736 search results for “archaeology of central america” in the Staff website
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Katherinne Guerra Cheva
Faculteit Archeologie
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Alejandra Roche Recinos
Faculteit Archeologie
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Postdoc Adam Benfer stewards big data in the study of Central America
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dr Adam Benfer, originally from the United States, occupies a double position as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds and as the Faculty’s Data Steward. ‘It is pretty much what the title says: I steward data. Essentially,…
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Alexander Geurds
Faculteit Archeologie
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Arturo García De León
Faculteit Archeologie
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Marie Kolbenstetter
Faculteit Archeologie
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The Archaeology of Migration and Ethnic Minorities
Conference
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Dita Auzina
Faculteit Archeologie
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Adam Benfer
Faculteit Archeologie
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala
In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of Central America. ‘I want to explore the lesser known archaeology of Southern Guatemala.’
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grant for investigating human-environmental engagement across Central America & Colombia
During pre-Columbian times, the Central American isthmus was marked by dynamic exchange and human mobility. Despite this, indigenous communities were archaeologically stable between AD 300 and the 16th-century Spanish colonisation, contrasting with the cycles of florescence and decline of neighbouring…
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Archaeologist Natalia Donner receives an award from Panamanian Embassy
In the context of Panama’s independence month, the Panamanian Embassy in the Kingdom of The Netherlands decided to recognize Natalia Donner’s contributions to the study of Panamanian history and culture, as well as her role in a massive repatriation project.
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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Experimentation and Innovation in Human-Environmental Links Across the Americas
Conference, RITMO Annual Meeting
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Collaborative archaeology in Panama
Lecture, What did you do last summer?
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Jonathan Ouellet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Devon Graves
Faculteit Archeologie
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Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like material, is often used for making tools by Mesoamerican societies. In Honduras, certain obsidian artefacts do not yet have a known provenance. PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter and Assistant Professor Dennis Braekmans were awarded a Corrie Bakels Grant to explore thus…
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Roberto Arciero
Faculteit Archeologie
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Bleda Düring appointed as Professor in Archaeology of West Asia
Research
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Hannah Plug
Faculteit Archeologie
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Roos van Oosten
Faculteit Archeologie
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Merel Brüning
Faculteit Archeologie
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Digital Archaeology Group Meeting
Lecture
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Sara Brandellero
Faculty of Humanities
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Graduation Ceremony BA Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Gerrit van der Kooij
Faculteit Archeologie
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Graduation Ceremony (R)MA Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Victor Klinkenberg
Faculteit Archeologie
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Rik Lettany
Faculteit Archeologie
- Open Science in Archaeology: an Unconference
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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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Aris Politopoulos
Faculteit Archeologie
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Fieldwork pre-departure meeting Archaeology
To ensure the safe and solid fieldwork season, the faculty board requests your participation in a fieldwork pre-departure meeting on November the 2nd, from 15:30 to 17:00 in room E00.3A of the Van Steenis building. Please note that participation in a fieldwork pre-departure meeting is compulsory for…
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Leiden Archaeology Network and Career Event (LANCE)
Career Event
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Research Data Management in Archaeology
Doing research in archaeology is more than just gathering data and publishing a paper. Nowadays, there is a growing trend in producing well-defined and responsible data management plans. They help to navigate the process and result in good data management practices which in return benefit the researchers…
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Maaike de Waal
Faculteit Archeologie
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Central government grant and funding
Leiden University receives funding from several external sources, although most of its funding comes from the government. This is termed the first stream of income. Together, government funds and the tuition fee form the first stream of income.
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Ang Li
Faculteit Archeologie
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Maria Hadjigavriel
Faculteit Archeologie
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Scientific Integrity for PhD candidates in Archaeology and the Humanities
Research
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Honorary doctorate for anthropologist Rosemary Joyce
American anthropologist Rosemary Joyce will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on its Dies Natalis on 8 February. Joyce has delivered important new insights into the ancient Mayan cultures of Central America.
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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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Felipe Colla De Amorim
Faculty of Humanities
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Paz Gonzalez Gonzalez
Faculty of Humanities
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Diederik Meijer
Faculteit Archeologie
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Bleda Düring
Faculteit Archeologie
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Centre Evening Lecture: “Academic Freedom and Neutrality: Lessons from Central Europe”
Lecture, Evening Lecture
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Urgent request: register for the Focus Group Archaeology (Klankbordgroep)
Organisation