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15 prehistoric Jomon Culture sites in northern Honshu and Hokkaido30 July 2014
Dean prof. Willem Willems has visited Japan from 8-10 September, at the invitation of the Aomori District Council in northern Honshu. Purpose of the v...
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Archaeology should have local use and lead to more sustainability05 November 2013Leiden heritage expert Sjoerd van der Linde is carrying out research on the heritage of the Caribbean region. This research forms part of the internat...
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The European Commission supports the “NEARCH” project: a major international archaeology programme15 July 2013In the framework of the “Culture” programme, the European Commission has selected for funding the project “NEARCH – New scenarios for a community-invo...
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Opening and inauguration of the Visitors Centre at Tell Balata (historical Shekhem) on June 24, 201302 July 2013The opening and inauguration of the Visitors Centre, and the visitors trail on the site, are an important result of the Tell Balata Archaeological Par...
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Jan Kolen Director of LDE Center for Global Heritage and Development30 May 2013Archaeologist Professor Jan Kolen has been appointed Director of the LDE Center for Global Heritage and Development (CGHD) with effect from 1 July 201...
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2012 Prof. Willem Willems awarded the European Archaeological Heritage Prize 201206 September 2012The European Association of Archaeologists instituted the European Archaeological Heritage Prize in 1999. An independent committee awards the prize an...
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2011 Tell Balata Campaign 201116 September 2011The objectives of the 2011 campaign Tell Balata Archaeological Park are to carry out excavations, promotion and awareness, community involvement, gath...
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2011 Field School ‘Crossroad of Cultures’ Robben Island South Africa18 March 2011The Robben Island field school in January and February 2011 investigated and documented the tangible and intangible heritage of Robben Island, encompa...
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2011 Leiden Centre for Global Heritage25 January 2011A Centre for Global Heritage will be set up at Leiden University, that integrates the unique global breadth and quality of academic expertise at the U...
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2010 Dean appointed as member of JPI Cultural Heritage academic committee12 November 2010On November 12, dean prof. Willem J.H. Willems was elected as one of the twelve members of the European Union’s academic committee Joint Programming I...
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2010 Heritage Management research in Mongolia01 June 2010Dean Prof. Willem J.H. Willems will be travelling to Mongolia in september 2010, as participant of the Mongolian International Heritage Team (MIHT). P...