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Archaeology in ninth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2020It is the fourth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World Universit...
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Les Cottés excavations reveals how Neandertals and Homo sapiens adapted to a changing climate 40,000 years agoThe transition from Middle to Upper Paleolithic is a major biological and cultural threshold in the construction of our common humanity. Technological...
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Neanderthal glue from the North SeaA flint tool covered with a tar-like substance has turned out to be a top scientific find. Research by a Dutch team of scientists showed the find to b...
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Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen on Dutch TV on prehistoric BBQThe Dutch TV programme Keuringsdienst van Waarde investigated the origin of BBQ taste. Prehistoric fire expert Andrew Sorensen was invited to explain ...
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Andrew Sorensen receives Veni for continuation of prehistoric fire-making researchIn 2018, Sorensen’s research into the fire-making habits of the Neanderthals reached the headlines all over the world. Now, a Veni grant will enable h...
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Using computer simulations to discover where Neanderthals livedArchaeologist Fulco Scherjon has used computer simulations to identify where and how Neanderthals lived in West Europe. What stood out was that they p...
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Andy Sorensen's Scientific Reports article in top 100 most readThe research article ‘Neanderthal fire-making technology inferred from microwear analysis’ received 7,053 article views in 2018, placing it as one of ...
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Dr Andrew Sorensen wins Tübingen Prize for Older Prehistory and Quaternary EcologyAndrew Sorensen received the award for his work on the origins of fire-making, especially for his dissertation "Beyond Prometheus: Pursuing the origin...
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Digging into stone age secretsArchaeologist Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp's research project was covered by a South African newspaper. Dusseldorp and his team investigate the evolution of h...
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Wil Roebroeks interviewed about new discoveries Borneo: "This killed Eurocentric views on early rock art"In a remote cave on the Indonesian island of Borneo, a series of rock art paintings have been discovered. The oldest painting might be the oldest-know...
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Student Igor Djakovic awarded Raymond and Beverly Sackler ScholarshipIgor recently started his research master's in Archaeology. Now he is awarded the prestigious Raymond and Beverly Sackler Scholarship. The scholarship...
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Neanderthals could make fire – just like our modern ancestors
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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Neanderthals used refined hunting techniques 120,000 years agoNeanderthals used careful techniques to hunt their prey at close range. This is the conclusion of an international team of archaeologists, including r...
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Neandertal genome from Les Cottés site sequencedOn March 21 2018, a study was published in Nature, co-authored by Professor M. Soressi from the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University, announcin...
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Archaeology in eighth position in QS World University Rankings 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...