News
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Replica of unique prehistoric sword unveiled in Oss 11 January 2019
The Faculty of Archaeology has a long research tradition in the municipality of Oss. Since 1974, researchers and students have been carrying out archa...
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Archaeologist argues for circular economy during Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations 15 October 2018
Maikel Kuijpers was invited to join a session on material rights, resource use, and craftsmanship during the Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations held...
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David Fontijn appointed as affiliated member German Archaeological Institute 11 July 2018
The German Archaeological Institute is a world leading research institute, which conducts and facilitates research in the archaeological sciences and ...
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European award for dissertation on Early Iron Age elite burials 22 June 2018
In 2017 Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof defended her dissertation on Early Iron Age elite burials of the Low Countries at the Faculty of Archaeology. Ou...
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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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Skull 'oldest Dutchman' retrieved from North Sea bed 14 February 2018
A fragment of a human skull from the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (RMO) and a decorated bison bone, both from the North Sea ...
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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...
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Of home-loving men and intinerant marriageable women 19 October 2017
Some 5000 years ago the people of the corded ware culture exchanged ideas about death on a continental scale. There were strong gender differences in...
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City of Epe issues subsidy for research Quentin Bourgeois 06 April 2017
For the next three years the municipality of Epe will contribute to the research on the Epe barrow alignment. The city complements funds that NWO made...
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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017 09 March 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as i...
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Archaeologist involved in developing boardgame 01 March 2017
Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers participated in the development of the boardgame Epoch: Early Inventors. “This game is inspired by the major innovation ...
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Archaeology student Erik Kroon wins university thesis award 2017 16 February 2017
During the Dies Natalis for alumni, February 11 2017, the annual university thesis awards ceremony was held. The winner of 2017 is Erik Kroon, of the ...
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Bastiaan Steffens takes up PhD position at Leicester University 14 December 2016
January 1st 2017, Bastiaan Steffens will be taking up the Graduate Teaching Assistance PhD position at the Archaeology and Ancient History department ...
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Boest: Bronze Age at its best 20 July 2016
Prof. David Fontijn’s Economies of Destruction team was invited by Museum Midtjylland to participate in this year’s excavation in Boest, Jutland (Denm...
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Eleven Vidi grants for Leiden 13 May 2016
NWO has awarded eleven Leiden researchers a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. The research subjects range from Cicero and muscle dystrophy to the archaeolo...