229 search results for “ancient italy” in the Staff website
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The kick of citizen science: ‘It's a kind of addiction’
Leiden archaeologists appealed for help from volunteers to search for archaeological remains on satellite images of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a national park close to Utrecht. The outbreak of the corona virus made the project a resounding success: in a single month, all 300,971 maps had been examined. 'That's…
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‘How much damage has Palmyra actually suffered?'
Peter Akkermans, Professor of Archaeology of the Middle East, cannot say for certain how much damage the destruction by IS has caused in Palmyra.
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Victor Klinkenberg’s Leiden Experience: “I like to bring experts and ideas together”
Dr Victor Klinkenberg calls himself a generalist pur sang. As an expert on digital archaeology he has worked on nearly all the regions the Faculty of Archaeology focuses on. “All I need to do is travel to the Caribbean once, and then I have done everything we do in Leiden.” We asked him about his background,…
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Prof Ann Brysbaert participates in Getty Foundation’s initiative
A new and recently started Getty Foundation project, Material Entanglements in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond, aims to forge connections among Mediterranean and Eastern scholars who rarely come into contact with one another’s work. Ann Brysbaert is one of the 25 invited specialists investigating…
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Warrior Initiations, Midwinter Dog Sacrifices, and the Psychology of War
Lecture
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19th LCDS meeting: Big Data in Archaeology
Meeting
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The Archaeology of Roman Portugal in its Western Mediterranean context
Conference
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Dining with the dead in early Byzantine Sicily
Lecture
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Kinneret Regional Project
Expert Workshop
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Archaeology summer photo contest
Photo contest
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Veni awards for seventeen young Leiden researches
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding to seventeen researchers who recently obtained their PhD. This award offers promising young scientists the opportunity to develop their own ideas over a period of three years.
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Veni subsidies for sixteen Leiden researchers
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University have received a Veni award from the Netherlands Organisation for Academic Research (NWO). This award offers promising young researchers the opportunity to further develop their ideas for a period of three years.
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Sada Mire’s Leiden Experience: "the Johnny Cash of Archaeology"
Pioneering in the archaeology of Somaliland, hosting international TV and radio shows, and producing a very successful MOOC: Dr Sada Mire already has a formidable track record.
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ProParte: for all professors at Leiden University and their partners
To bring all the professors at all the faculties together and keep their relationship with the University alive. This is the mission of ProParte, the association of Leiden professors and their partners. New members are welcome. The new ProParte website has recently been launched.
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Going Eurasian. Challenging traditional areal boundaries
Lecture
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The "Byzantine District” of Gortyn (Crete)
Lecture
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Unveiling the Early Use of Pottery in East Asia
Lecture
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Dean's Lecture by prof. Matthew Collins
Lecture
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Shaping Cultural Landscapes and Movement Dynamics: Rural Lives beyond the Walls
Conference
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The Island of the Divine Crocodile – Recent Research on Textual and Other Archaeological Remains from Soknopaiou Nesos
Conference
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A Neandertal in us?
Lecture
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Life & Work in a Byzantine Industrial Hub
Workshop
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Collaborative Filmmaking Approaches in Archaeology, Heritage, and Development
Conference
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Veni grants for 25 Leiden researchers
From molecular ping-pong to cassava in the Amazon, and from extraterrestrial life to special antibodies. Twenty-five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant from the NWO. A grant of up to 250,000 euros will give them the opportunity to further elaborate their own ideas over…
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Aris Politopoulos: ‘I use games as a teaching method'
In his lectures Aris Politopoulos combines archaeology with video games. He is one of the three nominees for the 2020 LUS Teaching Prize. 'A good teacher is always open to feedback from students.'
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Exchanges on the Middle East: Heritage for Citizenship in Times of Conflict
Public Lecture and Debate
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Valedictory symposium in honor of Thijs van Kolfschoten
Conference, Symposium
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Centre for Digital Heritage meeting 2017
Annual meeting
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The Iseum Campense from the Roman Empire to the Modern Age:
International conference