1038 search results for “dental anthropology” in the Public website
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Reading the Dental record
A dental anthropological approach to foodways, health and disease, and crafting in the pre-Columbian Caribbean.
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Bjørn Peare Bartholdy
Faculteit Archeologie
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Andrea Waters
Faculteit Archeologie
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Layers of dental tartar
Bacteria in the teeth tell us a lot about nutrition and disease in our ancestors. It also tells us more about the immune system. This provides clues for treating modern diseases and allergies. For a long time archaeologists were irritated by tartar on the teeth of excavated skulls. They thought that…
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Evaluating the dietary micro-remain record in dental calculus
And its application in deciphering hominin diets in palaeolithic eurasia
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Teeth Tell Tales
A multi-disciplinary approach to past lifestyles and cultural practices
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Dental analysis gives unique insight in life of enslaved African
A new study published in Archaeometry describes the unexpected results obtained from analyses of five human teeth discovered in a ritual cache at an enslaved African plantation site on the island of Saba in the Caribbean.
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Anthropology and Sociology network
The Anthropology and Sociology network brings together researchers of LIAS and LUCSoR working from an anthropological and sociological perspective and researchers of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
We are very happy to welcome you to spend a semester or year studying with us at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Here you will find practical information on studying CA-DS in Leiden as an exchange student.
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Dental tartar unfolds Neanderthal secrets
British and Australian researchers have analysed the DNA in the dental tartar of several Spanish Neanderthals. One of the conclusions was that the Neanderthals had a mostly vegetarian diet.
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Dental remains shed light on drug use in 19th century Dutch village
Archaeologist Bjørn Peare Barthold suspected farmers in a doctorless 19th century Dutch village may have been self-medicating to manage pain and disease. By examining the skeletons' dental calculus this hypothesis could be tested. Science Magazine interviewed him about this new technique.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology | Leiden University
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University studies the everyday practices of individuals and groups around the world in relation to the complex global challenges of diversity, sustainability, and digitalisation.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Vulnerability and the associated levels of social resilience is what fascinates the researchers at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. What links a Japanese fisherman after the tsunami at Fukushima with a Ghanaian goldminer in an increasingly industrialised work environment?…
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Moralising Misfortune: A comparative anthropology of commercial insurance
Research on the morality of life insurance. What issues are raised when insurance companies define responsibility and solidarity? Has insurance changed since the crisis of 2007?
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (BSc)
Do you want to understand the complexities of today’s gender issues, social media use, food habits, social justice movements, labour relations or religious expressions? Join our international bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology and get insight into people's social…
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Online Experience Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Study Information
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
Cultural anthropology development sociology, visual methods, policy in practice, global ethnography.
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Isotope analysis finds source lead poisoning among slaves on Barbados
The dental remains of 25 enslaved Africans from the site of Newton's Plantation, on Barbados, were subjected to isotope analysis. Previous research had pointed out that the locally born individuals were subjected to high concentrations of lead poisoning. A new study, done by Dr Jason Laffoon among others…
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Biomolecular analyses of skeletal remains in the circum-Caribbean across the historical divide (A.D. 1000-1800)
As part of the NEXUS1492 project, this project will use ancient DNA techniques to shed new light on the demographic and health history of the Caribbean and the impact of European colonization on indigenous communities in the region.
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About us
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Samuels is an Assistant Professor at the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Why Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University?
Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden is known for its student-centred teaching and world-leading faculty.
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University Lecturer (UD) in the Anthropology of Art
Humanities, Centre for the Arts in Society
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Jason Laffoon's Archaeometry article in top 20 most read
The research article ‘The life history of an enslaved African’ is one of the top 20 read Archaeometry articles in the period of January 2017 to December 2018.
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The skeleton as a source of information
Bones contain information about people’s lives such as where they came from, their age at death and which diseases they suffered from. Researchers can deduce a lot from them about a person’s life and about human evolution. This generates leads that could help solve present-day problems, such as how…
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Internationalisation of the bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University
What are the social, cultural, and/or educational consequences and challenges linked to the introduction of the international bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology?
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Chair by special appointment (bijzondere leerstoel) in the Anthropology of Digital Diversity
Social and Behavioural Sciences, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Global Challenges
Global Challenges is the research programme of the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.
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Anthropology of Law in Muslim Sudan: Land, Courts and the Plurality of Practices
Anthropology of Law in Muslim Sudan analyses the hybridity of law systems and the plurality of legal practices in rural and urban contexts of contemporary Sudan, shedding light on the complex relation between Islam and society.
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Dental Non-Metric Workshop
Course
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Guita Winkel
Faculty of Humanities
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Women at the Cutting Edge. Assessing the gendered impacts of industrial logging on well-being in Solomon Islands
How do women and men living in logging concessions in Solomon Islands experience the impacts of logging during and after logging operations?
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Raymond Corbey
Faculteit Archeologie
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Interview with Cristina Grasseni: new Professor of Anthropology
On February 1st Cristina Grasseni started as Professor of Anthropology at the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. She is bringing the ERC Consolidator project ‘Food Citizens?’ with her to Leiden. A few questions to get to know the new professor.
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Decolonizing European Anthropology?
As convener for the EASA Network for the Anthropology of Race and Ethnicity, Jasmijn Rana organized a two-day symposium on Decolonizing European Anthropology. It brought together anthropologists from different European countries and non-European anthropologists working in and on Europe. Discussions…
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KORWAR – Northwest New Guinea ritual art according to missionary sources
Protestant missionaries have provided the earliest and most detailed sources regarding the ritual art of the Papuan peoples of the Geelvink Bay.
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Kick-off International BSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology: A Photo Report
The bachelor's programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology goes international! From September 2019, the entire programme can be followed in English and will be accessible for students from all over the world. On 14 February 2019, the Institute of Cultural Anthropology held an inspiring…
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Radhika Gupta
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden Anthropology Conference in retrospect
On February 14th the first Leiden Anthropology Conference took place. With around 80 anthropologists working at different institutes present, we can say it was a success! During the Roundtable six anthropologists reflected on the nature of anthropology in Leiden. In the breakout sessions on Methodology,…
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Soukaina Chakkour
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Janine Prins
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Jan van Schie
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rosalinde Spitters
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrea Ragragio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Embodied narratives of disaster: the expression of bodily experience in Aceh, Indonesia
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute published Annemarie Samuels' article on the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. It's a detailed ethnographic account of the experiences of three Indonesian survivors.
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The Apinaye teaching and learning process as observed in the manufacturing of their musial instruments
This dissertation aims to establish a dialogue between ethnomusicology (more specifically indigenous organology), the anthropology of art and the culture of the Apinaye peoples, in order to understand how the musical objects of these peoples are learned and taught, and thus to understand its musical…
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Leiden Anthropology Conference: Call for Contributions
More than 100 anthropologists work at Leiden University – not only at the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CA/DS) in the Faculty of Social Sciences, but also within other faculties, for example at Archaeology, Law, the Humanities, or the Leiden University Medical Centre…
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Nostalgia for the Present
Ethnography and Photography in a Moroccan Berber Village
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Filtering feminisms: Emergent feminist visibilities on Instagram
Based on interviews with feminist Instagram users, this article studies emergent feminist visibilities on Instagram through the concept of filtering.
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The Heritage Arena
In Europe a number of production and communication strategies have long tried to establish local products as resources for local development. At the foot of the Alps, this scenario appears in all its contradictions, especially in relation to cheese production. The Heritage Arena focuses on the saga…