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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 7th in QS World University Ranking 08 April 2022
It is the sixth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Archaeologist Alex Geurds becomes member of Society of Antiquaries: ‘It is an honor bestowed for life’ 10 December 2021
Dr Alex Geurds was elected as a Fellow for the Society of Antiquaries, a prestigious and old educational charity based in London. Established in 1707,...
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Archaeology in eighth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2021 09 March 2021
It is the fifth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Embedding scientific research in the Caribbean with funding from NWO 17 February 2021
On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-cr...
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights 09 February 2021
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A ne...
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The ecological footprint of European colonization at the doorway to the Americas 16 July 2020
Historical figures such as Columbus have returned to the centre of public debate. Much remains to be discovered about his legacy and current impact on...
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Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean 05 June 2020
According to a new study by an international team of researchers from the Caribbean, Europe and North America, the Caribbean was settled by several su...
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Archaeology in ninth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2020 12 March 2020
It is the fourth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World Universit...
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Isotope analysis finds source lead poisoning among slaves on Barbados 30 October 2019
The dental remains of 25 enslaved Africans from the site of Newton's Plantation, on Barbados, were subjected to isotope analysis. Previous research ha...
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Jason Laffoon's Archaeometry article in top 20 most read 25 June 2019
The research article ‘The life history of an enslaved African’ is one of the top 20 read Archaeometry articles in the period of January 2017 to Decemb...
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Jason Laffoon’s Leiden Experience: ‘I am expanding my horizons chronologically and regionally’ 19 June 2019
Back in 2008, Jason Laffoon moved from Chicago to Leiden. He came to join the Faculty of Archaeology’s Caribbean research group as a PhD candidate. No...
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Caribbean Ties international exhibition opens at Museon 23 May 2019
The international travelling exhibition Caribbean Ties will open at Museon in The Hague on Saturday 25 May. It tells the untold story of the indigenou...
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LUF Grant for Natalia Donner for archaeological research at Darien Gap 18 April 2019
Archaeologist Natalia Donner has been awarded a grant of €5,000 from the Bakels Fonds for her research Bridging the Gap: a historical ecological appro...
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‘Heritage decisions limit our ability to imagine alternative forms of society’ 19 March 2019
It is difficult to imagine a society other than a hierarchical nation-state. This is in part because we neglect alternative forms from the past, argue...
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Laura van Broekhoven: ‘For me, it’s about the stories and who’s telling them’ 20 February 2019
Laura van Broekhoven always knew she wanted to study archaeology, and that’s exactly what she did. Now this Leiden alumna is director of the Pitt Rive...