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Throwback to the Archaeology End of Year Event 202416 January 2025Another year has reached its end. And what a year it has been! On December 17th staff and students of the Faculty of Archaeology came together to cele...
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Leiden archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of plant food processing07 January 2025A new study carried out by Leiden archaeologists Hadar Ahituv and Amanda Henry, together with international colleagues, reports the identification and...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 202417 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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Egyptian archaeologists deepen their expertise on human osteoarchaeology in Leiden02 December 2024The Leiden Faculty of Archaeology is an institution of international renown. Frequently, researchers from other places of learning visit the faculty t...
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Archaeologist Tom Hazenberg seeks the frontiers of the Roman Empire18 November 2024From Roman ships to the ‘Gordon’ cavalry mask. Alumnus Tom Hazenberg was involved in spectacular finds that put the Dutch frontiers of the Roman Empir...
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Archaeology Inter-Section journal offers students the chance to publish: ‘Inter-Section is a great way to get your work in the spotlight’14 November 2024The Faculty of Archaeology's own home-grown journal Inter-Section has released a new volume. Inter-Section offers students and PhD candidates the uniq...
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New video on Leiden student city feature Archaeology student Julia and Anthropology student Daria08 November 2024In Leiden University's video series on Leiden and The Hague as student cities, students interview each other at their favorite spots. In the fifth vid...
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Assessors: for 25 years an essential link between students and the university22 October 2024For 25 years now, each faculty has had an assessor, a student representing the interests of all the faculty’s students. Yet few students are aware of ...
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Archaeologist Arjan Louwen joins Young Academy Leiden: ‘I would like to further explore academic outreach’21 October 2024On September 16th, 2024, Dr Arjan Louwen was inaugurated to the Young Academy Leiden. This platform serves to bring young, enthusiastic and driven ear...
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Lego Lost at Sea: an archaeological and environmental exhibition at the Van Steenis17 October 2024At the entrance of the Van Steenis building you may now visit an exhibition on material culture. Unexpectedly, it does not display pottery or tools, b...
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Archaeologist Valerio Gentile investigates Bronze Age spear combat14 October 2024How can we tell whether and how a prehistoric weapon was used? How can we better understand the dexterity and combat skills involved in Bronze Age spe...
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Archaeologists bring experts on human evolution together with Kiem grant11 October 2024Leiden University's Kiem grants aim to help develop new interdisciplinary and interfaculty collaborations and encounters. In the first round, a Kiem g...
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New video on Leiden student city feature Archaeology student Azra and Biology student Floris11 October 2024In Leiden University's video series on Leiden and The Hague as student cities, students interview each other at their favorite spots. In the fifth vid...
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Professor Joanita Vroom investigates medieval Greece with The Packard Humanities Institute grant07 October 2024In 2024, Professor Joanita Vroom received a substantial grant from the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) in support for her Hinterlands of Medieval C...
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Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss01 October 2024Princely graves, swords, pots or just soil discolouration. Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists ...