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Leiden workshop leads to special issue Journal of Osteoarchaeology 27 June 2023
In 2021 the Leiden Osteoarchaeology Lab hosted an international workshop on methods to study past physical activity. It aimed to tackle a niche topic ...
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Marie Soressi produces documentary on Neandertal Legacy 22 June 2023
The genetic material of currently living Europeans is partly of Neandertal origin. Were our ancestors successful because they were hybridising and int...
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Byvanck Professor Caroline Vout wins London Hellenic Prize for 2022 book 21 June 2023
This year's London Hellenic Prize is awarded to Caroline Vout for her excellent study of representations of the human body in sculpture, Exposed: The ...
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Vincent Niochet investigates intercultural connectivity in the deep past with an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant 20 June 2023
For already two years, Vincent Niochet has been affiliated with the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology as an external PhD candidate. Now, he has been award...
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Archaeologist Mink van IJzendoorn receives LUF grant to investigate late amphorae 19 June 2023
Amphorae are usually associated with the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans. ‘Yet, in some cases, such as Byzantium, amphorae existed for c...
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Story from the field: Field School in Aruba 16 June 2023
Four bachelor’s students in archaeology have embarked on a month-long field school in Aruba. They will work with Harold Kelly, a local archaeologist a...
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An archaeological perspective on South Holland and its Water Past and Present 16 June 2023
Four students of the Faculty of Archaeology investigated how the current and past inhabitants of the Dutch province of South Holland deal with water. ...
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Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference 12 June 2023
Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research pr...
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Lennart Kruijer wins Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prize with thesis on ancient Commagene 09 June 2023
The prestigious Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Prize is annually awarded to the five best dissertations published in the year before in the fields o...
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DEN Award for Streaming the Past project: 'A truly innovative way to engage with new audiences' 06 June 2023
Back in 2021, the project Streaming the Past, an NWA funded project ran by Leiden University and the VALUE Foundation, launched to take a young audien...
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Doggerland shortlisted for the annual EAA Book Prize 31 May 2023
The popular-science book 'Doggerland. Lost World under the North Sea' has been nominated for the EAA Book Prize 2023, awarded annually by the European...
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Leiden osteoarchaeologists hold an online class for Italian schoolchildren 25 May 2023
Postdoctoral researcher Veronica Tamorri and a PhD candidate Maia Casna held an online osteoarchaeological class for secondary school children. Howeve...
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Byzantine consumers focal point of a new publication 16 May 2023
Recently Professor Joanita Vroom’s book Feeding the Byzantine City was published by the prominent academic publishing house Brepols. This volume is th...
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Archaeologists of the future dig for traces of the past 09 May 2023
Forty archaeology students are holding a shovel somewhat awkwardly in the fields at Oss. This is their first day of fieldwork and they are going to us...
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New method for extracting human DNA from archaeological objects yields success 03 May 2023
An international team of researchers led by Leiden archaeology professor Marie Soressi and Leipzig senior geneticist Matthias Meyer has recovered the ...