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• Archaeology in the Dealer’s Archive Event - 7 April 2026

  Lecture, Faculty Lecture

• Archaeological Forum: Gül Aktürk en Murat Dirican Event - 17 April 2025

  Lecture

• The paleo diet: Is it what our ancestors really ate? News - 31 March 2025

  The paleo diet: eating like people in the Stone Age did, because it is supposed to be healthier. But how accurate are the recipes in this diet?

• Remembering Olivier Nieuwenhuyse with a festschrift: ‘He would have loved this book’ News - 22 November 2023

  On November 16 a festschrift in honor of Dr Olivier Nieuwenhuyse was presented in a moving event at the Faculty of Archaeology. Professor Bleda Düring, a personal friend of Nieuwenhuyse, was one of the initiators. ‘If he had been here, he would have loved this book.’

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  Anouk Roggema Student ambassador

  a.f.roggema@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Margot Hogewoning Staff Member Student Affairs

  m.h.hogewoning@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jasper Kanbier Engineering and application manager

  j.w.kanbier@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Linda Relijveld Study adviser

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  Karien Wentink Event Manager

  k.wentink@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276571

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  Lidwien Meulenkamp Assessor/Studentlid

  l.e.meulenkamp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caroline Hagedoorn Secretary

  c.c.e.hagedoorn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272439

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  Jeroen de Brie Staff Member Student Affairs

  j.s.de.brie@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marten Jesse Pot Communications Advisor

  m.j.pot@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272685

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  Jan Pronk Executive Director

  j.l.j.pronk@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274199

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  Hanne Bergink Study Adviser / Career Advisor

  h.bergink@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Venelin Kolev Student ambassador

  v.s.kolev@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Leiden Archaeology Network and Career Event Event - 5 February 2026

  Study information, Network and Career Event

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  Alexandra Tutwiler PhD candidate

  a.a.tutwiler@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wei Ping Young PhD candidate

• Archaeological Forum: Aris Politopoulos and Dennis Braekmans Event - 20 November 2025

  Lecture

• Archaeological Forum: Nathalie Brusgaard and Martin Berger Event - 20 March 2025

  Lecture

• Archaeological Forum: Wei Chu and Jennifer Swerida Event - 15 May 2025

  Lecture

• Ground Truths: Ethical Dilemmas in Archaeology Event - 25 September 2025

  Debate, Lunch discussion

• Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam News - 15 September 2025

  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…

• Archaeologist Tom Hazenberg seeks the frontiers of the Roman Empire News - 18 November 2024

  From Roman ships to the ‘Gordon’ cavalry mask. Alumnus Tom Hazenberg was involved in spectacular finds that put the Dutch frontiers of the Roman Empire on the map. His mission is to give heritage back to the people.

• Leiden archaeologist investigates washed up plastics with National Geographic grant News - 20 December 2023

  Roberto Arciero is part of RESPIRE project (Research Educational and Storytelling Project in Italian Remote Ecosystem), an international and interdisciplinary research team led by Martina Capriotti (University of Camerino) that received the National Geographic Meridian grant. Among the different topics,…

• Archaeologist Wei Chu explores Carpathian caves with Gerda Henkel grant News - 25 October 2022

  Recently, archaeologist Dr Wei Chu received a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for an excavation in the Carpathian Mountains. Originally planning for an excavation in Ukraine, his plans were disrupted by the war. ‘We had to change plans really quickly.’

• Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala News - 29 July 2024

  In June 2024 the Faculty of Archaeology welcomed a new Assistant Professor. Dr Alejandra Roche Recinos, originally from Guatemala, will strengthen the Faculty’s expertise on the archaeology of Central America. ‘I want to explore the lesser known archaeology of Southern Guatemala.’

• Throwback to Faculty Lecture 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands' News - 26 March 2025

  On March 11, a travelling photo exposition on the Mayan archaeological site El Mirador, in Guatemala, saw its festive opening at the Van Steenis building. For the occasion a special Faculty Lecture was organised, entitled 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands'. We were honored to receive…

• Citizen science project Heritage Quest wins European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022 News - 30 June 2022

  Gelderland Heritage and Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology have won the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2022 in the ‘research’ category with the Heritage Quest citizen science project. ‘Heritage Quest has shown that citizens can play an active role in protecting cultural heritage…

• New technique makes it easier to determine how our ancestors used fire News - 2 November 2022

  The use of fire can tell us a lot about human evolution. Archaeologist Femke Reidsma has developed a more accurate technique to identify how our ancestors used fire. Existing archaeological studies will need to be revised. Reidsma’s study was published in Nature Scientific Reports on 2 November.

• Book Launch: Archaeological Perspectives on Contested and Political Landscapes Event - 14 April 2025

  Book Launch

• Archaeological Forum: Maaike de Waal | Jason Laffoon and Lisa Anderson Event - 12 March 2026

  Lecture

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  Peter Lode Projectcontroller

  p.lode@science.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Cleody van der Eijk Study Advisor / Exchange Coordinator

  c.van.der.eijk@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leah Powell PhD candidate

  l.r.powell@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Archaeologist Natalia Donner receives an award from Panamanian Embassy News - 13 February 2023

  In the context of Panama’s independence month, the Panamanian Embassy in the Kingdom of The Netherlands decided to recognize Natalia Donner’s contributions to the study of Panamanian history and culture, as well as her role in a massive repatriation project.

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  Pieter ter Keurs Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.j.ter.keurs@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maia Casna Guest researcher

  m.casna@arch.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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  Lotte Nagelhout PhD candidate

  l.nagelhout@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bjørn Peare Bartholdy PhD candidate / guest

  b.p.bartholdy@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277843

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  Elizabeth Rodriguez Estrada PhD candidate

  e.e.rodriguez.estrada@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ilse Kamerling Laboratory Assistant

  i.m.kamerling@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272394

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  Lucas da Costa Maciel Postdoc

  l.da.costa.maciel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jacobine Melis PhD candidate

  j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• New publication affirms academic legacy of Hanna Stöger News - 13 January 2021

  In summer 2018 classical archaeologist Hanna Stöger passed away. At that moment she was in the midst of several cutting-edge research projects on the use of space in the Roman city of Ostia. To make sure that her groundbreaking work would not go unpublished, long-time colleagues Hans Kamermans and Bouke…

• Open Science Week at Archaeology: Let's talk about publishing Event - 23 September 2025

  Festival

• Book Landscapes of Survival sheds new light on the habitation of the Jordan deserts News - 22 January 2021

  December 2020 saw the crowning publication of the Landscapes of Survival project by Professor Peter Akkermans. Its main topic is human habitation in marginal environments like the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. ‘The people living here built their own society, and they would not have viewed it as…

• Bleda Düring investigates social inequality in Cyprus with ERC Advanced Grant News - 17 June 2025

  Archaeologist Prof Bleda Düring has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research on the emergence of social inequalities in the transition from the Copper Age to the Bronze Age in Cyprus. Using excavations, isotope analysis and cultural interpretations, he investigates how and why…