2,667 search results for “asean and east mediterrane archaeology” in the Public website
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Putting life into Neolithic houses with an NWO subsidy: ‘We will bring detail in our image of past domestic activities’
Archaeologist Annelou van Gijn received an NWO Archeologie Telt grant to investigate domestic craft and subsistence activities of late Neolithic peoples in the coastal area of the Netherlands
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Looking for the earliest European home with an ERC Consolidator Grant
During the Late Pleistocene, Europe was a cold and unforgiving place to live. Even so, groups of early modern humans roamed around, just like their Neanderthal counterparts. It is unclear what kind of dwellings these people inhabited to shelter them against the elements, especially in regions without…
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Studying the pre-Roman Samnite people with an IRESMO research grant
In Spring next year, a new and international team of archaeologists, historians, and education experts will start a collaborative project on the archaeology of Molise. The project is generously funded by l’Istituto Regionale per gli Studi Storici del Molise “Vincenzo Cuoco” (IRESMO).
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
f.c.w.j.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Building a Byzantine and Ottoman Data Atlas with a DANS grant
Joanita Vroom, Professor Archaeology of Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia at the Faculty of Archaeology, has again received a DANS Klein DataProject (KDP) bursary for her project entitled ‘Data Atlas of Byzantine and Ottoman Material Culture: Archiving Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Fieldwork…
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The Confluence of Water and Power
On 27 January 2022 Tjahjono Prasodjo successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2985
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In touch with the dead
A study of early medieval reopened graves
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NWO Free Competition Grant for Al-Jallad and Akkermans
Dr. Ahmad Al-Jallad and Prof.dr. Peter Akkermans have been awarded with the NWO Free Competition Grant for their research project 'Landscapes of Survival: Pastoralist Societies, Rock Art and Literacy in Jordan's Black Desert, c. 1000 BC to 500 AD'. Together, they study settlements, burials and inscr…
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Knowledge of Caribbean Amerindians crucial for colonisation of Americas
The significance of indigenous Amerindian knowledge has been marginalised in the history of the colonisation of the Americas. Wrongly, according to research by Leiden archaeologists. Indigenous knowledge and infrastructure were essential for the 'success' of the Spanish colonisers. Publication in the…
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Modernity, Minority, and the Public Sphere
Jews and Christians in the Middle East
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Colloquium: The relevance of Cushitic for the linguistic history of East Africa
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium series
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Larger Than Life: The Ommerschans hoard and the role of giant swords in the European Bronze Age (1500-1100 BC)
This book aims to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding this exceptional group of larger-than-life Bronze Age blades.
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Wetland Farming in the area to the south of the Meuse estuary during the Iron age and Roman period
An environmental and palaeo-economic reconstruction.
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Rachel Schats is preparing an archaeology course from home: ‘Do what you can and don’t make it yourself too difficult’
As a lecturer of a block 4 course, osteoarchaeologist Dr Rachel Schats is preparing to give her education remotely. For this she uses Kaltura, Leiden University’s video platform. While she is new to remote teaching, like most of the University’s lecturers, she already has some tips and tricks based…
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Leiden Institute for Area Studies
To truly understand complex regions such as the Middle East and Asia, you have to know their culture, history and local societies inside out. Driven by curiosity for other cultures, the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) provides an understanding and analysis of current and historical…
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Garenmarket: woven into the fabric of Leiden
From cloth to serge and from ‘frame lands’ to a wool factory. Archaeologist and historian Roos van Oosten was pleasantly surprised by what she found out about Garenmarkt in Leiden. The historical research on the site of the new car park, which opens to the public on 19 February, has added a new chapter…
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Data Management and the Gortyn Project: ‘With great data comes great responsibility’
The world is becoming increasingly digitised, and the information one has easy access to is often rather overwhelming. In particular, the accumulative nature of the archaeological practice has resulted in huge quantities of data being produced. But how to prevent these from becoming dust-collectors…
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Computer models chart extensive Caribbean inter-island networks
The precolonial inhabitants of the Caribbean islands communicated, travelled, and exchanged objects and ideas along an expansive inter-island network. New methods of computer modeling shed light on these networks. Emma Slayton is set to discuss her work on this topic at her Defense on the 12th of Se…
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Experimental Archaeology Days
Festival
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Leiden contributes to Getty Museum exhibition
Leiden researchers have made an important contribution to the successful ‘Beyond the Nile’ exhibition in the American J. Paul Getty Museum. They also contributed to the exhibition volume that will be presented to Rector Magnificus Carel stolker on 5 September.
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Digital Archaeology Group Meeting
Lecture
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
n.schonmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1432
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Erik OdegardFaculty of Humanities
e.l.l.odegard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6563
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2151
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Experience Day Archaeology
Study information
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Archaeological Congress Oss
Conference
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Correlates of Complexity
Essays in Archaeology and Assyriology Dedicated to Diederik J.W. Meijer in Honour of his 65th Birthday
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Introduction Day Archaeology
Study information
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Upcoming Fourth LEAC Conference – 27 November 2018 at Strathmore University Law School
On 27 November 2018, the Center for Legal and Comparative Studies of the East African Community of Leiden University (LEAC) is organizing, in close cooperation with Strathmore University Law School, the University of Nairobi Law School and the IRID, the Fourth LEAC Conference on the topic “Teaching…
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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(Inter)National Archaeologies
Lecture, Week of the International Student
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Rwanda
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden Law School with the University of Rwanda.
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Heritage project showcased in EU brochure
In the EU brochure 'Creative Europe: rediscovering our cultural heritage' 15 successful heritage projects are presented. Among these projects is NEARCH, in which staff members of the Faculty of Archaeology participated.
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Cushitic influence on Bantu in East Africa
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
- Volume 12 (2017)
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Memorial volume for prof. Willem Willems
‘Fernweh: Crossing borders and connecting people in archaeological heritage management ’
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Graduation Ceremony MA Archaeology
Ceremony
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Graduation Ceremony BA Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Graduation Ceremony Bachelor Archaeology
Ceremony
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Graduation Ceremony Bachelor Archaeology
Ceremony
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Archaeologist Tesse Stek studies Roman colonisation with fellowship
As Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS-KNAW) fellow, Tesse Stek will explore the intricate relationship between the history of ideas about Roman imperialism and contemporary archaeological interpretation.
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Building an excavation report search engine with a Digital Humanities grant
PhD candidate Alex Brandsen, working in the Digital Archaeology research group has recently received a grant from the Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities. This grant will be used to further develop and improve AGNES, the search engine for excavation reports that Brandsen is building.
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Master Graduation Ceremony Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
- MA Archaeology Graduation Ceremony
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Master Graduation Ceremony Archaeology
Graduation Ceremony
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Opening lecture “Traveling through Europe’s darkness and daylight – A geopolitical Odyssey”
The master programme was officially opened by H.E. Kees Klompenhouwer – the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Czech Republic. During his lecture, entitled “Traveling through Europe’s darkness and daylight – A geopolitical Odyssey”, Ambassador Klompenhouwer shared valuable insights on the history…
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Sabine Luning receives NORFACE grant for ST-ASGM project (lead: UK)
Together with colleagues from the UK (lead), Burkina Faso, Ghana, Uganda, Brazil, Sweden, Germany, and Marjo de Theije of the VU (Amsterdam), Luning has obtained a research grant for the project 'Sustainability Transformations in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: A Multi-Actor and Trans-Regional…
- BA Fall Middle East Studies Programme
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Admission and Application
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