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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers 05 September 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...
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LeidenGlobal seminar series on interdisciplinarity offers a “license to creativity” 05 September 2023In September, the LeidenGobal seminar series ‘Beyond Discipline and Place in the Social Science and Humanities’ will kick off. The series, targeted at...
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Archaeologist Martin Berger explores Latin American collections with an ERC grant 04 September 2023All over Europe you will find ethnographic museums with large collections of indigenous objects from Latin America. These collections shaped the image...
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Archaeological Heritage Value Mapping in Trinidad and Tobago 28 August 2023Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation, has over 300 identified archaeological sites that testify to its diverse history, covering pre-colonial, co...
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New murals depict archaeological profiles of Dutch soil 25 August 2023On September 5, at the festive opening of the Faculty Year, a range of new murals will be officially presented in the Van Steenis’ Reuvens Hall. The w...
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Building partnerships for mapping of archaeological sites impacted by climate change 25 August 2023In July 2023, Leiden University conducted another phase of its ongoing archaeological collaboration with the Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean islan...
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’ 11 July 2023The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pie...
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Gerrit Dusseldorp joins Liveable Planet Interdisciplinary Programme: ‘Archaeologists can provide the time-depth perspective’ 05 July 2023With the retirement of Wil Roebroeks, Gerrit Dusseldorp will take his place as the archaeological representative in the Liveable Planet Interdisciplin...
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Organising a sustainable academic event at Archaeology: ‘You will be surprised how many people actually enjoy it’ 05 July 2023At Leiden University many staff members and students value making sustainable and responsible choices in their personal lives. Making these choices in...
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Investigating Caribbean migrations with a Vidi grant: ‘With isotope analysis we can look at individual behaviors and long term patterns’ 03 July 2023Archaeologist Jason Laffoon was awarded an NWO Vidi grant for an innovative investigation into ancient migrations in the western Caribbean. The innova...
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Archaeology students play important role in visit indigenous Ka’apor people 27 June 2023As part of Mariana Françozo’s BRASILAE project, a group of representatives of the Ka’apor people was invited to visit Leiden. The Ka’apor, an indigeno...
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Leiden workshop leads to special issue Journal of Osteoarchaeology 27 June 2023In 2021 the Leiden Osteoarchaeology Lab hosted an international workshop on methods to study past physical activity. It aimed to tackle a niche topic ...
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Marie Soressi produces documentary on Neandertal Legacy 22 June 2023The genetic material of currently living Europeans is partly of Neandertal origin. Were our ancestors successful because they were hybridising and int...
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Byvanck Professor Caroline Vout wins London Hellenic Prize for 2022 book 21 June 2023This year's London Hellenic Prize is awarded to Caroline Vout for her excellent study of representations of the human body in sculpture, Exposed: The ...
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The choice is yours! Three introduction weeks for Leiden University students 20 June 2023Leiden or The Hague? Dutch or English? These two questions decide which introduction week new Leiden University students should choose: EL CID, HOP or...