In the media
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Archaeologist Andy Sorensen in National Geographic Magazine about ancient fire use 10 February 2021
When and how commenced the use of fire by early humans? Armed with stones, peat moss, and fungi, archaeologist Andy Sorensen tries to answer that ques...
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Lydie Cabane in E-International Relations on Improving EU Response to Pandemics 29 January 2021
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor at ISGA, has written an article in E-International Relations to discuss the key lessons from other crisis management...
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Leiden archaeologists in international media on early form of money in the Bronze Age 28 January 2021
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catali...
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Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers reflects on academic feud over Nebra sky disc 20 January 2021
In a New York Times report on a bitter archaeological feud over the Nebra sky disk, Maikel Kuijpers reflects on its importance. 'It’s really unfortuna...
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Dental remains shed light on drug use in 19th century Dutch village 11 January 2021
Archaeologist Bjørn Peare Barthold suspected farmers in a doctorless 19th century Dutch village may have been self-medicating to manage pain and disea...
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Jelle van Buuren in NRC on social media and the storming of the Capitol 08 January 2021
Jelle van Buuren, university lecturer at ISGA, discusses the role that social media played in the storming of the Capitol last Wednesday
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Leiden Classics: Einstein & Friends 25 September 2015
Museum Boerhaave commemorated the hundredth anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity with the exhibition ‘Einstein & Friends’. The exhib...