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Greek Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology 02 February 2023
On January 17th 2023, Caterina Ghini, Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, visited the Faculty of Archaeology. Her Excellency reach...
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants 02 February 2023
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has...
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Citizen scientists discover more than 1,000 new burial mounds 24 January 2023
Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown a...
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to 20 January 2023
From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts all manner of events every year. To make sure these events ge...
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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago 23 December 2022
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago. Archaeologists believe that a met...
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Throwback to the panel discussion about the future of archaeology 22 December 2022
As part of the celebrations around the 25th birthday of the Faculty of Archaeology, a panel discussion on the future of archaeology was organised on D...
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Throwback to the successful LANCE internship and job market 22 December 2022
On December 1, the Faculty of Archaeology hosted the LANCE internship and job market 2022 for our BA2 and BA3 students. No less than 14 Dutch commerci...
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Robotics and AI in archaeological theory and practice 22 December 2022
What can Robotics and AI bring to archaeological theory and practice? In return, how can archaeology contribute to the developments in robotics and AI...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed? 20 December 2022
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition 19 December 2022
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In th...
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They came, they saw, they left: on the first humans in the Low Countries 29 November 2022
Over hundreds of thousands of years, our region witnessed the comings and goings of various types of hominin. This depended on the temperature as ice ...
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Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history 24 November 2022
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural le...
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Archaeologist Aris Politopoulos launches Histories We Play as part of new Leiden Teacher’s Academy position 08 November 2022
Anyone who knows Aris Politopoulos will be aware of his passion for teaching. Almost winning the Leiden University Teaching Award in 2020, he is known...
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New technique makes it easier to determine how our ancestors used fire 02 November 2022
The use of fire can tell us a lot about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate technique to identify how our ances...
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Archaeologist Mark Driessen’s book and project in royal spotlights 19 October 2022
On September 28, 2022, dr.ir. Mark Driessen presented a publication about the ancient Roman frontier in Jordan. Venue for the book launch was the resi...