94 search results for “ancient her” in the Staff website
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Libraries
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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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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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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Nico StaringFaculty 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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Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026: Explore the Roman past of the Netherlands
Festival, Study trip Greek and Roman History 2026
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient History Research Seminar, Student Presentations
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Robert PittFaculty of Humanities
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Research by Willemijn Waal in various media
Research by Assistant Professor Willemijn Waal has gained attention from various media outlets. Waal investigates, among other things, whether the Greek alphabet might be older than previously thought.
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Jan Gerrit DercksenFaculty of Humanities
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Ilan PeledFaculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van Berkel receives Ammodo Science Award
University lecturer Tazuko van Berkel is one of this year's laureates of the Ammodo Science Award. The award includes a sum of 350,000 euros that she can use as she wishes to explore new avenues in basic scientific research.
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Tineke Schutte, our first female beadle, makes her debut
Tineke Schutte made her debut as beadle at Maartje Schoorl's inaugural lecture on 29 April. A unique moment because she's the first female beadle in the history of our university.
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Tanja AhlinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Adriaan RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
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Hutspot, herring and... science: Community engagement with Leiden’s research at 3 October University
Amid the many traditions of Leiden’s 3 October Festival, a relative newcomer is beginning to take hold: the Science Market. At market stalls, the people of Leiden could explore or even participate in Leiden’s research – performing an ‘operation’ in the street, for example.
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Pam de GrootFaculty of Humanities
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Jurjen DonkersFaculty of Humanities
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Gus Kraus
Faculty of Humanities
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Carlo van Oosterhout
Faculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Jacques van der VlietFaculty of Humanities
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Casper de JongeFaculty of Humanities
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Materiality, Religion and the Senses
Conference, L*CeSAR Masterclass
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Materiality, Religion and the Environment
Conference, L*CeSAR Research Workshop
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Sacrifice and Social Imaginary in Hellenistic Kos
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Sensing Scripts: Popular Religion, the Senses and Textuality
Lecture, Keynote
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The Ptolemaic Ruler Cult in Egypt: The Greek Temple of Hermopolis Magna in its Religious and Socio-Historical Context
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Honorary doctorate for anthropologist Rosemary Joyce
American anthropologist Rosemary Joyce will be awarded an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on its Dies Natalis on 8 February. Joyce has delivered important new insights into the ancient Mayan cultures of Central America.
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Antje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
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Glyn Muitjens