In the media
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Richard Jansen writes about Oss in Archeologie Magazine27 August 2020The Faculty of Archaeology has a partnership with Archeologie Magazine, the largest archaeology-themed magazine in the Netherlands, aiming to improve ...
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Amanda Henry in Sapiens.org about microfossils in a Finnish skeletal collection04 June 2020The Southwestern part of Finland isn’t exactly known as a great place for archeologists to go and find anything than the sturdiest of remains. The con...
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How Stone Age Humans Unlocked the Glucose in Plants06 April 2020Early cave paintings of hunting scenes may give the impression our Stone Age ancestors lived mainly on chunks of meat, but plants were just as key to ...
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Raymond Corbey interviewed about new book on the missionary's perspective on New Guinean ritual art05 March 2020Protestant missionaries have provided the earliest and most detailed sources regarding the ritual art of the Papuan peoples of the Geelvink Bay. Raymo...
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Archaeologist Rachel Schats on Science071 about malaria in medieval low countries14 February 2020Osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats investigates traces of malaria in old human skeletons. Even though the disease cannot be spotted directly in bone mat...
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Caribbean island of St. Kitts gets first Doctor in Archaeology13 February 2020On February 4th standing before his doctoral committee at the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology, St. Kitts-born Cameron Gill, successfully defended and re...
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Interview with osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats in National Geographic Magazine04 February 2020Osteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats investigates traces of illnesses and disorders in human skeletons. Her search for malaria in the Low Countries' middl...
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Treasure hunting takes toll on Eastern Badia archaeological site17 September 2019The Jordan Times has interviewed Peter Akkermans about the damage done to the Early Islamic archaeological site of Khirbet Al Umari, Jordan. "The degr...
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Video: Ethnobotanical immersion in Cameroon08 August 2019Plants are vital resources throughout human history, but we know little about how they were used and valued prior to agriculture. Sandrine Gallois, an...
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Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen on Dutch TV on prehistoric BBQ19 July 2019The Dutch TV programme Keuringsdienst van Waarde investigated the origin of BBQ taste. Prehistoric fire expert Andrew Sorensen was invited to explain ...
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Osteoarchaeology Laboratory takes centre stage in student video on osteology19 June 2019Our MSc in Human Osteology student Judyta Olszewski, together with Raven Todd Da Silva, made the first of a series of videos on the study of human bon...
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'Small brewers show how craft principles could reshape the economy – but they’re under threat'21 March 2019In order for the economy to become sustainable, a shift in how we think about production is required. Archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa,...
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'Eastern Desert tombs reflect successful culture adapted to harsh environment’13 March 2019
The Jordan Times interviewed professor Peter Akkermans about this research on ancient tombs in Jordan's Eastern Desert. “The evidence of this flourish...
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Ancient populations pioneered the idea of recycling waste09 January 2019The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive alternative to our wasteful linear economy, where raw materials are used to make the product...
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Digging into stone age secrets09 January 2019Archaeologist Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp's research project was covered by a South African newspaper. Dusseldorp and his team investigate the evolution of h...