535 search results for “ancient trade” in the Staff website
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Life in a port city: Roderick Geerts writes a blog post about the ancient port of Berenike
Roderick Geerts, a PhD candidate of the Faculty of Archaeology in Leiden, takes us on a short journey through the rich history of the Red Sea port of Berenike in Egypt.
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Ancient Roman cuisine was varied, international and accessible to all social classes
Banquets for the rich, porridge for the poor and a standard diet of bread, olive oil and wine. Just a few assumptions about the Roman diet.
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Archaeologist and numismatist Jonathan Ouellet interviewed on a podcast
PhD candidate Jonathan Ouellet is a guest on the latest episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. As a researcher specializing in the numismatics of the Middle East, Central Asia, and China, Jonathan discusses currency and trade networks during the Early Islamic Period of said area. Hence, listen…
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‘The ancient Egyptians were concerned with more than just death’
When we think about ancient Egypt, the first things that come to mind are usually mummies and sarcophagi. According to researcher and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden curator Lara Weiss, that impression is unjustified. She made an audio tour for the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden that focuses on living Egyptians…
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2579
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Temporary order form for trade literature
Facility, Finance
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
m.seire@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1707
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Da JinFaculty of Humanities
j.da@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
c.r.van.tilburg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2774
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
p.a.m.belien@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Mariëtte KeukenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
m.w.keuken@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2035
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2753
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New series of Ancient World Lunch Talks
Research
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
k.a.worp@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
c.h.van.zoest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2036
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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Trade Union Month: join now at a discount
Organisation
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Carolina Pereira De Queiroz MonteiroFaculteit Archeologie
c.monteiro@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
k.beerden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2761
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Samatar Botan investigates ancient Aksum with a Mosaic 2.0 grant
In July 2022 our alumnus Samatar Botan received the news that he had received the NWO Mosaic 2.0 grant. This grant enables him to start a PhD research at our Faculty on the ancient Aksumite Empire, a topic that is close to his heart. We speak with him about his ambitions and drive. ‘I want to know more…
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Leiden researchers organise first Week of Ancient Writing
This month marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. NINO, the Language Museum, Things that Talk and the National Museum of Antiquities are seizing the opportunity to organise the first Week of Ancient Writing.
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Anna MarholdFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.a.marhold@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3350
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KNIR Field School: Exploring Mountain Society in Ancient Samnium
Education
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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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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
p.c.bisschop@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2980
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Mélie Louys
Faculteit Archeologie
m.louys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 NNB
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Shenghao YueFaculty of Humanities
s.yue@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
b.j.j.haring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4170
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Anita KeizersUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2035
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Innovative research offers new insight into ancient infant feeding practices
New sampling and analytical strategies give archaeologists a better understanding of the nutrition and survival of ancient populations. Publication in PLOS One.
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Coming this fall: Al-Babtain visiting professor Hugh Kennedy
This fall, LUCIS will have the pleasure of welcoming Professor Hugh Kennedy from SOAS University of London to Leiden. He is the fourth Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation Visiting Professor in Arabic Culture at Leiden University.
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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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Podcast Finally Friday with ancient-fire expert Femke Reidsma
Pyrotechnology – the manipulation and control of fire – is one of the defining characteristics of humanity, and has impacted nearly every technology that we used in the past and study archaeologically in the present. Our PhD researcher Femke Reidsma joined EXARC's podcast for May’s #FinallyFriday to…
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Freya Baetens writes fact sheet on free trade agreements for Dutch Lower House
Free trade negotiations and agreements are important instruments of EU trade policy. An increasing number of EU climate, environmental and sustainable development objectives play a role in free trade agreements.
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Rishika DhumalFaculteit Archeologie
r.dhumal@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maria Pereira BastiaoFaculty of Humanities
m.p.pereira.bastiao@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Gerhard de KokFaculty of Humanities
g.j.de.kok@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2623
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Ranran WangScience
r.wang@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4924
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Student Sjoerd reveals link between cloth trade and slavery
What do the cloth trade and slavery have to do with each other? Quite a lot, as it turns out, as by history student Sjoerd Ramackers demonstrated in his bachelor’s thesis. He reveals that cloth merchant Daniel van Eijs was closely associated with four plantations in Berbice, a former Dutch colony on…
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Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the new EU-UK trade agreement
Joris Larik, university lecturer at LUC, discusses in this interview with Al Jazeera the new trade and cooperation agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom.
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Jac AartsFaculteit Archeologie
j.m.m.j.g.aarts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Irene VikatouFaculteit Archeologie
e.vikatou@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Papers) Classics Colloquium: Migrants and Membership Regimes in the Ancient Greek World
Research
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Diederik MeijerFaculteit Archeologie
d.j.w.meijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2444
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2632
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Hakan KülcüFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.kulcu@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7548
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Suzan van de VeldeFaculteit Archeologie
s.m.van.de.velde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
f.a.j.hoogendijk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2906
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
m.zisimopoulou@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727