In the media
-
Leiden archaeologists in international media on early form of money in the Bronze Age 28 January 2021People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catali...
-
Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers reflects on academic feud over Nebra sky disc 20 January 2021In 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...
-
Dental remains shed light on drug use in 19th century Dutch village 11 January 2021Archaeologist Bjørn Peare Barthold suspected farmers in a doctorless 19th century Dutch village may have been self-medicating to manage pain and disea...
-
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...