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First generation of students graduate from Applied Archaeology: ‘It is a peculiar and wonderful specialisation.’ 09 April 2021
In 2019, Federico Cappadona was one of the first students to enroll in the new master’s specialisation Applied Archaeology. He recently graduated and ...
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Meet archaeologist Martin Berger: ‘I want to answer archaeological and heritage questions’ 08 April 2021
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a lar...
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’ 01 April 2021
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment ...
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’ 10 March 2021
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a lar...
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Archaeology in eighth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2021 09 March 2021
It is the fifth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Leiden students offer ideas on restoring an antique ship 08 March 2021
How do you go about the sustainable restoration of a nineteenth-century ship without affecting its historical worth? Leiden University students from t...
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Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals 01 March 2021
It is still unclear how the Neanderthals died out. For long, one theory seemed most likely: the emergence of the highly intelligent Homo sapiens, or m...
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn 22 February 2021
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of...
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Data Management: Where to permanently store the digital archaeological datasets these days? 22 February 2021
It is the end of your archaeological research project, and you may be wondering where to deposit your data. After the excavation, all of the finds are...
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Embedding scientific research in the Caribbean with funding from NWO 17 February 2021
On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-cr...
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All university buildings closed on Monday morning 15 February 14 February 2021
The KNMI has issued a code red weather warning because of slippery conditions. This applies from 03.00 on Monday 15 February. All university buildings...
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights 09 February 2021
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A ne...
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Archaeology students make museum exhibition on Sugar: ‘Before this I had no idea how sugar was produced’ 01 February 2021
When following a course on archaeology of the Crusaders, five archaeology students were presented the unique opportunity to create a small exhibition ...
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Book Landscapes of Survival sheds new light on the habitation of the Jordan deserts 22 January 2021
December 2020 saw the crowning publication of the Landscapes of Survival project by Professor Peter Akkermans. Its main topic is human habitation in m...
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Leiden archaeologists discover an early form of money from Prehistoric Central Europe 20 January 2021
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catali...