85 search results for “ancient egypte” in the Staff website
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Mariëtte Keuken
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Mélie Louys
Faculteit Archeologie
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Cisca Hoogendijk
Faculty of Humanities
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Nico Staring
Faculty of Humanities
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Marike van Aerde
Faculteit Archeologie
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Olaf Kaper
Faculty of Humanities
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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Maarja Seire
Faculty of Humanities
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Month of Tutankhamun: Egypt's most legendary pharaoh
November marks exactly 100 years since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. To celebrate this special discovery, the Faculty of Humanities, together with various parties, is organising the 'Month of Tutankhamun': a month full of activities around Egypt's most legendary pharaoh.
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Cornelis van Tilburg
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul Beliën
Faculty of Humanities
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Da Jin
Faculty of Humanities
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Jürgen Zangenberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Miko Flohr
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah Schrader
Faculteit Archeologie
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Veronica Tamorri
Faculteit Archeologie
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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Klaas Worp
Faculty of Humanities
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Carolien van Zoest
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing
This month marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. NINO, the Language Museum, Things that Talk and the National Museum of Antiquities are seizing the opportunity to organise the first Week of Ancient Writing.
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Kim Beerden
Faculty of Humanities
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Anita Keizers
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Peter Bisschop
Faculty of Humanities
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Ben Haring
Faculty of Humanities
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Shenghao Yue
Faculty of Humanities
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In memoriam: Juan José Jaime Aloísio Archidona Ramírez (1992 - 2024)
On Monday 26 February the terrible news reached us that our gifted former Egyptology student – and former student assistant at the Leids Papyrologisch Instituut – Juan Archidona Ramírez had succumbed to cancer.
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Irene Vikatou
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jac Aarts
Faculteit Archeologie
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Papers) Classics Colloquium: Migrants and Membership Regimes in the Ancient Greek World
Research
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Maria Zisimopoulou
Faculty of Humanities
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Patrick Gouw
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Nicky Schreuder
Faculteit Archeologie
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Suzan van de Velde
Faculteit Archeologie
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Rens Tacoma
Faculty of Humanities
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Camil Staps
Faculty of Humanities
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Diederik Meijer
Faculteit Archeologie
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How worshipping your grandfather ensures your social status
In Ancient Egypt, prominent families engaged in ancestor worship to maintain their high standing. Renata Schiavo researched this link between religion and power for her PhD. ‘People were afraid that their ancestors would bring misfortune if the family’s prestige declined.’
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Ashley Wilkinson
Faculty of Humanities
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Yuye Que
Faculty of Humanities
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Ruurd Halbertsma
Faculty of Humanities
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Valentina Azzarà
Faculteit Archeologie
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Gerard Versluis
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Michael Kerschner
Faculteit Archeologie
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Annelou van Gijn
Faculteit Archeologie
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Luuk de Ligt
Faculty of Humanities
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Alessandro Aleo
Faculteit Archeologie
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Quintijn Mauer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Charlotte van der Voort
Faculty of Humanities
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Fokelien Kootstra
Faculty of Humanities