In the media
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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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Excavation of Roman villa on Mallorca covered by Catalan and Spanish news outlets 14 September 2023The 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 2023In 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 ...
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Secrets of the skull 06 September 2023The Research Institute for Mathematics & Computer Science in Amsterdam hosts a unique X-ray machine that creates 3D scans of the most diverse objects....
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Exploring Jordan's archaeology from a bird's eye view 25 May 2023Sufyan Al Karaimeh, a guest researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology, is currently involved in the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) Project. Over th...
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High media coverage of innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA 11 May 2023Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Leiden research on Neanderthals featured in the Wall Street Journal article 17 April 2023In the article “Neanderthals and Us: We’re More Alike Than Once Thought”, we are reminded that many negative traits, from unintelligent to unsophistic...
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Archaeologist and numismatist Jonathan Ouellet interviewed on a podcast 13 April 2023PhD candidate Jonathan Ouellet is a guest on the latest episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. As a researcher specializing in the numismati...
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Life in a port city: Roderick Geerts writes a blog post about the ancient port of Berenike 06 April 2023Roderick Geerts, a PhD candidate of the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden, takes us on a short journey through the rich history of the Red Sea port of ...
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Students once again explore archaeology Oss 31 March 2023Students of the Leiden University Faculty of Archaeology once again explore the archaeology of Oss between April and May of 2023. New areas along the ...
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum 27 March 2023Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Archaeologist Marie Soressi joins the discussion about the early use of bow-and-arrow technology in Europe 27 February 2023Nature News reported on the use of bow-and-arrow for hunting based on the research made on small points found in a 54,000-year-old cave site in southe...
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Osteoarchaeologist Maia Casna interviewed on a podcast 25 February 2023
PhD candidate Maia Casna was a guest on the new episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. In it, Maia discusses her research on urbanisation an...
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Martijn Manders and the media fascination with “Klein Hollandia“ 06 February 2023Recently, we have witnessed an increased interest of the public and media in the hidden world of underwater archaeology sparked by the identification ...
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Evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants takes news outlets by storm 03 February 2023Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has...