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Building partnerships for mapping of archaeological sites impacted by climate change 25 August 2023In July 2023, Leiden University conducted another phase of its ongoing archaeological collaboration with the Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean islan...
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An archaeological perspective on South Holland and its Water Past and Present 16 June 2023Four students of the Faculty of Archaeology investigated how the current and past inhabitants of the Dutch province of South Holland deal with water. ...
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Leiden osteoarchaeologists hold an online class for Italian schoolchildren 25 May 2023Postdoctoral researcher Veronica Tamorri and a PhD candidate Maia Casna held an online osteoarchaeological class for secondary school children. Howeve...
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Archaeologists of the future dig for traces of the past 09 May 2023Forty archaeology students are holding a shovel somewhat awkwardly in the fields at Oss. This is their first day of fieldwork and they are going to us...
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Reflecting on Professor Carrie Vout's Masterclass on Classical Art 20 April 2023From March 27 to 31 Byvanck Professor Carrie Vout gave the intensive masterclass Classical Art - Definitions, Politics, Limits. This special lecture s...
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The successful pilot with bring your own device exams at the Faculty of Archaeology 06 April 2023At Leiden University, more and more exams are being done digitally instead of on paper. Originally, Leiden University would provide the large quantiti...
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Field School 2023: We are back in Oss! 30 March 2023Monday, 3 April, the yearly field school for all first-year students at the Faculty of Archaeology will start. The municipality of Oss is welcoming ou...
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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’ 27 February 2023The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes 23 February 2023How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet inte...
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Saxion students visit the Faculty of Archaeology 02 February 2023The end of January arrived together with welcome guests from Saxion University of Applied Sciences. As a part of their two-day-long visit to South Hol...
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Throwback to the successful LANCE internship and job market 22 December 2022On December 1, the Faculty of Archaeology hosted the LANCE internship and job market 2022 for our BA2 and BA3 students. No less than 14 Dutch commerci...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed? 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Archaeologist Aris Politopoulos launches Histories We Play as part of new Leiden Teacher’s Academy position 08 November 2022Anyone who knows Aris Politopoulos will be aware of his passion for teaching. Almost winning the Leiden University Teaching Award in 2020, he is known...
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 29 September 2022Max van Lent, Aris Politopoulos, Emily Strange, Claire Vergerio and Astrid Van Weyenberg have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturer...
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Throwback to the Archaeological Field School of 2022: ‘Excavating is very rewarding’ 20 July 2022Back in June, the annual Leiden Archaeology Field School took place in Oss. For a month, every week, a group of 25 first year students gets to learn t...