243 search results for “roman economy” in the Staff website
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Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña
Faculty of Humanities
m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9930
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Christian Henderson
Faculty of Humanities
c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4995
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Clare Fenwick
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.e.fenwick@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6054
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Eefje Cuppen
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.h.w.j.cuppen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9088
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David Fontijn
Faculteit Archeologie
d.r.fontijn@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2426
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Se Young Jang
Faculty of Humanities
s.y.jang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8022
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Liquid Footprints: Water, Urbanism, and Sustainability in Roman Ostia
Lecture, Archaeological Forum
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Zwammerdam boats harbour ‘wealth of knowledge’
Leiden University is participating in a project to reassemble Roman vessels from between 80 - 200 AD. The 'Zwammerdam ships' are already world famous in the world of archaeology, and guest researcher Tom Hazenberg hopes to extend this fame beyond its academic boundaries.
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Transfer and transformation of values. Reconsideration of ‘Roman’ vessels in the so-called Barbaricum
Lecture
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Morena Skalamera
Faculty of Humanities
m.skalamera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1982
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Rene Kleijn
Science
kleijn@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1498
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Chibuike Uche
Afrika-Studiecentrum
c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3854
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Regional urban systems in the Roman World
Conference, Workshop
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ERC Advanced Grant for Frans Theuws
Prof. dr. Frans Theuws has received an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The 2,5 million euro grant will be used in a 5-year Archaeological study into the economic recovery of Western Europe after the demise of the Roman empire.
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Roman Hegemony and the Emergence of Regionalism: a Paradox?
Lecture
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Mobility and migration in Roman Britain: the diaspora project
Lecture
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Europese Politiek en Politieke Economie
Inaugural Lecture
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Reuvens
Reuvensplaats 2-4, Leiden
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Testing settlement models in early Roman colonial landscapes
Lecture
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The Bronze Age: an economy of destruction
Lecture
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Liquid Footprints: Water, Urbanism, and Sustainability in Roman Ostia
PhD Defence
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Tracing social dynamics in the Iberian Iron Age landscape
Lecture, Archaeological Forum
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Tymon de Haas’ Leiden Experience: ‘A European consortium would be a very good option’
Classical and Mediterranean archaeologist Tymon de Haas is a relatively recent addition to the Faculty of Archaeology. Succeeding Tesse Stek in September 2018, he has played an important role in teaching since then, working together with colleagues from multiple research groups. ‘I have my corner of…
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Ancient populations pioneered the idea of recycling waste
The circular economy is typically seen as the progressive alternative to our wasteful linear economy, where raw materials are used to make the products that feed today’s rampant consumerist hunger, which are then thrown away. In a fascinating article, archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers reflects on the recycling…
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Ecology of vision and economy of citizenship: an anthropological perspective
Inaugural Lecture
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The Iseum Campense from the Roman Empire to the Modern Age:
International conference
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Beyond hybridity: innovation through translation in the Hellenistic and Roman oecumene
Forschungsseminar
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New documentary “The Future is Handmade” reflects on value of craft
The documentary invites us to consider the question of what we consider valuable knowledge. “We need to realise that doing and thinking are intertwined in ways we did not comprehend before” argues Maikel Kuijpers, archaeologist and the producer of the documentary. “This will have consequences for the…
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“Should we close our borders? Not according to the Classical World!”
Leiden University archaeologists receive multiple awards for research on interaction between the Greek and Roman world and ‘The East’
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Existing partnerships
All partnerships between Leiden and international partner universities are manged in a central database (OIEM), which is accessible to all staff involved in international cooperation.
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Mapping the Via Appia
Lecture
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Three Leiden professors appointed members of KNAW
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has appointed 26 new members. Three of them are Leiden professors: Luuk de Ligt, Lisa Cheng and Marc Koper. The new Academy professors will be installed on 8 June.
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StuNed Scholarship
Master
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities
Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam have been collaborating intensively for many years. In 2012 this collaboration was formalised in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities strategic alliance. This has allowed us to approach important and complex societal…
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2 new Veni-grants: investigating malaria in the Middle Ages and coinage in Rome
Two researchers at the Faculty of Archaeology 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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Archaeology students vlog at Castellum Hoge Woerd
For the bachelor's course Past and Future, Archaeology students visited Castellum Hoge Woerd (Utrecht), a modern interpretation of the Roman fort that stood on that exact spot. It features an archaeological museum, the remains of a Roman river ship, a theater, and a restaurant. Students were tasked…
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Lessons from the Bronze Age: ‘In order to achieve something, you have to give something up.’
Professor David Fontijn is fascinated by the question why people destroy objects that are dear to them. It is a phenomenon that you find everywhere in the world, gaining particular strength in the European Bronze Age. Fontijn wrote a book on this ‘economy of destruction’, published by Routledge.
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Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds winner - Marcus Adrian Roxburgh
His PhD research project - entitled Charlemagne's Workshops - is an ongoing investigation into the role of copper-alloy craft production in the early medieval economy of North-west Europe. The geographic limits of this research have up until now centred on the Netherlands (Frisia Magna in medieval times)…
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The new face of communications: Archaeology alumnus Marten Jesse Pot
Starting this month, the faculty has a new communications staff member. Not an entirely new face, Marten Jesse Pot studied archaeology at our faculty and, last year, he functioned as temporary website editor.
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The archaeology of imperial landscapes
Lecture, Book presentation
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Flavius Josephus Online
Library
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200 years of archaeology in the Netherlands
Two hundred years ago Caspar Reuvens was appointed as the first professor of archaeology in the Netherlands. He was to lay the basis for both the National Museum of Antiquities and the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University. To mark the occasion, the faculty is organising an anniversary lecture…
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Guest researcher Ignasi Grau: taking the comparative perspective
"Landscape archaeologists often face similar research questions across regions, whether working in the Mediterranean with its long history of studies or in other areas. Understanding settlement systems, connectivity or the role of identity formation as linked to places and place-making, such as ritual…
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Online BABESCH Byvanck Lecture on December 1, 2020
Research
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Recent publication Designating Place honors Hanna Stöger
Research
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Femke Lippok wins W.A. van Es-prize for her pioneering work on early medieval burial rites
During the 2019 Reuvensdagen, PhD candidate Femke Lippok was awarded the prestigious W.A. van Es-prize for her research master’s thesis The Pyre and the Grave, written in 2017. The jury lauded Femke for her pioneering work and making use of big data analysis, while adding an admirably expansive and…
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From a lecture to a whole day of archaeology field techniques
Until last year the Archaeology Field Techniques programme for first-year students consisted of a number of two-hour lectures. Now they spend a whole day on the programme. Assistant professor Jasper de Bruin is enthusiastic about this new approach. ‘You can do a lot more with the students, and that…
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Crete as melting pot: New opportunities for archaeological research of ancient Gortyn
Joanita Vroom and Mink van IJzendoorn have been awarded a grant of the Chastelain‐Nobach Fund, enabling them to continue their work at Gortyn, Crete. This project offers students opportunities to help uncover the archaeological mysteries of this important Roman and Byzantine city.
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From precious stones to utilitarian wares: the value of geoscience in archaeology
Lecture
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Applying space syntax to insula V ii in Ostia
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group Meeting