1,138 search results for “archaeology of the near east” in the Staff website
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Jo-Hannah PlugFaculty of Archaeology
j.plug@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculty of Archaeology
g.van.der.kooij@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Merel BrüningFaculty of Archaeology
m.l.bruning@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Diederik MeijerFaculty of Archaeology
d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2444
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Roberto ArcieroFaculty of Archaeology
r.arciero@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jonathan OuelletFaculty of Archaeology
j.m.ouellet@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tijm LanjouwFaculty of Archaeology
t.j.r.lanjouw@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sam BotanFaculty of Archaeology
s.a.botan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculty of Archaeology
m.v.klinkenberg@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bleda DüringFaculty of Archaeology
b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6449
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Jennifer SweridaFaculty of Archaeology
j.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048
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Peter AkkermansFaculty of Archaeology
p.m.m.g.akkermans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Monique ArntzFaculty of Archaeology
m.arntz@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Burcu YildirimFaculty of Archaeology
b.yildirim@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Tracing mobility and connection to place in the world’s first farming villages
How did people move and form communities when human societies first shifted from hunting and gathering to farming? A new study of the Neolithic period in southwest Asia, the birthplace of agriculture, offers fresh insights.
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Preserving Syrian excavation data: ‘the documentation here in Leiden is the only thing that’s left’
The Faculty of Archaeology used to be involved in several excavations in Syria, before the outbreak of civil war made travel to the region impossible. One of these excavations is the one of tell Hammam al-Turkman, which started in 1981. Student Ruben Hartman, together with archaeologist Dr Diederik…
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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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Research by Leiden archaeologists in The Jordan Times
Recent fieldwork at the vast desert region in north-eastern Jordan has revealed an immensely rich heritage of an area that is difficult to access and archaeologically less known. Professor Peter Akkermans was interviewed about his groundbreaking research in this area, known as the Black Desert.
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Valentina AzzaràFaculty of Archaeology
v.m.azzara@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Remembering Olivier Nieuwenhuyse with a festschrift: ‘He would have loved this book’
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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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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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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Devon GravesFaculty of Archaeology
d.l.graves@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206
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Book Landscapes of Survival sheds new light on the habitation of the Jordan deserts
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…
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
c.h.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2036
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
a.roche.recinos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138
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Book launch “Style en Society in the Prehistory of West Asia – Essays in Honour of Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse”
Conference, Book launch
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Jebel Aruda: an Uruk Period Temple and Settlement in Syria
Book Presentation
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Library
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272039
- Materialising Prehistoric Societies in Western Asia
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
a.politopoulos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
- Digital Archaeology Group
- Palloures Winter Symposium
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Book Launch: Explorations in Islamic Archaeology
Book Launch
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
j.a.c.vroom@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6087
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Katherinne Guerra ChevaFaculty of Archaeology
k.s.guerra.cheva@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Book Presentation: Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology
Lecture, Book Presentation
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Dita AuzinaFaculty of Archaeology
d.auzina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
a.geurds@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272206
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Research Data Management in Archaeology
Course, ARCHON Workshop
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
a.n.brysbaert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5328
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Archaeology as a bridge between past and future
Luc Amkreutz, curator of prehistory at the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden and professor of Public Archaeology at Leiden University, has a mission: to make the past accessible and relevant to a broad audience. He is the new Eugène Dubois Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering…
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology
r.m.r.van.oosten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2448
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Calibration Sessions for examiners Archaeology
Education
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Arie BoomertFaculty of Archaeology
a.boomert@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Adam BenferFaculty of Archaeology
a.k.benfer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Archaeological explorations in Jordan unveil traces of ancient caravan routes
Systematic aerial surveys carried out in Jordan’s Eastern Badia region since 1998 and about 10 years of simplified satellite image analysis have led to the discovery of multiple prehistoric sites, according to archaeologist Peter Akkermans. The Jordan Times interviewed him about the new insights.
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculty of Archaeology
m.m.kolbenstetter@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727