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141 search results for “cognitieve evolution” in the Student website

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  Jennifer Becker Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.becker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  David Milhanas Henriques Norte PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  d.milhanas.henriques.norte@biology.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Martin Rücklin Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  m.rucklin@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Archaeologists bring experts on human evolution together with Kiem grant News - 11 October 2024

  Leiden University's Kiem grants aim to help develop new interdisciplinary and interfaculty collaborations and encounters. In the first round, a Kiem grant was awarded to a group of researchers from the Faculty of Archaeology, the Faculty of Social Sciences, and the LUMC for the organisation of a symposium…

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  Anagnostis Theodoropoulos PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  a.theodoropoulos@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4882

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jose Joordens Guest special professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.c.a.joordens@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bernardo Antunes Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  b.antunes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Barbara Gravendeel Prefect/Professor Plants and Society

  Faculty of Science

  b.gravendeel@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | 06 10664277

• Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023 News - 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 the top 13 discoveries in human evolution in 2023.

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  Tessa Verhoef Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  t.verhoef@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277903

• Henry linked to Naturalis as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet News - 23 September 2024

  Starting September 2024, Amanda Henry has started a new role as Professor by Special Appointment on the Evolution of the Human Diet at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. She will use this position to draw closer ties between the Faculty of Archaeology and Naturalis, and explore means for public…

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  Thijs van Kolfschoten Professor emeritus Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  t.van.kolfschoten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2640

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  Jac Aarts Researcher/Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Aitor Burguet-Coca Researcher / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.burguet-coca@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Hominin diversity in Eastern Asia Event - 22 January 2026

  Conference

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  Ben Wielstra Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  b.m.wielstra@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5135

• Hard chews: why mastication played a crucial role in evolution News - 17 August 2022

  We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the ‘simple’ process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth.

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  Willem Meilink PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Science

  w.r.m.meilink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274882

• Amanda Henry appointed Full Professor in Evolution of Hominin Diets News - 17 September 2025

  As of 1 September, archaeologist Amanda Henry has been appointed Full Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, where she will hold the chair in Evolution in Hominin Diets. The appointment marks a new chapter in her academic journey, building on her longstanding research into ancient human diets and…

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  Wil Roebroeks Professor emeritus Palaeolithic Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.w.m.roebroeks@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  t.kouwenhoven@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274799

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  Merijn de Bakker Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Science

  m.a.g.de.bakker@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5043

• Archaeologist Sarah Schrader receives a grant to explore the evolution of stress News - 13 February 2023

  Stress and overwork are massive problems today, but relatively little is known about stress factors in the past. With a look at the deep history of stress, Sarah Schrader hopes to get a better understanding of the human stress experience. Her project application received an NWO XS grant.

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michael Richardson Professor of Evolutionary developmental zoology

  Faculty of Science

  m.k.richardson@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5215

• Fire in Human Evolution Event - 10 June 2024

  Conference

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  Guillermo Guerrero PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  g.guerrero@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Onno van der Heijden Guest researcher

  Faculty of Science

  o.van.der.heijden@lic.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerrit Dusseldorp Associate professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2428

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  Cora Tabea Leder PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  c.t.leder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sebastian Fajardo Bernal Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  s.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Simon Portegies Zwart Professor of Numerical star dynamics

  Faculty of Science

  spz@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8429

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  Arie Verhagen Professor emeritus Language, Culture, and Cognition

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.verhagen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leindert Boogaard Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

  boogaard@strw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275816

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  Lennart Schada von Borzyskowski Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

  l.schada.von.borzyskowski@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274278

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  Marie Soressi Professor of Hominin Diversity Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.a.soressi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5355

• What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces News - 30 June 2025

  Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…

• People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago News - 23 December 2022

  Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.

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  Katharina Riebel Associate professor

  Faculty of Science

  k.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5149

• Leiden archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of plant food processing News - 7 January 2025

  A new study carried out by Leiden archaeologists Hadar Ahituv and Amanda Henry, together with international colleagues, reports the identification and analysis of 650 starch grains preserved on basalt percussive tools (anvils and hammerstones) found at an early Middle Pleistocene site in Israel. These…

• Neanderthals ran ‘fat factories’ 125,000 years ago News - 2 July 2025

  Fat is a very valuable food component, packed with calories, especially important when other resources might be scarce. Our earliest ancestors in Africa already cracked open bones to extract the fatty marrow from bone cavities. But now a new study published in Science Advances demonstrates that our…

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  Amanda Henry Professor Evolution of the Human Diet

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.g.henry@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7844

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  Ilse Kamerling Laboratory Assistant

  Faculty of Archaeology

  i.m.kamerling@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2394

• Mediterranean hunter gatherers navigated long-distance sea journeys well before the first farmers News - 24 April 2025

  Small, remote islands were long thought to have been the last frontiers of pristine natural systems. Humans are not thought to have been able to reach or inhabit these environments prior to the dawn of agriculture, and the technological shift that accompanied this transition. A paper recently published…

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  Johan Memelink Professor emeritus of Plant cell physiology

  Faculty of Science

  j.memelink@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Archaeologist Amanda Henry traces ancient diets and human adaptability with a Vici grant News - 12 March 2025

  Dr Amanda Henry has secured a prestigious Vici grant for her groundbreaking research project, Hominin FoodWays: Changing Diet and Food Processing Across Climate Frontiers. This five-year study, set to begin in September, aims to unravel the dietary adaptations of Eurasian hominins between 1.8 and 0.9…

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  Emma Devereux PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.j.devereux@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jakub Senesi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Wei Ping Young PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology