962 search results for “asean and east mediterranean archaeology” in the Staff website
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Interdisciplinary archaeological investigation uncovers gender- and age-selective violence 2,800 years ago
New research has revealed that one of Europe’s largest prehistoric mass graves records the deliberate killing of women and children, showing how gender- and age-selective violence was used to disrupt communities and assert power in the Early Iron Age. Leiden archaeologist Jason Laffoon was involved…
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Postdoc Dita Auzina investigates relationship between appearance of monumentality and disruptive environmental events
In the spring of 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new postdoc. Dita Auzina, originally from Latvia, works as a researcher in the project of Alex Geurds. ‘I have joined the project as a landscape archaeologist, but I also run my own fieldwork in Nicaragua.’
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2023-2024
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Alberto Sarcinaa.sarcina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Diversifying archaeological practice with a small grant: ‘This helps us to work in collaboration with the Faculty community’
The Faculty of Archaeology is running a funding scheme to assist small-scale projects that contribute to diversifying archaeological practice in all domains, including classrooms, laboratories, museums, and the field. We discuss the grant with two representatives from the Diversity Committee: Tuna Kalaycı…
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Carina van den HovenFaculty of Humanities
c.van.den.hoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam
A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a merchant vessel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) that met an untimely end in 1749. 'The story of the Amsterdam is truly unique, especially considering…
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Meet the new Board Secretaries at Archaeology: ‘This is the game I want to play a role in’
With the departure of Janneke Mulders as Board Secretary of the Faculty of Archaeology, Hilde Adriaenssens has been enlisted as an interim until the new Secretary, Mischa Hautvast, starts in January. We sat down with both to get a clear picture of their activities and backgrounds.
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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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Active Acquaintance for 130 new BA Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’
Every year the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each other in a playful and fun way. The activities are organised by Study Adviser Cleody van der Eijk. ‘It helps people to loosen up and get to know each o…
- Share your thoughts on the culture change trajectory at Archaeology
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Michael Fieldm.h.field@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271686
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Murat Diricanm.dirican@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ilone de Vries-Lemairea.t.j.m.de.vries@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maarten Jansenm.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Shared Histories, Different Memories: Dutch East India Company (VOC) histories entwined with Australian aboriginal narratives
Conference
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Archaeology students play important role in visit indigenous Ka’apor people
As part of Mariana Françozo’s BRASILAE project, a group of representatives of the Ka’apor people was invited to visit Leiden. The Ka’apor, an indigenous people from Brazil, are some of the present-day relatives of the Tupi-speaking peoples who used to live in the northeastern region of Brazil, claimed…
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272281
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
a.m.van.de.pol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
p.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272592
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
h.p.a.theunissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276480
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Mysterious metal depositions were ‘the most ordinary thing in the world’
In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. PhD research by Leiden archaeologist Marieke Visser shows that these practices were expressions of people’s relationship with the world around them. ‘It was a completely…
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Archaeological Forum: Lieke Bes and Adam Benfer
Lecture
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Nico Arts
n.m.a.arts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Andre Ramcharana.ramcharan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272940
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Megan O'Neilm.oneil@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Book Launch: Explorations in Islamic Archaeology
Book Launch
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
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Vincent Niochet investigates intercultural connectivity in the deep past with an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant
For already two years, Vincent Niochet has been affiliated with the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology as an external PhD candidate. Now, he has been awarded an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant, allowing him to continue his research as a paid PhD staff member. ‘The past two years have been quite challenging,…
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Een dag vol (nep)skeletten en mammoettanden
De Faculteit Archeologie bestaat dit jaar 25 jaar. Ter ere van dit jubileum opende de faculteit op 1 maart zijn deuren voor het brede publiek.
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Archaeological Forum
Lecture
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Book Presentation: Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology
Lecture, Book Presentation
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Archaeological Forum: Wei Chu and Jennifer Swerida
Lecture
- Archaeological Forum
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Open House Faculty of Archaeology
Festival, Open House
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Yvonne Haringy.m.haring@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272660
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Ethics in Archaeology: fieldwork, access, and opportunity in archaeology
Debate, Lunch discussion
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Jac Aartsj.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Eric Muldere.p.g.mulder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272633
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Gabi Perhajg.perhaj@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276451
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Mélie Louysm.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Guilherme D'Andrea Currag.dandrea.curra@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Preserving Bonaire’s Heritage: The Proteha mi Project
The "Proteha mi" project, an initiative by the Bonaire Archaeological Institute (BONAI), has been awarded significant grants under the Faro Initiative of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and Mondriaanfonds. Developed in collaboration with archaeologists Daudi Cijntje (Archol BV) and Maaike…
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Decolonizing Archaeological Epistemologies
Conference
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Scores of visitors attend open evening at new Middle Eastern Library
Over 200 people paid their first visit to the new Middle Eastern Library on a special open evening. As well as exploring the library, they got to see exhibitions, speed lectures and premieres about Leiden University’s Middle Eastern collections.
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551