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Isotope analysis finds source lead poisoning among slaves on Barbados30 October 2019The dental remains of 25 enslaved Africans from the site of Newton's Plantation, on Barbados, were subjected to isotope analysis. Previous research ha...
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Neanderthals knew what they were doing when it came to making the oldest known glue29 October 2019Adhesives are an incredibly important part of every day life. They help hold together everything from shoes and mobile phones to satellites in space. ...
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444 Interdisciplinary Activity Grant for Alex Brandsen and Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart24 October 2019Alex Brandsen and Wouter Verschoof-van der Vaart, PhD candidates in the Digital Archaeology research group and the Data Science Research Programme, ha...
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Archaeologist Omar Aguilar Sánchez receives Mexican youth prize23 October 2019On October 21st, 2019, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, handed out the National Prize for the Youth in the academic achievement c...
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Looking to the future of Leiden’s legacy collections: taking care of the past, teaching tomorrow’s students23 October 2019In the Faculty of Archaeology depots, many artefacts, accumulated after decades of fieldwork across the world are stored. The Leiden Inventory of the ...
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What do you learn when attending an Open Day?22 October 2019The Open Day of Leiden University, on Saturday, October 19, 2019 was busy, in a pleasant way. More than 12,500 prospective students and supervisors vi...
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Materials from the past contain lessons for today22 October 2019Studying ancient materials and the way they were made can give us groundbreaking insights into the past. Not only that, the interplay between people a...
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Neanderthal glue from the North Sea22 October 2019A flint tool covered with a tar-like substance has turned out to be a top scientific find. Research by a Dutch team of scientists showed the find to b...
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First LUF Snouck Hurgronje Grant awarded to Past-at-Play Lab18 October 2019At the end of 2018, the LUF announced a new annual grant: the Snouck Hurgronje Grant. This annual grant is awarded to innovative interfaculty research...
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Public Lecture ‘The Role of the Humanities in an Information Age’ by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor18 October 2019Leiden University Libraries invites you to the public lecture by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor. This lecture will be held on Thursday 21 ...
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Archaeology Open Day: ‘Excavations are cool’14 October 2019‘We’ve come because our granddaughter started studying archaeology here this year. But I’m really interested in archaeology too.’ The Open Day at the ...
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Monique van den Dries' Leiden Experience: 'Usually I end up with (too) many ideas and running projects'09 October 2019Heritage expert Monique van den Dries has a long history with our Faculty. She did her studies and PhD in Leiden, and before returning to academia ...
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Lessons from the Bronze Age: ‘In order to achieve something, you have to give something up.’26 September 2019Professor David Fontijn is fascinated by the question why people destroy objects that are dear to them. It is a phenomenon that you find everywhere in...
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Archaeologists start blogging in Leiden Archaeology Blog20 September 2019The Leiden Faculty of Archaeology has recently launched its own research blog. In the Leiden Archaeology Blog, our researchers share their activities ...
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Tymon de Haas’ Leiden Experience: ‘A European consortium would be a very good option’13 September 2019Classical and Mediterranean archaeologist Tymon de Haas is a relatively recent addition to the Faculty of Archaeology. Succeeding Tesse Stek in Septem...