In the media
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Karsten Lambers in Dutch newspaper about new techniques in archaeology12 February 2018On the occasion of the find of Mayan cities in the jungles of Guatemala by means of remote sensing techniques, expert Karsten Lambers was interviewed ...
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Quantitative paleodietary reconstruction with complex foodwebs: An isotopic case study from the Caribbean15 January 2018William Pestle and Jason Laffoon recently published a new article entitled 'Quantitative paleodietary reconstruction with complex foodwebs: An isotopi...
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Vitamin D deficiency prevalent among 19th century women in Dutch Beemster area15 January 2018Dr. Barbara Veselka recently published an article on Vitamin D deficiency in 19th century skeletal remains in the International Journal of Paleopathol...
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'I always like to think prehistory chose me, not the other way around'08 January 2018Our alumna Victoria van der Haas was interviewed by The Female Scientist. Read her interview on why she chose Archaeology, her biggest achievements an...
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"Archaeologists say human-evolution study used stolen bone"06 December 2017In a letter initiated by Wil Roebroeks, among others, serious concerns were raised about three research papers claiming evidence for one of the earlie...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden09 November 2017Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Media attention for lime-producing Neanderthals12 September 2017Neanderthals were the first people to make glue, but how did they do that? Leiden archaeologists discovered how, and their findings did not go unnoticed.
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Hundreds of Stone Tombs Discovered in Land of 'Dead Fire'13 July 2017The faculty has been investigating hundreds of ancient stone tombs in Jordan’s Black Desert.
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The garden of Eden is Africa21 June 2017Amazing discoveries by Jean Jacques Hublin of Early modern Humans in Morocco.
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Martijn Manders about De Rooswijk at RTL Late Night & Pauw19 April 2017300 hundred man went down with Dutch VOC vessel ‘de Rooswijk’ on January 9 1740 for the coast of Deal in the UK.
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Dental tartar unfolds Neanderthal secrets13 March 2017British and Australian researchers have analysed the DNA in the dental tartar of several Spanish Neanderthals. One of the conclusions was that the Nea...
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Archaeologist Sada Mire in 'Africa's Great Civilizations'27 February 2017In his new six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankin...
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'Masterchefs from the Middle Ages'16 February 2017Joanita Vroom, Associate Professor Archaeology, regularly tries out old recipes, together with a group of Archaeology students. 'You really need to lo...
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Project for protection Syrian archaeology on Dutch radio16 February 2017Olivier Nieuwenhuijse, project leader of the project Focus Raqqa, was hosted by the NOS Radio 1 news broadcast on February 16, 2017.
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Archaeologist Hayley Mickleburgh hosted by radioshow Kennis van Nu30 January 2017On Wednesday January 25, Hayley Mickleburgh was hosted by the radio show de Kennis van Nu (NPO radio 1). Here she told about her work on a body farm i...