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PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage31 March 2025In a significant step toward restoring cultural heritage, PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter has played a pivotal role in repatriating a collection of ...
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Throwback to Faculty Lecture 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands'26 March 2025On March 11, a travelling photo exposition on the Mayan archaeological site El Mirador, in Guatemala, saw its festive opening at the Van Steenis build...
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Archaeologist Valentina Azzarà features in National Geographic documentary on Omani archaeology25 March 2025Dr Valentina Azzarà, an honorary research fellow at the Faculty of Archaeology and an expert on prehistoric Oman, was recently invited to feature in a...
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 4th in QS World University Ranking24 March 2025It is the ninth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Postdoc Dita Auzina investigates relationship between appearance of monumentality and disruptive environmental events04 March 2025In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dita Auzina, originally from Latvia, works as a researcher in the project of ...
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Strengthening European research networks: Archaeologist Miguel John Versluys honored with prestigious Humboldt Research Award24 February 2025Professor Miguel John Versluys of Leiden University has been recognised with the esteemed Humboldt Research Award, a testament to his groundbreaking w...
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Video | Heritage in the Himalayas: The Karakorum Rescue Project30 January 2025The Leiden Archaeology Social Media Team (LUFASM) proudly presents their second mini-documentary in the series on Leiden Archaeology projects. The Kar...
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Archaeology Inter-Section journal offers students the chance to publish: ‘Inter-Section is a great way to get your work in the spotlight’14 November 2024The Faculty of Archaeology's own home-grown journal Inter-Section has released a new volume. Inter-Section offers students and PhD candidates the uniq...
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Postdoc Adam Benfer stewards big data in the study of Central America26 August 2024In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dr Adam Benfer, originally from the United States, occupies a double position...
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala29 July 2024In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the...
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Archaeologist Jennifer Swerida investigates emergent social complexity in the Omani desert24 July 2024In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Jennifer Swerida, originally from the United States, will strengthen th...
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Mink van IJzendoorn investigates the end of amphorae with a PhD in the Humanities grant26 June 2024This year, an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant went to Mink van IJzendoorn, enabling him to investigate the disappearance of amphorae. ‘We take means o...
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Podcast: The Tragic Fate of Egyptologist Herta Mohr04 June 2024Leiden University recently named a new building for Egyptologist Herta Mohr. But who was she?
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’31 May 2024The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents...
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Remote sensing for Roman Mallorca with a Chastelain-Nobach fund23 May 2024For the past 2 years, Dr Letty ten Harkel has been jointly running an excavation project of a suspected Roman villa site on the Balearic island of Mal...