert. “The evidence of this flourish...
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Ancient populations pioneered the idea of recycling waste 09 January 2019The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive alternative to our wasteful linear economy, where raw materials are used to make the product...
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Digging into stone age secrets 09 January 2019Archaeologist Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp's research project was covered by a South African newspaper. Dusseldorp and his team investigate the evolution of h...
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Archaeologist Sada Mire hosts radio and TV programmes 14 December 2018Somali archaeology in Somaliland takes centre stage in a BBC World Service radio programme and a China Global Television Networks (CGTN) programme, bo...
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Siberian 'unicorn' takes centre stage in radio interview 10 December 2018The publication in Nature Ecology & Evolution about the so-called Siberian unicorns took centre stage in a Dutch radio interview.
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Wil Roebroeks interviewed about new discoveries Borneo: "This killed Eurocentric views on early rock art" 08 November 2018In a remote cave on the Indonesian island of Borneo, a series of rock art paintings have been discovered. The oldest painting might be the oldest-know...
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Burial mound research in National Geographic Historia 18 October 2018Quentin Bourgeois and Luc Amrkeutz were interviewed for an National Geographic Historia article about the burial mound research in the Veluwe.
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Devastation of the Museu Nacional Brazil: “I have no words to say how horrible this is.” 11 September 2018On Sunday September 2, the Museu Nacional of Brazil was destroyed by fire. It is estimated that 90 percent of the collection is lost. National Geograp...
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Archaeologist Meliam Gaspar interviewed about isolated indigenous groups by Dutch news show 27 August 2018On the occassion of the appearance of new drone footage of indigenous groups living isolated in the Amazon rainforest, Meliam Gaspar was interviewed b...