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193 search results for “early hominin” in the Staff website

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  Leonor Alvarez Francés PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.alvarez.frances@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Archaeological excavations in Romania show life of earliest modern humans in Europe News - 23 August 2022

  In a new article in the journal Scientific Reports, Leiden archaeologist Wei Chu and colleagues report on recent excavations in Western Romania at the site of Româneşti, one of the most important sites in southeastern Europe associated with the earliest Homo sapiens. The site gives an important glimpse…

• Homo erectus from the seabed, new archaeological discoveries in Indonesia News - 16 May 2025

  Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how and where these early humans lived, says Leiden archaeologist Harold Berghuis.

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  Alisa van de Haar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.d.m.van.de.haar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272179

• Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads' News - 26 January 2022

  Beads are among the oldest types of human artistic expression. Even so, the small ornaments have a bad status record regarding archaeological investigation. PhD candidate Mette Langbroek, usually at home studying early medieval beads, had the opportunity to work on a publication and exhibition on 5000…

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  Manon van der Heijden Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.c.van.der.heijden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272670

• Workshop early recognition of imbalance for team members Course

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  Joost Augusteijn Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272763

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  Paul Smith Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Corrie Bakels Emeritus professor

  c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 0715613845

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  Alistair Kefford Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.kefford@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009970

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  Matthew Broad Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.broad@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271398

• PhD Researcher Anastasia Nikulina Wins Nick Ryan Bursary Award 2021 News - 23 June 2021

  To honour the work of its longstanding chair Nick Ryan, CAA International provides the annual Nick Ryan Bursary Award. The Nick Ryan Bursary Award winner is chosen from each year’s student paper presenters. The award goes towards the costs of attending the CAA Conference the following year, up to a…

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  Vincent Niochet PhD candidate

  v.niochet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• These students studied Byzantine Rome... in Rome: ‘It was an immersive experience’ News - 22 November 2023

  Professor Joanita Vroom, together with the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR) offered the course Byzantine Rome in September 2023. The course, co-taught by Vroom, Letty ten Harkel and various guest lecturers, investigated the transition of the city of Rome from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages,…

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  Olga van Marion University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.van.marion@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272128

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  Lotte Fikkers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.m.fikkers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Clodagh Murphy PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.murphy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Adam Ramadhan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.a.a.h.ramadhan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276139

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  Coen van 't Veer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Theo van der Mark PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.j.van.der.mark.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lucas Vanhevel External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.vanhevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jef Schaeps Curator

  Leiden University Libraries

  j.schaeps@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272788

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  Lieke Smits Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Holly Riach

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  Reinier Baarsen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.baarsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bente de Leede PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.m.de.leede@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• New publication investigates curious shift of 7th century burial practices News - 31 May 2023

  At the end of the 7th century something curious occurs in Northwestern Europe. Suddenly, people start burying the dead next to their dwellings instead of in communal cemeteries. Professor Frans Theuws recently published a book on this phenomenon. ‘We wanted to know if the study of these farmyard burials…

• In Memoriam: Katharine MacDonald (1976-2022) News - 18 August 2022

  Our dear colleague and friend Kathy MacDonald passed away unexpectedly on August 9th, 2022, a few days after her 46th birthday. Her sudden passing came as a tremendous shock to her colleagues and friends at the Faculty of Archaeology and to colleagues and former students both in The Netherlands and…

• New research indicates Hunter-Gatherer impact on prehistoric European landscapes News - 6 January 2022

  The starting point of human-induced landscape changes has been under permanent debate. It is widely accepted that the emergence of agriculture strongly increased human impact on their environments. However, foragers can and do actively transform land cover and ecosystems. Ethnographic observations,…

• ceramic production in the Lesser Antilles during the Ceramic Age and Early Colonial Period Event - 20 February 2025

  PhD defence

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  Eric Storm Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721

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  Annelieke Hagen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.hagen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anne Heyer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121

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  Sarah Cramsey Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.cramsey@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278825

• Homo erectus from the sea: new discoveries from the Sunda Shelf Event - 16 May 2025

  Lecture

• MS/MS-Based Bone CHIP Species Identification Event - 15 May 2025

  PhD defence

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  Suzanne Klare PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.h.klare@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nuranisa Nuranisa PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.nuranisa@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Evelien Urbanus Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robbert Striekwold External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.striekwold@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Simon van der Straten PhD candidate

  s.van.der.straten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Letty ten Harkel Assistant professor

  a.t.ten.harkel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272631

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  Zahra Azhar PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.azhar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Geert Warnar Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272158

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  Christoph Pieper University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.pieper@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272673

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  Ricarda Proppert PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.k.k.proppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andrea Reyes Elizondo Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.e.reyes.elizondo@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273909

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  Marianne van Dijken Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  mdijken@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Song Tan