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Archaeological Science article on experimental archaeology among most downloaded 15 August 2019
The research article ‘Anatomy of a notch. An in-depth experimental investigation and interpretation of combat traces on Bronze Age swords’ is one of t...
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Exploring 3D technology in pottery studies: ‘It is the future’ 06 May 2019
In the depots of the Faculty of Archaeology, many artifacts, accumulated after decades of fieldwork across the world, are stored. A new project, the L...
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Archaeologists visit Ethiopia for material culture studies project 10 January 2019
Annelou van Gijn and Diederik Pomstra took part in the Shire Project in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, to contribute to an exciting mix of lithic and use-...
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From the Colossal to the Microscopic: exhibition on archaeological sciences in Van Steenis 13 December 2018
Scientific methods and techniques have been employed in archaeological research since the very birth of the discipline. It is impossible to imagine mo...
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Review of 2017 Leiden Experimental Archaeology conference 18 October 2018
The 10th Experimental Archaeology Conference of EXARC took place in Leiden, Netherlands, over three days; 20th to the 22nd April 2017, in Leiden Unive...
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Archaeologist Diederik Pomstra subjects himself to wild food experiment 17 October 2018
What did our distant ancestors eat and how did they prepare their food? For the length of a month, experimental archaeologist Diederik Pomstra subject...
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First trials with Iron age dugout canoe 26 July 2018
On the 6th of July, wood specialists, members of the canoe club Natsec, a professional boat builder, volunteers of the Vlaardingen Broekpolder and stu...
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Neanderthals could make fire – just like our modern ancestors 19 July 2018
Neanderthals were able to make fire on a large scale with the aid of pyrite and hand-axes. This means they could decide when and where they wanted fir...
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Reconstructing a Medieval house in Vlaardingen 05 July 2018
Nine Archaeology students have built a reconstruction of an early medieval house in Vlaardingen. The house, built according to a houseplan discovered ...
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Archaeology in eighth position in QS World University Rankings 2018 01 March 2018
It is the third year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as it...
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‘Archaeology is quintessentially interdisciplinary' 13 February 2018
Professor of Archaeometry Patrick Degryse analyses archaeological finds using techniques from chemistry, physics and biology. He will give his inaugur...
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Maiden voyage of prehistoric dug out canoe replica 08 February 2018
After 30 days of work, the experimental reconstruction of the iron age canoe of Vlaardingen Vergulde Hand is finished! Its maiden voyage will take pla...
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Three new professors in Archaeology 31 January 2018
At the Faculty of Archaeology, three new professors are appointed with effect from February 1, 2018. They are Ann Brysbaert, Marie Soressi, and Joanit...
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Archaeology alumna Matilda Sebire wins Janneke Fruin-Helb Scholarship 2017 06 December 2017
On Friday 10 November 2017 the annual Janneke Fruin-Helb Scholarship was awarded to alumna Matilda Sebire. She graduated in the master's specialisatio...
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Archaeology alumnus Valerio Gentile wins W.A. van Es Award 20 November 2017
Valerio Gentile received the award during the Reuvensdagen for his master's thesis 'Martiality in Practice'. He is the first international student who...