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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?26 November 2019Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the ...
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Monique van den Dries' Leiden Experience: 'Usually I end up with (too) many ideas and running projects'09 October 2019Heritage expert Monique van den Dries has a long history with our Faculty. She did her studies and PhD in Leiden, and before returning to academia ...
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New Van Steenis exhibition: What is Archaeology for YOU?09 May 2019Starting on Thursday 16 May 2019, the Faculty of Archaeology features a new mini exhibition, ‘Archaeology&ME’. Ten showcases address the public’s conn...
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Genner Llanes-Ortiz’s Leiden Experience: ‘Indigenous stories contain knowledge from deep past’14 March 2019Back in 2016, Genner Llanes-Ortiz joined the Faculty of Archaeology as an assistant professor in the Heritage of Indigenous Peoples research group. Ge...
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Erasmus+ grant for project on heritage as bridge between Academy and Society07 March 2019Together with four European partner universities heritage specialist Dr Monique van den Dries has been granted an Erasmus+ project (EU-CUL) by the Eur...
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Replica of unique prehistoric sword unveiled in Oss11 January 2019The Faculty of Archaeology has a long research tradition in the municipality of Oss. Since 1974, researchers and students have been carrying out archa...
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Moving images and stories about itinerant heritage in Leiden's Oude UB26 November 2018How do Nepalese exiles in England celebrate their festivals? What are North Korean monuments doing in Zimbabwe? The ‘Heritage on the Move’ exhibition ...
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Dr. Amy Strecker receives Global Interactions BREED Grant25 October 2018Dr Amy Strecker (Heritage Dept., Faculty of Archaeology) has recently been awarded a LGI BREED grant to develop her project on property and spatial ju...
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Archaeologist argues for circular economy during Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations15 October 2018Maikel Kuijpers was invited to join a session on material rights, resource use, and craftsmanship during the Carnegie Peacebuilding Conversations held...
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What makes peace sustainable?17 September 2018‘Realising we have shared ancestors and that our past is dynamic makes us more accepting of others.’ Sada Mire is an archaeologist at Leiden Universit...
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Cultural heritage and video games join together in Amsterdam exhibition05 September 2018The newly opened Culture Arcade exhibition is a place where cultural heritage and video games come together. It is co-organized and curated by the VAL...
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Amy Strecker wins Breed Grant to work on Property and Spatial Justice in International Law05 September 2018Dr Amy Strecker has recently been awarded a LGI BREED grant to develop her project on property and spatial justice in international law. Building on h...
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Sada Mire’s Leiden Experience: "the Johnny Cash of Archaeology"30 August 2018Pioneering in the archaeology of Somaliland, hosting international TV and radio shows, and producing a very successful MOOC: Dr Sada Mire already has ...
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How can you rescue clay tablets from the war in Syria?07 June 2018On 7 June, the National Museum of Antiquities opened a mini exhibition 'Scanning for Syria'. The exhibition shows how Leiden archaeologists and Delft ...
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Role play in Maritime Archaeology class25 May 2018This academic year Martijn Manders taught the course of Maritime Archaeology and cultural heritage management for the 8th year. Manders tries to make ...