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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 7th in QS World University Ranking08 April 2022It is the sixth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Cypriot Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology04 April 2022The Faculty of Archaeology was honored by a visit by the Ambassador the Republic of Cyprus. Ambassador Frances-Galatia Lanitou Williams had heard of t...
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New excavation robot shapes future of archaeology31 March 2022Archaeology has always been at the forefront of innovation. Now, an inventive collaboration between archaeologists Tuna Kalayci and Alex Brandsen brin...
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Omani Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology30 March 2022The Faculty of Archaeology was honored by a visit by the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman. Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Salim Hamed Al Harthi had...
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New Executive Director Jan Pronk: ‘In the end it is all about people enjoying their work.’09 March 2022In March, Jan Pronk starts as the new Executive Director at the Faculty of Archaeology. We sat down with him for an interview on his background, his d...
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Archaeology alumna Oda Nuij wins Florschütz Thesis Award03 March 2022Annually, the Dutch Palynologische Kring invites nominations for the Florschütz Award for best MSc thesis in Palynology and Palaeobotany. This year, t...
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The Ethics Committee at Archaeology: ‘Think ahead before starting your research, that’s the point’02 March 2022In the past decade many academic journals have started to require that researchers provide evidence of ethical review when submitting papers, for exam...
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Prestigious Gutenberg Research Award for archaeologist Wil Roebroeks23 February 2022Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). "By granting Wil...
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Streaming the Sagas: a live role play in the North-European Age of Heroes21 February 2022Hwæt! You've heard of the adventures of the mighty Beowulf. You've heard of the brave folk standing beside him, and the awe-inspiring foes standing ag...
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition15 February 2022Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Archaeologist Ann Brysbaert appointed as director of Netherlands Institute at Athens11 February 2022On March 1 2022, Professor Ann Brysbaert will succeed Dr Winfred van de Put as director of the Netherlands Institute at Athens (NIA). Having been a re...
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Charlotte van der Voort wins Leiden Thesis Prize09 February 2022The winner of the Leiden University Thesis Prize has made an original and substantial contribution to argumentation theory. This is what Annetje Ottow...
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Researcher develops Google for archaeologists04 February 2022An incredible quantity of archaeological reports are stored in digital archives. If you want to search for information in them, you have to do this ma...
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Innovative research offers new insight into ancient infant feeding practices04 February 2022New sampling and analytical strategies give archaeologists a better understanding of the nutrition and survival of ancient populations. Publication in...
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Jan Kolen new Artificial Intelligence Coordinator at Leiden University03 February 2022The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Jan Kolen as the University’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Coordinator as of 1 February 2022. I...