257 search results for “ancient here” in the Staff website
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Libraries
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Anita KeizersLeiden University Libraries
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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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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Adriaan RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Podcast: Ancient cuneiform tablets reveal their secrets
Leiden scholars study clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia. But what exactly does the cuneiform script say?
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Hubert MooimanFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
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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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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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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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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Bob van VelthovenFaculty of Humanities
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Henric JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Bert van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average
Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master and research master Classics and Ancient Civilizations.
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Nico StaringFaculty of Humanities
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Casper de JongeFaculty of Humanities
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemic. During the interview, Gabriël hung a huge board covered in post-it reminders behind his laptop, Molly was glad that the members of the selection committee…
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Bert van den Berg on The Conversation: "Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death"
University Lecturer Bert van Den Berg shares about the recent research by The Greek Philosophical Schools project in Italy. The research sheds new light on the life and death of Plato.
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient History Research Seminar, Student Presentations
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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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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Inge Kraus
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities