In the media
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Possibly the oldest known piece of figurative art found in Indonesia 11 July 2024
A team of researchers has dated a prehistoric painting in Indonesia to at least 51.200 years ago, they have proposed in a study that this painting is ...
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Short documentary on 50 years archaeology in Oss 22 May 2024
In the student-made documentary, our Field School manager, Dr Arjan Louwen, gives a brief introduction on the importance of the excavation in Oss. Wat...
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A fire-starting masterclass by Dr. Andrew Sorensen on Archeology Quest 25 March 2024
Hosts and creators of the Nebula tv series ‘Archeology Quest’ Lorraine Boissoneault and Stephanie Sammann compete to see if they could have survived d...
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Udhruh archaeological project on TV in Jordan 14 March 2024
The Udhruh archaeological project in Jordan was recently visited by Diala Dabbas for her program ‘Helwa ya Donya’ (which translates to ‘Beautiful Univ...
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Acquisition of early African photographs by explorer and photography pioneer Alexine Tinne 15 February 2024
Over 160 years ago, the Hague-based photography pioneer and traveler Alexine Tinne (1835-1869) captured current South Sudan and its inhabitants on fil...
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Israël must alleviate plight of Palestinians now 29 January 2024
The International Court of Justice has issued an interim ruling calling on Israel to take immediate action to prevent genocide. South Africa had accus...
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Archaeologist interviewed about the carnivore diet 22 January 2024
The carnivore diet, a fact or just a trend?
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Government unaware of Dutch involvement in Iran nuclear weapons programme sabotage 11 January 2024
In 2007, a spy from the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) planted a destructive computer virus at an Iranian nuclear site, haltin...
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023 21 December 2023
In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss th...
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Vote now! Doggerland book nominated for Current Archaeology Book prize 2024 11 December 2023
Britain's biggest archaeology magazine has announced the nominees Book of the Year award and this time one of our own has been nominated!
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Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades. 04 December 2023
'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely o...
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Campaign vs. practice: limited room for manoeuvre under strict asylum policy 30 November 2023
Making migration a key campaign issue in the recent Dutch general elections is one thing, but turning it into actual policy is another. ‘95% of Dutch ...
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Opinion: Global Safety Summit on AI avoids real issue 08 November 2023
The first global safety summit on Artificial Intelligence is a fact. Prime Minister Sunak organised the conference because he believes that the issues...
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Excavation of Roman villa on Mallorca covered by Catalan and Spanish news outlets 14 September 2023
The Villa Son Sard archaeological project aims to determine the boundaries of the Roman and post-Roman villa at Son Sard on Mallorca. While the team w...
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Ancient fire expert Femke Reidsma on Tea-Break Time Travel Podcast 11 September 2023
In her podcast Tea-Break Time Travel Matilda Siebrecht is joined by fire expert Femke Reidsma, to talk all about how this essential tool was made and ...