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Ancient Storage and AI
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Library
m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
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Skin and Beyond: Reading the Surfaces of the Body in Ancient Greek Literature
PhD defence
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Ancient humans were making fire 350.000 years earlier than previously thought
Buried beneath a Suffolk forest, archaeologists have uncovered the earliest known human-made fire. A fire that was sparked 400,000 years ago. This stunning UK discovery rewrites our evolutionary story, pushing fire-making back by more than 350,000 years. Baked earth, heat-scarred tools and the world’s…
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2761
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2753
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Daan ScheepersSocial & Behavioural Sciences
scheepersdt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3642
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
c.h.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2673
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Welmer MolenmakerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
w.e.molenmaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1440
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
b.j.j.haring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4170
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Library
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
m.seire@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
c.h.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272036
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Intervision groups
Meet fellow lecturers in an intervision group to reflect on teaching practices together and gain new insights.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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The Ptolemaic Ruler Cult in Egypt: The Greek Temple of Hermopolis Magna in its Religious and Socio-Historical Context
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Expert groups
There are four expert groups within the project. Each is working on one of the following themes which are of importance to students with disabilities, and for which Leiden University wants to increase accessibility.
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Ritchie KolversFaculty of Archaeology
r.h.j.kolvers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
- Advisory group Work Balance
- Digital Archaeology Group
- Project group
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Elena BacchiniFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.a.m.bacchini@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Mélie LouysFaculty of Archaeology
m.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 527NNB
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
r.matuszewski@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2701
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ADHD PhD peer support group
Personal development
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions
A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient Religions and the Materiality of Danger’ in 2026. The topic of the conference marks a shift towards the study of the role of objects.
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Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets
Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
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Sharon van GeldereFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.r.van.geldere@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Jie HuFaculty of Science
j.hu@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Life in a port city: Roderick Geerts writes a blog post about the ancient port of Berenike
Roderick 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 Berenike in Egypt.
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Library
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Nicky SchreuderFaculty of Archaeology
n.a.l.schreuder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
m.zisimopoulou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians
Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.
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Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing
This month marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. NINO, the Language Museum, Things that Talk and the National Museum of Antiquities are seizing the opportunity to organise the first Week of Ancient Writing.
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Archaeological Project Sheds Light on Ancient Water Management in Udhruh
In 2011, the Udhruh Archaeological Project was launched, bringing together teams of Jordanian and Dutch archaeologists to investigate the region and reconstruct ancient water harvesting techniques in the extremely arid landscape of Udhruh. Access to fresh water remains one of the most pressing global…
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Investigating ancient irrigation tunnels with a remote controlled car
In ancient times, the desert in the Udhruh region in Jordan was transformed into a green oasis. An intricate network of underground water channels was part of an ancient system of water management, storing water and preventing loss through evaporation. Archaeologist Mark Driessen found a new way to…
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Innovative research offers new insight into ancient infant feeding practices
New sampling and analytical strategies give archaeologists a better understanding of the nutrition and survival of ancient populations. Publication in PLOS One.
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Irene VikatouFaculty of Archaeology
e.vikatou@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Archaeological explorations in Jordan unveil traces of ancient caravan routes
Systematic aerial surveys carried out in Jordan’s Eastern Badia region since 1998 and about 10 years of simplified satellite image analysis have led to the discovery of multiple prehistoric sites, according to archaeologist Peter Akkermans. The Jordan Times interviewed him about the new insights.