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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017 09 March 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as i...
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Solving water problems with archaeology 03 February 2017
Archaeologist Araceli Rojas has been invited to participate in the award-winning festival Let’s Talk about Water. This festival combines academic semi...
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Scholarship for archaeologist Catarina Guzzo Falci 04 January 2017
In the beginning of December 2016 PhD candidate Catarina Guzzo Falci was awarded a scholarship for a collections study by Musée du quai Branly. The Mu...
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Invisible Landscapes: Colonialism and history in Montecristi 12 December 2016
Archaeologist Eduardo Herrera Malatesta reflects on the unfamiliarity with the pre-Columbian past that he encountered during fieldwork in the Montecri...
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Leiden University hosts closing symposium of HERA-CARIB Project 12 October 2016
On 26 and 27 September 2016, the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University hosted the closing symposium of the HERA-CARIB project “Caribbean Connect...
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Dean Archaeology Corinne Hofman Member of Academia Europaea 15 September 2016
The Council of the Academia Europaea (AE) has announced prof.dr. Corinne Hofman as one of the new Academy members. Corinne Hofman, Dean of the Faculty...
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High-tech imaging reveals rare precolonial Mexican manuscript hidden from view for 500 years 16 August 2016
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries and from universities in the Netherlands have used high-tech imaging to uncover the det...
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Crowd funding for Cultural centre at Aguas Buenas archaeological site, Nicaragua 04 August 2016
Campaign initiated at Generosity to cover the cost of construction.
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Documentaries regarding Amerindian Heritage on Hispaniola 16 June 2016
Two short documentaries by Till F. Sonnemann highlight the work conducted by Leiden archaeologists on Hispaniola as part of the Nexus1492 project.
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Archaeology at Leiden University in Top 10 of QS World University Rankings 2016 22 March 2016
The Faculty of Archaeology ranks as the best in continental Europe and is in the top ten of the world. The Faculty of Archaeology hosts a successful m...
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MOU Signing Between Leiden University And ACTA 15 February 2016
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Professor Corinne Hofman of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University and Professor Albert Feilzer fr...
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Start of reconstruction indigenous village in St. Vincent 25 January 2016
In 2010, the remnants of a 16th century indigenous village were discovered in St. Vincent, on the construction terrain of the new International Argyl...
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NEXUS1492 study on ancient human microbiomes published in Nature Scientific Reports 16 November 2015
An international team of researchers, involving members from the ERC Synergy project NEXUS 1492 based at the Leiden University, the Universities of Ok...
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EUR 15 million for excellent archaeological research into the colonisation of the Americas 21 October 2014
Corinne Hofman (Professor in Caribbean Archaeology) has been awarded 15 million euro by the EU for her archaeological research on the colonisation of ...
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National award of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba 2013 for Dr. Roberto Valcárcel Rojas and international team 10 April 2014
From indigenous space to colonial setting. Archaeological investigations at El Chorro de Maita in Cuba wins prestigious prize.