646 search results for “museum collections and society” in the Staff website
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
c.zhang@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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A podium for science
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This edition…
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Wat is er te doen op de Leidse Museumnacht?
Op zaterdag 3 juni vindt de Museumnacht Leiden plaats. Ook dit jaar zijn Leidse wetenschappers en studenten onderdeel van de programmering.
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Mediterranean hunter gatherers navigated long-distance sea journeys well before the first farmers
Small, remote islands were long thought to have been the last frontiers of pristine natural systems. Humans are not thought to have been able to reach or inhabit these environments prior to the dawn of agriculture, and the technological shift that accompanied this transition. A paper recently published…
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Archaeologist Mette Langbroek works on beads exhibition: ‘Humans have a special relationship with beads'
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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Honorary doctorate for anthropologist Rosemary Joyce
American anthropologist Rosemary Joyce will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on its Dies Natalis on 8 February. Joyce has delivered important new insights into the ancient Mayan cultures of Central America.
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Ionica Smeets wins Iris Medal 2023
The winner of this year’s Iris Medal for Excellent Science Communication is Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets.
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Gerrit DusseldorpFaculty of Archaeology
g.l.dusseldorp@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272428
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Tullio AbruzzeseFaculty of Archaeology
t.abruzzese@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
j.e.laffoon@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272646
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Sarah SchraderFaculty of Archaeology
s.a.schrader@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271685
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
r.schats@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271925
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Marie SoressiFaculty of Archaeology
m.a.soressi@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275355
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Wei ChuFaculty of Archaeology
w.chu@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden archaeologists uncover earliest evidence of plant food processing
A new study carried out by Leiden archaeologists Hadar Ahituv and Amanda Henry, together with international colleagues, reports the identification and analysis of 650 starch grains preserved on basalt percussive tools (anvils and hammerstones) found at an early Middle Pleistocene site in Israel. These…
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Unique collaboration between knowledge institutions and municipality of Leiden
The city of Leiden has a unique combination of knowledge institutions. To ensure this knowledge flourishes and the city gains the maximum benefit from it, the Leiden City of Knowledge partnership was launched five years ago. A new partnership agreement will be signed on 11 November.
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Shaping the future with stories from the past
An archaeologist as a modern-day shaman. An unexpected comparison Professor by Special Appointment of Public Archaeology Luc Amkreutz will make in his inaugural lecture.
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Heritage expert Ian Lilley holds commemoration speech at Netherlands-Australia War Memorial
Professor Ian Lilley, the Faculty of Archaeology’s Willem Willems Chair in Archaeological Heritage, was invited by Her Excellency Mrs. Marion Derckx, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Australia, to present the 2022 commemoration speech for Netherlands Memorial Day on May 4th at the Netherlands-Australia…
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Documentary From Aksum to India premiered during Week of Classics
For the annual Week of Classics, Dr Marike van Aerde and her team made a documentary about their research project Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity. In the film the team touches upon the interactions of Greeks and Romans with the wider ancient world, ranging from the African kingdom of Aksum…
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Byvanck Professor Caroline Vout wins London Hellenic Prize for 2022 book
This year's London Hellenic Prize is awarded to Caroline Vout for her excellent study of representations of the human body in sculpture, Exposed: The Greek and Roman Body.
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Peter AkkermansFaculty of Archaeology
p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
barendregt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273475
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What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces
Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…
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Saxion students visit the Faculty of Archaeology
The end of January arrived together with welcome guests from Saxion University of Applied Sciences. As a part of their two-day-long visit to South Holland, almost 100 Saxion archaeology students visited our Faculty.
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Mark Driessen's Jordan fieldwork features in Photo Exhibition
The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden features a small photo exhibition on Mark Driessen's fieldwork research project in Southern Jordan. In this small exhibition you will see a selection of nine photos, made in Udhruh. This ancient Jordanian settlement lies fifteen kilometres east of Petra,…
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Katharina NatterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276864
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.a.m.daemen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Cynthia van Vonno
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vonnocmcvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tim MicklerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.a.mickler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276199
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.kuhn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271983
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.p.otjes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273946
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.khokhlova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.van.well@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Frank de Zwart
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
zwart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent WalstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
v.r.walstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.shamieh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Roos van der Haer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.van.der.haer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273886
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Floris Mansvelt BeckFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
fmansveltbeck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276789
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.robison@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005071
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.masullo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jelena BelicFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.belic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.b.schulhofer-wohl@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003903
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Tom Theuns
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
t.j.h.theuns@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275069
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Valentina CarraroFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
v.carraro@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.l.van.diest@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alyssa Akkerman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.t.akkerman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Violet BennekerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
v.benneker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sarah StevensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.a.stevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500