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Leiden archaeologists in play about frontiers 03 September 2019Archaeologists from Leiden University are contributing to Grens, a theatre performance in Leiden’s Matilo neighbourhood.
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Eventful opening of academic year: minister in the church, protest on the square 02 September 2019Not one but two openings: the minister who defended her plans and many who emphasised the importance of standing together with the arts and social sci...
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Fierce protests against Education Minister's redistribution plans 02 September 2019Over a thousand researchers and students protested in Leiden on 2 September against the plans to transfer money to science and technology at the expen...
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Pieter ter Keurs new professor of Museums, Collections and Society 02 September 2019The Executive Board has appointed Pieter ter Keurs as professor of Museums, Collections, and Society as of 1 September 2019. The chair will be part o...
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Museums, Collections and Society' research programme launched 29 August 2019The Museums, Collections and Society programme, a joint initiative of the Faculties of Humanities and Archaeology, examines the dynamics and implicati...
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Official opening of 467 new student flats 27 August 2019Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, opened a complex of 467 student flats in Leiden on 26 August. This is the (Y)ours dev...
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Archaeologists in action: stories from the field 15 August 2019During the summer, staff of the Faculty of Archaeology travel to all parts of the world, initiating or joining fieldwork projects. Read some of their ...
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Archaeological Science article on experimental archaeology among most downloaded 15 August 2019The 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 2019Within 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 2019Rachel 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 2019Leiden 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 2019In 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 2019From 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 2019As 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 2019Simulation is a formal scientific method used to develop, compare and test hypotheses (models). In the last few decades the use of simulation has incr...