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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...
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 5th in QS World University Ranking11 April 2024It is the eighth 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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Preserving Syrian excavation data: ‘the documentation here in Leiden is the only thing that’s left’04 April 2024The Faculty of Archaeology used to be involved in several excavations in Syria, before the outbreak of civil war made travel to the region impossible....
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology08 March 2024On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the rol...
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In memoriam: Dr Andrzej Antczak (1956-2024)05 March 2024On February 28th of this year Dr. Andrzej Tadeusz Antczak died of cancer after a long battle. Until his retirement in 2023 Andrzej was attached to the...
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Archaeology students make documentary on the Cypriot past29 February 2024The Leiden Archaeology social media team presents its first documentary on one of our faculty's research projects. A team led by Bleda Düring, Victor ...