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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition 15 February 2022Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads' 26 January 2022Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investig...
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Three Leiden papers in top 10 most cited of Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 14 January 2022At the start of the year a lot of journals publish lists of their most cited papers of the previous year. Three papers published by Leiden archaeologi...
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Photo report: 'Ground-truthing' on the Veluwe 12 January 2022Dr Quentin Bourgeois and a group of students are currently exploring the Veluwe. In 2019 and 2020 volunteers looked at altitude maps of the Veluwe and...
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New research indicates Hunter-Gatherer impact on prehistoric European landscapes 06 January 2022The starting point of human-induced landscape changes has been under permanent debate. It is widely accepted that the emergence of agriculture strongl...
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Ancient DNA study reveals large scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain 23 December 2021A major new study of ancient DNA has traced the movement of people into southern Britain during the Bronze Age. In the largest such analysis published...
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Neanderthals changed ecosystems 125,000 years ago 15 December 2021Hunter-gatherers caused ecosystems to change 125,000 years ago. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study by archaeologists from Leiden Uni...
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Archaeologist Alex Geurds becomes member of Society of Antiquaries: ‘It is an honor bestowed for life’ 10 December 2021Dr Alex Geurds was elected as a Fellow for the Society of Antiquaries, a prestigious and old educational charity based in London. Established in 1707,...
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Mysterious metal depositions were ‘the most ordinary thing in the world’ 06 December 2021In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. PhD research by Le...
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome 17 November 2021Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (lon...
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Genetics proves it: Indo-European did not come to Europe on horseback 20 October 2021Horses were first domesticated in South-West Russia, is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers writing in the well-respected jou...
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David Fontijn was nominated for University Teaching Prize: ‘I cut my online lectures in manageable chunks’ 22 September 2021Archaeologist David Fontijn was nominated for the University Teaching Prize. His students nominated him for this award for his innovative ways of onli...
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Holding the Byvanck Chair in times of corona 02 July 2021Professor Caroline Vout, Cambridge University, was awarded the Leiden University Byvanck Chair in 2020. In a pre-Covid-19 world, the Byvanck Chair wou...
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Archaeologists receive funding for science communication: ‘We want to change the public image of archaeology’ 10 May 2021A diverse team of Leiden archaeologists applied for, and was awarded, the KNAW ‘Appreciated!’ grant, meant to further their science communication ende...
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Seven Leiden professors elected new members of KNAW 28 April 2021Seven Leiden professors have been elected as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In total 23 new members will be ina...