News
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Ice Age hunters destroyed forests throughout Europe 28 November 2016
Large-scale forest fires started by prehistoric hunter-gatherers are probably the reason why Europe is not more densely forested. This is the finding...
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Doctors and citizens under fire in conflict zones 25 November 2016
It is time for the international community to put a stop to war crimes – especially against medical personnel, argued international chair of Doctors W...
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Exhibition shows luxury and power of Egyptian queens 17 November 2016
The Queens of the Nile exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities finally affords the wives of the pharoahs the attention they deserve. Thanks t...
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‘The sky is not the limit for Honours students’ 16 November 2016
Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student. For the past three years, 150 bachelor’s students have followed ...
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Zwammerdam boats harbour ‘wealth of knowledge’ 02 November 2016
Leiden University is participating in a project to reassemble Roman vessels from between 80 - 200 AD. The 'Zwammerdam ships' are already world famous ...
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New Code of Conduct on Integrity from 1 November 01 November 2016
The Executive Board has adopted a new Code of Conduct on Integrity for staff. This new code encompasses all the existing regulations within Leiden Uni...
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‘City dwellers in Middle Ages no worse off than village dwellers’ 01 November 2016
City dwellers in the Middle Ages were probably no worse off than people living in villages. Both groups had very different health risks, is Rachel Sch...
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Neanderthals on cold steppes also ate plants 25 October 2016
Neanderthals in cold regions probably ate a lot more vegetable food than was previously thought. This is what archaeologist Robert Power has discovere...
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Assyrians were more 'homely' than we thought 20 October 2016
Archaeologist Victor Klinkenberg examined an old Assyrian settlement in Syria, near to the IS stronghold Raqqa. 'Social life was more important than m...
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Caribbean heritage under threat 18 October 2016
Loss of cultural heritage first brings to mind the destruction in the Middle East. But in the Caribbean it is mainly natural processes such as coastal...
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Drones help write new history of Caribbean 13 October 2016
Drones are proving to be a good means of mapping man-made changes in the landscape. Geophysicist Till Sonneman and his colleagues (archaeology) are ex...
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Leiden University hosts closing symposium of HERA-CARIB Project 12 October 2016
On 26 and 27 September 2016, the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University hosted the closing symposium of the HERA-CARIB project “Caribbean Connect...
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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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Go study abroad! 10 October 2016
Are you keen to immerse yourself in a new culture, broaden your horizons and make friends for life? If so, come to the Study Abroad Festival on Friday...
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Leids Ontzet: University closed 30 September 2016
We celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The Universit...