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Archaeological Science article on experimental archaeology among most downloaded 15 August 2019
The research article ‘Anatomy of a notch. An in-depth experimental investigation and interpretation of combat traces on Bronze Age swords’ is one of t...
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Prehistoric Veluwe more densely populated than previously thought 08 August 2019
Within the space of a few months, the Heritage Quest citizen science project, whereby volunteers scan elevation maps of the Veluwe area for burial mou...
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Rachel Schats’ Leiden Experience: ‘I want to contribute to human history and human health.’ 01 August 2019
Rachel Schats has been a familiar face at the Faculty of Archaeology since she started her bachelor’s in Archaeology in 2005. Now she is an assistant ...
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Make your choice! Three introduction weeks for students at Leiden University 29 July 2019
Leiden or The Hague? Dutch or English? These two questions decide which introduction week new students at Leiden University can best choose: EL CID, H...
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Andrew Sorensen receives Veni for continuation of prehistoric fire-making research 16 July 2019
In 2018, Sorensen’s research into the fire-making habits of the Neanderthals reached the headlines all over the world. Now, a Veni grant will enable h...
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Veni grants for 25 Leiden researchers 16 July 2019
From molecular ping-pong to cassava in the Amazon, and from extraterrestrial life to special antibodies. Twenty-five researchers from Leiden Universit...
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‘Heritage is never neutral. It is always interpreted’ 10 July 2019
As of 1 September 2019, Prof. Pieter ter Keurs will assume the position of Scientific Director at the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Global Heritage ...
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Innovative online course on Modelling and Simulation in Archaeology 02 July 2019
Simulation is a formal scientific method used to develop, compare and test hypotheses (models). In the last few decades the use of simulation has incr...
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A digital eye for archaeologists 25 June 2019
Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart is refining an artificial intelligence system that can detect and classify archaeological objects on digital images. Su...
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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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Dog remains are often ‘just’ a wolf 20 June 2019
Researchers have spent years looking for the ‘missing link’ between wolves and dogs. But many of the domesticated dogs that had been found prove to ha...
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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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Peer-reviewed student journal Inter-section in the spotlight: ‘We aim at quality work’ 19 June 2019
Point your talented students to Inter-Section! That is the main message of the journal’s Editorial Board. But what exactly is Inter-Section? ‘It is me...
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A small ode to 412 dead 14 June 2019
In 2011 Leiden University came into possession of the skeletons from a graveyard in Middenbeemster. But what could be done with all these bones and sk...
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Corinne Hofman to KITLV for in-depth Caribbean research 03 June 2019
In the coming five years, Professor Corinne Hofman and her group will be conducting research at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and...