1,339 search results for “history of ancient relations” in the Staff website
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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Education in Ancient Egypt: 'Everyone Used the Same Text'
For hundreds of years, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using The Satire of the Trades, a text in which a father gives advice to his son through descriptions of different professions. PhD candidate Judith Jurjens investigated how this worked in practice.
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Doreen MüllerFaculty of Humanities
d.mueller@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274954
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Archaeologist Amanda Henry traces ancient diets and human adaptability with a Vici grant
Dr Amanda Henry has secured a prestigious Vici grant for her groundbreaking research project, Hominin FoodWays: Changing Diet and Food Processing Across Climate Frontiers. This five-year study, set to begin in September, aims to unravel the dietary adaptations of Eurasian hominins between 1.8 and 0.9…
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272921
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Sensing Scripts: Popular Religion, the Senses and Textuality
Lecture, Keynote
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Willem van der Does sheds new light on the at times pitch-black history of psychiatry
Piercing through the skull with an ice pick, administering electric shocks without an anaesthetic, or applying leeches to the uterus: these may seem like medieval methods of torture, but they are in fact therapies used in medicine. Willem van der Does writes about all of them in his new book. ‘Physicians…
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Motoyuki SanadaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.sanada@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Wanted: student ambassador bachelor International Relations and Organisations
Education, Organisation
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Projects relating to second- and third-party income streams
Is your project financed by second and third-party sources of funding (national / EU grants and the private sector)? You will find information on what to take into account in the Regulations on Working for Third Parties. There, you will also find information about (financial) project management, such…
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Brian ShaevFaculty of Humanities
b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271121
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
n.t.b.staring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael Kerschnerm.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
b.rieger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271290
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
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Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2025-2026
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Ajeng ArainikasihFaculty of Humanities
a.a.arainikasih@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Gorillas abducting women leads to new art history
Two statues of gorillas abducting women: they were what led PhD candidate Dick van Broekhuizen to write a new type of history of nineteenth-century sculpture. ‘If you view nineteenth-century art history from a less narrow perspective, the narrative changes completely.’ PhD ceremony on 21 June.
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appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
l.claes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278016
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Ancient fire expert Femke Reidsma on Tea-Break Time Travel Podcast
In her podcast Tea-Break Time Travel Matilda Siebrecht is joined by fire expert Femke Reidsma, to talk all about how this essential tool was made and used by our ancient human ancestors. How can you recognise an ancient hearth? Why is it so important to study the first use of fire? When was the first…
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276006
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Tycho van TartwijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.van.tartwijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
e.j.frettingham@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
k.smith@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271737
- Work-related travel insurance
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important'
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will take place in Leiden on 6 and 7 December. Leiden professors and co-organisers of the LJSA Sarah Cramsey and Jürgen Zangenberg talk about their plans.
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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coverage of innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA
Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
v.scepanovic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272342
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Join the guided tour at the photo exposition on the ancient Mayan city of El Mirador
Organisation, Research
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271983
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Nadia BourasFaculty of Humanities
n.bouras@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272088
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Archaeologist Alejandra Roche Recinos investigates ancient immigration in Southern Guatemala
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.’
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Holding the Byvanck Chair in times of corona
Professor Caroline Vout, Cambridge University, was awarded the Leiden University Byvanck Chair in 2020. In a pre-Covid-19 world, the Byvanck Chair would stay in Leiden for seminars, lectures, and research activities. Instead, the pandemic disrupted this schedule. Last month, Vout taught her masterclass…
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272151
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Junjie HuangFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.huang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maarten Jansenm.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
d.e.j.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272705
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Leiden archaeologists mentioned in Top 13 Discoveries in Human Evolution during 2023
In a recent article published on PLOS, Drs. Briana Pobiner and Ryan McRae of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History discuss the top 13 discoveries in human evolution in 2023.
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
j.w.buisman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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P. de GrootFaculty of Humanities
p.z.de.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271954
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Michael SampsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.d.sampson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8006617
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Dr. Andrew Sorensen at University of the Netherlands: Lecture on Ancient Fire-Use
When is the last time you made a fire? Not light a candle with a match, but an actual fire from scratch. Thousands of years ago, humans already made fire. Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen (Leiden University) explains when and how they did this.
- Centre for the History of European Integration Seminar Series
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Elena Dacome
Faculty of Humanities
e.dacome@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646