In the media
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Medieval wooden casks and their role in European trade networks 23 July 2026Jeroen Oosterbaan's research into Medieval wooden casks was featured in an article by online magazine 'Archaeology News'. This research showed that un...
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Lama Abboud: Life returns to the stage 13 July 2026Lama Abboud took part in organising efforts to restore cultural heritage in Homs, Syria. The Cultural Protection Fund has published an interview with ...
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Exarc event review Lance 2026 22 June 2026Every year the Faculty of Archaeology organises Lance: the Leiden Archaeology Network and Career Event. Federico Cappadona and Laura Fernández-Pampill...
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How is the Netherlands supporting scholars at risk? 03 June 2026Episode of Stop de Sloop (Stop the Demolotion), a podcast about higher education.
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12,000 year old dice and what they tell us about the history of play 26 May 2026The Conversation published an article on the oldest dice authored by Aris Politoupolis, Angus Mol and Walter Crist. In this article they discuss how t...
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A Withstanding change: a short film about the restoration of the Ghassania theatre 08 May 2026Lama Abboud's 'Turathuna foundation' combined traditional craftmanship with climate resilient techniques to restore a piece of Homs cultural heritage:...
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Neanderthals were hunting pond turtles in Central Europe 125,000 years ago 14 April 2026Wil Roebroeks was part of an international research project examining turtle shells from Neumark-Nord. The 92 shell fragments were carefully and thoro...
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Bleda Düring on the emergence of social inequalities 17 March 2026Bleda Düring was interviewed alongside researchers working on ancient religions and primates, for an article in the Swiss magazine bref on the emergen...
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70,000 year old secrets revealed: Umhlatuzana Rock shelter, | A talk by Gerrit Dusseldorp 26 February 2026On February 18th Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp gave a talk about the Umhlatuzana Rock shelter in Kloof (South Africa). This site has preserved some of the earl...
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Spui Campus: a store of knowledge 02 February 2026Spui Campus has opened its doors to students, working professionals and researchers. At the site where the iconic V&D department store stood since 192...
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Ancient humans may have been making fire 350.000 years earlier than previously thought 18 December 2025Buried beneath a Suffolk forest, archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known human-made fire. A fire that was sparked 400,000 years ago. This stu...
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400,000-Year-Old Mystery Unearthed Near Rome 16 October 2025Construction work at Casal Lumbroso, on the outskirts of Rome, led to the discovery of a fossilised elephant tusk, and soon after, the remains of a 40...
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Homo erectus discovery in Indonesia features in news stories world wide 29 August 2025The Leiden archaeologist Harold Berghuis was closely involved in archaeological discoveries off the coast of Java. Skull fragments and other fossil re...
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125,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘fat factory’ discovered in Germany 10 July 2025The Neumark-Nord 2 site in central Germany, dates back to 125,000 years ago. During an interglacial period with temperatures similar to those today, N...
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How lasers and volunteers are uncovering thousands of archaeological sites 26 May 2025LiDAR, a laser-based remote sensing technology, is transforming archaeology by uncovering hidden landscapes beneath forests, vegetation, and shallow w...