410 search results for “archaeology of jordan” in the Student website
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Archaeological explorations in Jordan unveil traces of ancient caravan routes
Systematic aerial surveys carried out in Jordan’s Eastern Badia region since 1998 and about 10 years of simplified satellite image analysis have led to the discovery of multiple prehistoric sites, according to archaeologist Peter Akkermans. The Jordan Times interviewed him about the new insights.
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Conservation of Qasr Bshir featured as a cover story in Current World Archaeology
‘Qasr Bshir is magnificent even in decline. It sits majestically in the landscape, master of all it surveys. On approaching the site, however, it is clear that the structure is damaged’, states the latest issue of the journal Current World Archaeology.
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Joseph Jordan
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Book Landscapes of Survival sheds new light on the habitation of the Jordan deserts
December 2020 saw the crowning publication of the Landscapes of Survival project by Professor Peter Akkermans. Its main topic is human habitation in marginal environments like the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. ‘The people living here built their own society, and they would not have viewed it as…
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Gerrit van der Kooij
Faculteit Archeologie
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In this small exhibition you will see a selection of nine photos, made in Udhruh. This ancient Jordanian settlement lies fifteen kilometres east of Petra,…
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Merel Brüning
Faculteit Archeologie
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Investigating ancient irrigation tunnels with a remote controlled car
In ancient times, the desert in the Udhruh region in Jordan was transformed into a green oasis. An intricate network of underground water channels was part of an ancient system of water management, storing water and preventing loss through evaporation. Archaeologist Mark Driessen found a new way to…
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Research by Leiden archaeologists in The Jordan Times
Recent fieldwork at the vast desert region in north-eastern Jordan has revealed an immensely rich heritage of an area that is difficult to access and archaeologically less known. Professor Peter Akkermans was interviewed about his groundbreaking research in this area, known as the Black Desert.
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Udhruh archaeological project on TV in Jordan
The Udhruh archaeological project in Jordan was recently visited by Diala Dabbas for her program ‘Helwa ya Donya’ (which translates to ‘Beautiful Universe’). Helwa ya Donya is one of the most viewed television programs in Jordan and deals with many Jordanian topics, one of which is the current research…
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Devon Graves
Faculteit Archeologie
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Exploring Jordan's archaeology from a bird's eye view
Sufyan Al Karaimeh, a guest researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology, is currently involved in the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) Project. Over the past 25 years, the individuals involved in this project have not only compiled an expansive collection of photographs but have also helped discover…
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Flexible Relations: Experimentation and Innovation in Human-Environmental Links Across the Americas
Conference, RITMO Annual Meeting
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Alexander Geurds
Faculteit Archeologie
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New Focus Area MA course: Archaeology of Greek Mediterranean
Education
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Bleda Düring appointed as Professor in Archaeology of West Asia
Research
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Archaeology & Society
Changing the future, by understanding the past. Join Archaeology & Society and broaden your horizon!
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into the Future: Professional and Student Perspectives in Maritime Archaeology
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Hannah Plug
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jonathan Ouellet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Roos van Oosten
Faculteit Archeologie
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Katherinne Guerra Cheva
Faculteit Archeologie
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Alejandra Roche Recinos
Faculteit Archeologie
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Graduation Ceremony (R)MA Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Rik Lettany
Faculteit Archeologie
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Aris Politopoulos
Faculteit Archeologie
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Leiden Archaeology Network and Career Event (LANCE)
Career Event
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Maaike de Waal
Faculteit Archeologie
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Ang Li
Faculteit Archeologie
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Maria Hadjigavriel
Faculteit Archeologie
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Roberto Arciero
Faculteit Archeologie
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‘Leiden is the place to be for digital archaeology’
Archaeology is also digging with computers. This digital quest to find out how we humans lived in the past is what Karsten Lambers likes doing most. He is the first Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology in the country. ‘A dream come true.’
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’
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 layers, and in refuse heaps. In a couple of generations archaeologists will study the layer that has already been labeled the Face Mask Horizon. Current…
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Diederik Meijer
Faculteit Archeologie
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Bleda Düring
Faculteit Archeologie
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Peter Akkermans
Faculteit Archeologie
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Arie Boomert
Gelieerde instellingen
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents of Oss, have been uncovering the history of the municipality. 2024 is the archaeological year of Oss! In a series of interviews we look back on fifty…
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Dita Auzina
Faculteit Archeologie
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Arjan Louwen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Karel Kuipers
Faculteit Archeologie
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Anouk Everts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jingwen Liao
Faculteit Archeologie
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Sony Jean
Gelieerde instellingen
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Roderick Geerts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jennifer Swerida
Faculteit Archeologie
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2024 Congress of the Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautores
Congress
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Are you one of the new student members of the Education Committee Archaeology?
Education