News
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Mixtec activist Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez Honoured 06 November 2013
Mixtec researcher and cultural activist Gabina Aurora Pérez Jiménez (Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University) has been awarded a Medal of Merit duri...
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VIDI Grant for Alexander Geurds 03 September 2013
NWO has awarded a VIDI grant to Alex Geurds for his research proposal entitled Networked practices of contact: Cultural identity at the Late Prehistor...
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Global Exploration Grant awarded to Dr. Alexander Geurds for field research in Nicaragua 18 April 2013
The proposed investigation focuses on the Pre-Hispanic archaeological site Aguas Buenas recently documented by Dr. Alexander Geurds
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2012 Leiden University participant in the race for the Partnership Grant 06 July 2012
Alexander Geurds, Andrea Waters-Rist, and Laura Van Broekhoven are in the race for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partner...
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2012 field season of the Proyecto Arqueologico Centro de Nicaragua 05 July 2012
Dusted off and fresh from the field, some insight perspectives on the 2012 field season of the Proyecto Arqueologico Centro de Nicaragua. It's safe to...
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2012 Science4Arts grant for Maarten Jansen 12 January 2012
On January 12 the Steering Committee Science4Arts awarded the application of Prof.dr. Maarten Jansen entitled: "Shedding light on endangered mutual he...
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ERC grant for Maarten Jansen 23 November 2011
The European Research Council has awarded an Advanced Grant to Prof. dr. Maarten E.R.G.N. Jansen for the research project "Time in Intercultural Conte...
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2011 Monte Alban 13 August 2011
At the VIth Monte Albán Round Table conference (July 2011) in Oaxaca, Mexico, Maarten Jansen (Leiden University) together with Mexican archaeologists ...
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2011 Laura van Broekhoven participates in the Museum Leadership Institute (MLI) 18 May 2011
The chief curator of the National Museum of Ethnology, Laura van Broekhoven, is participating in the Museum Leadership Institute at the Claremont Grad...
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2010 Important gift of the Mexican Embassy 13 December 2010
The Mexican embassy, represented by the cultural attaché, Mr. José Manuel Springer, donated to the Faculty of Archaeology a voluminous publication of ...
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2010 Gabina Aurora Pérez building Oaxaca 01 January 2010
Gabina Aurora Pérez, Mixtec investigator and defender of rights of indigenous peoples, who is working at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University...
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2009 State visit to Mexico & Indigenous People 11 November 2009
As part of the state visit to Mexico a theme lunch on indigenous cultures was organised.