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New publication investigates curious shift of 7th century burial practices31 May 2023At the end of the 7th century something curious occurs in Northwestern Europe. Suddenly, people start burying the dead next to their dwellings instead...
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Byzantine consumers focal point of a new publication16 May 2023Recently Professor Joanita Vroom’s book Feeding the Byzantine City was published by the prominent academic publishing house Brepols. This volume is th...
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In memoriam: Professor David Fontijn (1971-2023)03 May 2023It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our colleague, mentor, and friend prof. David Fontijn this Monday, May 1st, 2023. As he share...
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Reflecting on Professor Carrie Vout's Masterclass on Classical Art20 April 2023From March 27 to 31 Byvanck Professor Carrie Vout gave the intensive masterclass Classical Art - Definitions, Politics, Limits. This special lecture s...
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Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers signs international book contract with Penguin Press06 April 2023Back in 2020, Dr Maikel Kuijpers started to write for The Correspondent. His articles offered readers a unique long-term insight into the materials th...
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 6th in QS World University Ranking05 April 2023It is the seventh year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World Universi...
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Neandertal Legacy Scientific Reports’ article in the top 100 most downloaded30 March 2023With an off-the-charts number of downloads, outstanding media coverage, and more than 300 tweets, a small team behind the Scientific Reports article l...
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Conservation of Qasr Bshir featured as a cover story in Current World Archaeology27 March 2023‘Qasr Bshir is magnificent even in decline. It sits majestically in the landscape, master of all it surveys. On approaching the site, however, it is c...
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Alex Geurds receives NWO Vici grant for investigating human-environmental engagement across Central America & Colombia02 March 2023During pre-Columbian times, the Central American isthmus was marked by dynamic exchange and human mobility. Despite this, indigenous communities were ...
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Four Vici grants for Leiden University researchers23 February 2023Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applica...
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The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic visits the Faculty of Archaeology16 February 2023Monday 6 February the Faculty of Archaeology had the honour to receive the e Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Dr. Juan Bautista Durán. The m...
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Archaeologist Natalia Donner receives an award from Panamanian Embassy13 February 2023In the context of Panama’s independence month, the Panamanian Embassy in the Kingdom of The Netherlands decided to recognize Natalia Donner’s contribu...
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Greek Ambassador visits Faculty of Archaeology02 February 2023On January 17th 2023, Caterina Ghini, Ambassador of Greece to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, visited the Faculty of Archaeology. Her Excellency reach...
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Citizen scientists discover more than 1,000 new burial mounds24 January 2023Over the past few years, citizen scientists from the Heritage Quest project have scoured the entire Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas for unknown a...
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Wei Chu receives SNMAP funding for dating earliest dwelling structures in Ukraine19 December 2022At some point in the deep past the first known dwelling structures were built out of mammoth bones in a country we now know as Ukraine. Archaeologist ...