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Archaeologist Mike Field rides toughest horse race in the world12 September 2019Archaeologist Mike Field spent his summer holiday riding in the toughest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby: 1,000km in ten days across the Mon...
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Thijs van Kolfschoten President Quaternary Research union10 September 2019This summer, the International Union For Quaternary Research (INQUA) 2019 Congress took place in Dublin (Ireland), with 2305 delegates from 75 countr...
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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant09 September 2019Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...
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Livestock transport could signify close ties between humans and animals in the Bronze Age06 September 2019Livestock was already transported over long distances in the Bronze Age Netherlands. That is what researchers from Leiden University and VU Amsterdam ...
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Leiden archaeologists in play about frontiers03 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 square02 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 plans02 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 Society02 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 launched29 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 flats27 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 field15 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 downloaded15 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 thought08 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 University29 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...