News
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"I simply couldn't use traditional methods for my fieldwork" 20 February 2017
Karsten Lambers was interviewed by the Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, where he was a post-doctoral research fellow from 2008 to 2010. Read ab...
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From scarcity to abundance: big data in archaeology 17 January 2017
New digital methods and a data explosion are radically changing archaeological research. Karsten Lambers, Associate Professor of Archaeological Comput...
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Vacancies: 2 PhD positions in Digital Archaeology 04 January 2017
The Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University is a partner in the new university-wide Data Science research programme that advocates the use of data s...
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Archaeology student Ivo Verheijen wins award with internship report 21 November 2016
Our student Ivo Verheijen won an award with his excellent report on his internship studying mammoths in Northern Siberia. This Thursday he will give a...
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Discover our Perspectives on the Past 12 October 2016
The Faculty of Archaeology proudly presents the research brochure Perspectives on the Past, featuring passionate, dedicated researchers introducing a ...
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Osteoarchaeology: The Truth in Our Bones 30 August 2016
We are pleased to announce that on the 30th of September Dr. Andrea Waters-Rist from the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University (The Netherlands)...
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Palaeolithic fieldschool Barnham UK 2016 18 August 2016
This summer seven students from the Faculty of Archaeology crossed the North Sea to assist in the British Museum excavations at East Farm, Barnham, Su...
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A busy early summer for the SETinSTONE team at Salamis, Athens, and the Argolid 02 August 2016
In June 2016, Dr. Ann Brysbaert and her SETinSTONE team were invited to participate in the fieldwork training season on Salamis island in Greece.
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Schöningen field campaign 2016 28 June 2016
As every year the Faculty of Archaeology bioarchaeology group has visited Schöningen Germany for field research.
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North Wales Botany Club Trip 2016 01 May 2016
Between the 29th of April and the 2nd of May 2016 the Botany Club went on its annual excursion. This time, the theme was alpine and arctic plants an...
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Corrie Bakels portrait unveiled 18 April 2016
During the Dean’s lecture on April 21 a portrait of Corrie Bakels will be unveiled. This portrait is part of the initiative of Athena’s Angels project...
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Archaeology at Leiden University in Top 10 of QS World University Rankings 2016 22 March 2016
The Faculty of Archaeology ranks as the best in continental Europe and is in the top ten of the world. The Faculty of Archaeology hosts a successful m...
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Glue recipes and prehistoric brainpower 17 March 2016
How do archaeologists test ideas about the evolution of the modern brain? Veni-researcher Geeske Langejans and then Master student Paul Kozowyk (Leide...
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The skeleton as a source of information 16 February 2016
Bones contain a wealth of information about a person's life. Leiden archaeologists glean information from skeletons about human development and find w...
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MOU Signing Between Leiden University And ACTA 15 February 2016
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Professor Corinne Hofman of the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University and Professor Albert Feilzer fr...