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1,023 search results for “early modern humans” in the Student website

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  Andrew Sorensen Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.c.sorensen.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1681

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  Wei Chu Researcher and assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  w.chu@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History Event
• Archaeological excavations in Romania show life of earliest modern humans in Europe News - 23 August 2022

  In a new article in the journal Scientific Reports, Leiden archaeologist Wei Chu and colleagues report on recent excavations in Western Romania at the site of Româneşti, one of the most important sites in southeastern Europe associated with the earliest Homo sapiens. The site gives an important glimpse…

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  Nina Witteman Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marika Keblusek Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.keblusek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2360

• They came, they saw, they left: on the first humans in the Low Countries News - 29 November 2022

  Over hundreds of thousands of years, our region witnessed the comings and goings of various types of hominin. This depended on the temperature as ice ages alternated with warmer periods. In ‘De eerste mensen in de Lage Landen’ (‘The First Humans in the Low Countries’) Leiden archaeologists Yannick Raczynski-Henk…

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  Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas Professor emeritus of History of European-Asian Relations

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Nadine Akkerman Professor Early Modern Literature & Culture

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.n.w.akkerman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2065

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  Jacobine Melis PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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

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  Gerrit van Uitert Education and Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.c.van.uitert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2117

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  Jos Bazelmans Professor by Special Appointment World Archaeology

  Faculty of Archaeology

  j.g.a.bazelmans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2730

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  Jacqueline Hylkema Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Emma Grootveld University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.m.grootveld@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2069

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  Weishuo Li PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  w.li@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’ News - 20 October 2025

  Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciting documents, he also discovered the biscuits from the Water & Bloem bakery and the wild flowers at the Groenesteeg cemetery.

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  mat Immerzeel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.immerzeel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512

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  Jesse Sarneel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.t.sarneel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hendri Schut PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.schut@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Stijn Bussels Scientific Director LUCAS/Professor Art history, expecially before 1800

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.p.m.bussels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2693

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  Joost Augusteijn Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272763

• Akkerman appointed professor: 'Interdisciplinarity also strengthens the humanities' News - 8 September 2022

  Leiden University has a new professor. On 1 June Nadine Akkerman became Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture, a position she feels is designed to help her help others.

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  Judith Pollmann Professor Early Modern Dutch History

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2740

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  Steven Lauritano University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.m.lauritano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276078

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  Dusan Maczek PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  d.maczek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mette Langbroek PhD candidate/ Guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.b.langbroek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Women in early modern courtrooms: 'A cross-section of society' News - 6 November 2025

  In early modern England, courts of law were working overtime. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers delved into the records of centuries-old court cases involving women. In Early Modern Women's Life-Writing and English Law, she reconstructs how the story they told in court differs from the one they wrote…

• Digital Humanities Winter School 2026 Event - 26 January 2026

  Workshops

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  Nicolette Mout Professor emeritus of European History

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.h.n.mout@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646

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  Frans Theuws Professor Emeritus of Medieval Archaeology of Europe

  Faculty of Archaeology

  f.c.w.j.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Leonie Vreeke Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  l.j.vreeke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Jacques van der Vliet Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.van.der.vliet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272221

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  Ivo van Wijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

  i.m.van.wijk@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Louis Sicking University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2717

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  Carolina Lenarduzzi Visiting Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.lenarduzzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Humanities Lab

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• Hominin diversity in Eastern Asia Event - 22 January 2026

  Conference

• Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor News - 8 December 2025

  PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…

• Online database with two hundred local chronicle texts launched: A few years ago that wouldn’t have been possible' News - 27 February 2024

  Too expensive groceries, diseases suddenly breaking out: from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, hundreds of people documented the world around them in chronicles. A significant number of these texts have been digitised in recent years. Professor of Early Modern Dutch History and project leader…

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  Mirjam de Baar Professor the Cultural History of Early Modern Christianity

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.p.a.de.baar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2772

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  Lionel Laborie Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.p.f.laborie@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3546

• An Introduction to Digital Humanities: Methods, Tools, & Projects in Pre/Early Modern Japan Studies Event - 16 September 2024

  Lecture

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  Yann Ryan Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.c.ryan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Humanities Buddy Programme

  Moving to Leiden or The Hague for your (Pre-)Master’s at Leiden University? Feeling a little nervous? Don’t worry—we’ve got your back! The Humanities Buddy Programme is here to help you settle in, make friends, and explore your new home with ease. Whether you’re new to the Netherlands or just want to…