1,424 search results for “ancient history and archaeology” in the Staff website
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Kiri ParamoreFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Athina BoletiFaculteit Archeologie
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Dita AuzinaFaculteit Archeologie
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Chen WangFaculteit Archeologie
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Meet archaeologist Martin Berger: ‘I want to answer archaeological and heritage questions’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We give the floor to Dr Martin Berger, who joined…
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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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Archaeology brings 3D scanning into the classroom
In the course 'From Ceramics to Plastics: The Mediterranean in 12 objects' students were taught to work with 3D scanning technologies. One of the underlying reasons to introduce students to this technology was to teach them to reproduce objects. ‘More and more archaeological information is stored in…
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Privacy and Security at the Faculty of Archaeology
ICT, Security
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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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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
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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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Paul KloegUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Wim van den DoelCollege van Bestuur
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Ancient Roman cuisine was varied, international and accessible to all social classes
Banquets for the rich, porridge for the poor and a standard diet of bread, olive oil and wine. Just a few assumptions about the Roman diet.
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Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss
Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists in Oss (in the province of Brabant) for 50 years. An exhibition at Leiden University shows how these finds tell the region’s story.
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Lionel LaborieFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth Rosen JacobsonFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeological Field Work: Exploring Mountain Society in Beira Alta (Portugal)
Education
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Ancient DNA study reveals large scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain
A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published to date, scientists examined the DNA of nearly 800 ancient individuals. Publication in Nature on December 22, 2021.
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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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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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M. Revello Lami-Faculteit Archeologie
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Symposium: Visualizing Ancient Histories
Symposium
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
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Short documentary on 50 years archaeology in Oss
In the student-made documentary, our Field School manager, Dr Arjan Louwen, gives a brief introduction on the importance of the excavation in Oss. Watch the documentary below.
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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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Aris PolitopoulosFaculteit Archeologie
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Global dynamics: a very deep historical perspective on the history of Humanity
Keynote Lecture
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Innovative research offers new insight into ancient infant feeding practices
New sampling and analytical strategies give archaeologists a better understanding of the nutrition and survival of ancient populations. Publication in PLOS One.
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Huizinga Lecture 2024: 'We Are the Times: History in Times of Crisis'
Alumni event, Lezing
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Jac AartsFaculteit Archeologie
- Thesis timeline Faculty of Archaeology
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Peter KopICLON
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Maja VodopivecFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Julia FoudraineAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Junjie HuangFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Podcast Finally Friday with ancient-fire expert Femke Reidsma
Pyrotechnology – the manipulation and control of fire – is one of the defining characteristics of humanity, and has impacted nearly every technology that we used in the past and study archaeologically in the present. Our PhD researcher Femke Reidsma joined EXARC's podcast for May’s #FinallyFriday to…
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Weishuo LiFaculteit Archeologie
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculteit Archeologie