1,482 search results for “archaeology of the near east” in the Staff website
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Second World War victims commemorated in Hour of Remembrance
On 4 May, Leiden University remembered the victims of the Second World War from our university community. Alumni, students and present and former staff of the University came together for this Hour of Remembrance.
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Jesse Wichers Schreur
Faculty of Humanities
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Thijs Porck
Faculty of Humanities
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Graduation Ceremony Bachelor Archaeology
Ceremony
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Graduation Ceremony Bachelor Archaeology
Ceremony
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Graduation Ceremony MA Archaeology
Ceremony
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University Sports Centre
During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the greens near the beach volleyball fields, next to the University Sports Centre.
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Snellius Laboratory
During an evacuation, we gather on the southeast side of the building on the Niels Bohrweg, near the bicycle shed.
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All-gender toilet Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden
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Master Graduation Ceremony Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Master Graduation Ceremony Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
- MA Archaeology Graduation Ceremony
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Vincent Chang
Faculty of Humanities
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Erik Odegard
Faculty of Humanities
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Noa Schonmann
Faculty of Humanities
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Dean and vice-chair of LUMC Board steps down
Prof. dr. Pancras Hogendoorn is stepping down as dean of the Faculty of Medicine and vice-chair of the Executive Board of Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC). He is also resigning from all associated secondary posts. Hogendoorn has taken his decision in anticipation of the findings of an inquiry…
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Karahantepe: A New Pre-Pottery Neolithic Site in Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Faculty Staff Meeting Archaeology
Stafvergadering
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In goede banen leiden van afval rond de aarde via het ruimterecht
Steeds drukker is het in populaire banen rond de aarde voor ruimtevaart. Niet alleen met satellieten, vooral met meer afval, wat onveilig is. Zhuang Tian promoveert op de juridische kant van afgedankte ruimte-apparaten. Wie troep veroorzaakt, moet het weer opruimen.
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Archaeologist Martin Berger works on online FIFA exposition about origins of football
Martin Berger was asked by the FIFA Museum in Zürich to help develop an exposition on the origins of football. In line with his expertise, he worked on the part of the online exposition that was about the Mesoamerican ballgame.
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Shaping the future with stories from the past
An archaeologist as a modern-day shaman. An unexpected comparison Professor by Special Appointment of Public Archaeology Luc Amkreutz will make in his inaugural lecture.
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Benjamin Suchard: ‘The more you send out into the world, the more likely it will stick’
How do you make niche subjects interesting and accessible? Benjamin Suchard, historical linguist and researcher, seems to have created the perfect recipe, which consists of his various projects alongside his regular research, including a Twitter account and a major international film.
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Why are we so determined to find Amitābha in Gandhāra?
Lecture
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Call for lecturers’ input on tender for videoconferencing tool
ICT
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Research Data Management for Archaeology
Training
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Neanderthals changed ecosystems 125,000 years ago
Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden University in collaboration with other researchers. Neanderthals used fire to keep the landscape open and thus had a big impact on their local environment.…
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Alex Brandsen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
Workshop
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Bachelor's Graduation Ceremony Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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A New industry in an Ancient Land: Archaeology and Tourism at the crossroads
Conference, Public event
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Coring among sheep: investigating a pasture's past
It is late June, and on a windy meadow north of Leiden known as the Vrouw Vennepolder a group of archaeology students just hit the last ice age. Considering this involves manually pushing a ground core to a depth of 10 meters, this is no small feat. Even so, the taking of ground samples in this, at…
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Non-food vending machine Snellius
Snellius, Niels Bohrweg 1, 2333 CA, Leiden
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Non-food vending machine Lecture Hall
Lecture Hall, Einsteinweg 57, 2333 CC, Leiden
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Why Nixon Went, and Trump Stuck Around
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Optimization of quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers
PhD defence
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Babak Rezaeedaryakenari
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Vanessa Newby
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Leiden Archaeology Network and Career Event (LANCE)
Career Event
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Leiden archaeologists create open educational resources on agent-based modeling
The past two years, Laura van der Knaap and Professor Karsten Lambers worked on creating open teaching materials on agent-based modeling, funded by Erasmus+ and in collaboration with Danish, Irish and Dutch partners. Programming is an important skill involved in this, which is often seen as intimidating…
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Non-food vending machine Wijnhaven
Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, The Hague
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CML's Stans Award 2021
CML grants three Stans Awards each year, known as the best PhD paper, best student thesis and best outreach from the past year. The CML staff nominated students and colleagues and this year’s jury Prof.dr. Koos Biesmeijer and Prof.dr. Nicole de Voogd made the final decision.
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Archaeologist Alex Geurds becomes member of Society of Antiquaries: ‘It is an honor bestowed for life’
Dr Alex Geurds was elected as a Fellow for the Society of Antiquaries, a prestigious and old educational charity based in London. Established in 1707, the society aims at the encouragement and advancement of the study and knowledge of the antiquities.
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Research into grave goods sheds new light on traditional roles
New archaeological research into grave goods and skeletal material from the oldest grave field in the Netherlands shows that male-female roles 7,000 words ago were less traditional than was thought. The research was conducted by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Archol, the National Museum…
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Leiden research on Neanderthals featured in the Wall Street Journal article
In the article “Neanderthals and Us: We’re More Alike Than Once Thought”, we are reminded that many negative traits, from unintelligent to unsophisticated, have long been attributed to Neanderthals in popular culture. However, recent studies bring to light an ever-increasing amount of evidence contradicting…
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Educational innovation at Humanities: 'Students are great initiators’
In the academic year 2018 - 2019, the Faculty of Humanities established the Educational Innovation Programme. In this way, the faculty wants to realise the ambitions from the educational vision of Leiden University in education. How is the programme currently doing? We talked to project manager Sanne…
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An Introduction to Digital Humanities: Methods, Tools, & Projects in Pre/Early Modern Japan Studies
Lecture
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The WPS Agenda and the Middle East: Progress or Procrastination?
Debate
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Can non-vaccinated persons soon be barred?
Private businesses will probably soon refuse access to non-vaccinated persons in the near future. But this is more difficult when it comes to public amenities. Aart Hendriks, Professor of Health Law at Leiden Law School, contributed to an article in Dutch newspaper NRC saying that he anticipates that…
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Eefje Cuppen in advisory committee to investigate participation in climate policy
Climate change is going to have more and more influence on our daily lives in the near future. For example, tackling it is going to have significant consequences for many people in our society.
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NICA is moving to Leiden
Since 1 January Leiden has a new graduate school. The Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA), previously based at the University of Amsterdam, has moved to the Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS).