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Review of 2017 Leiden Experimental Archaeology conferenceThe 10th Experimental Archaeology Conference of EXARC took place in Leiden, Netherlands, over three days; 20th to the 22nd April 2017, in Leiden Unive...
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Archaeologist Diederik Pomstra subjects himself to wild food experimentWhat did our distant ancestors eat and how did they prepare their food? For the length of a month, experimental archaeologist Diederik Pomstra subject...
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First trials with Iron age dugout canoeOn the 6th of July, wood specialists, members of the canoe club Natsec, a professional boat builder, volunteers of the Vlaardingen Broekpolder and stu...
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Neanderthals could make fire – just like our modern ancestorsNeanderthals 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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Reconstructing a Medieval house in VlaardingenNine Archaeology students have built a reconstruction of an early medieval house in Vlaardingen. The house, built according to a houseplan discovered ...
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Archaeology in eighth position in QS World University Rankings 2018It 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...
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‘Archaeology is quintessentially interdisciplinary'Professor of Archaeometry Patrick Degryse analyses archaeological finds using techniques from chemistry, physics and biology. He will give his inaugur...
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Maiden voyage of prehistoric dug out canoe replicaAfter 30 days of work, the experimental reconstruction of the iron age canoe of Vlaardingen Vergulde Hand is finished! Its maiden voyage will take pla...
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Three new professors in ArchaeologyAt the Faculty of Archaeology, three new professors are appointed with effect from February 1, 2018. They are Ann Brysbaert, Marie Soressi, and Joanit...
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Archaeology alumna Matilda Sebire wins Janneke Fruin-Helb Scholarship 2017On Friday 10 November 2017 the annual Janneke Fruin-Helb Scholarship was awarded to alumna Matilda Sebire. She graduated in the master's specialisatio...
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Archaeology alumnus Valerio Gentile wins W.A. van Es AwardValerio Gentile received the award during the Reuvensdagen for his master's thesis 'Martiality in Practice'. He is the first international student who...
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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as i...
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A busy early summer for the SETinSTONE team at Salamis, Athens, and the ArgolidIn June 2016, Dr. Ann Brysbaert and her SETinSTONE team were invited to participate in the fieldwork training season on Salamis island in Greece.
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Archaeology at Leiden University in Top 10 of QS World University Rankings 2016The Faculty of Archaeology ranks as the best in continental Europe and is in the top ten of the world. The Faculty of Archaeology hosts a successful m...
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Glue recipes and prehistoric brainpowerHow do archaeologists test ideas about the evolution of the modern brain? Veni-researcher Geeske Langejans and then Master student Paul Kozowyk (Leide...