276 search results for “isotope analysis” in the Student website
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Investigating Caribbean migrations with a Vidi grant: ‘With isotope analysis we can look at individual behaviors and long term patterns’
Archaeologist Jason Laffoon was awarded an NWO Vidi grant for an innovative investigation into ancient migrations in the western Caribbean. The innovative character of this research project lies in the wide-scale application of isotope analysis and isotope mapping. ‘We aim at further developing methods…
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Tamara MichaelisFaculty of Archaeology
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High diversity in lifeways among early Caribbean inhabitants
The first settlers of the Caribbean have long been regarded as bands of highly mobile groups who subsisted exclusively by hunting, gathering, and fishing. In recent years, however, there has been increasing evidence for the cultivation of domesticated plants by early groups and a lower degree of mobility…
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Slice of 'Zeeuws' life: the complex stories behind human burials in Koudekerke
A team of three students affiliated with Leiden University is shedding new light on the lives, diets, health, and mobility of individuals buried at the historic church site in Koudekerke, Zeeland. The project, a collaboration with the Walcherse Archeologische Dienst and funded by the Municipality of…
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Rare isotopes in our neighbouring stars provide new insights in the origin of carbon and oxygen
Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and oxygen in our neighbouring stars for the first time, providing a new window to better understand the chemical evolution of the cosmos.The results are published today in the journal Nature Astronomy.
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What tiny isotopes reveal about planets outside our solar system
Planets existing in other solar systems contain invaluable information about the origin of planets and life. PhD candidate Yapeng Zhang has studied their atmospheres by looking at their smallest parts: isotopes. With her research she hopes to discover what makes our own solar system unique.
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Millet isotopes reveal advanced agriculture in early imperial China
A new study reveals how ancient Chinese farmers managed soil fertility and water resources over thousands of years. By analyzing carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in millet crops, the research provides long-term isotopic evidence of farmland management practices in the Guanzhong Basin—the political…
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Vacancy student assistant meta-analysis
Research
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Lieke BesFaculty of Archaeology
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archaeologists involved in grant for state-of-the-art laboratory for isotope geochemistry
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a €4.84 million NWO Large grant to set up a new state-of-the-art laboratory for isotope geochemistry. The new lab, the “Netherlands Isotope GEochemistry Laboratory” (NIGEL), will be built in the brand new VU Research Building at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.…
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Machine Learning: Linguistic Cues for Arabic Authorship Analysis
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Marcel de JeuFaculty of Science
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Jason LaffoonFaculty of Archaeology
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Marinko BobicFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Martina Chirilus-BrucknerFaculty of Science
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Pieter KroonenbergFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Donna de GroeneFaculty of Archaeology
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Arjen DoelmanFaculty of Science
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Hermen Jan HupkesFaculty of Science
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Joost van Ginkel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Md Faysal TareqFaculty of Science
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Ella HasFaculty of Science
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Sander HilleFaculty of Science
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Vivi RottschäferFaculty of Science
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Harold NefsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sarah PlukaardFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nathalie BrusgaardFaculty of Archaeology
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Emilio Solis SanchezFaculty of Science
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Fatma Al ManjiFaculty of Science
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Timothy NaFaculty of Science
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Ilse KamerlingFaculty of Archaeology
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Devon GravesFaculty of Archaeology
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Joeri MorpurgoFaculty of Science
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Reinout HeijungsFaculty of Science
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Tom WilderjansFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jatmiko WahyudiFaculty of Science
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Yanan LiangFaculty of Science
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Bastienne VriesendorpFaculty of Science
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Jeremy Menzer
Faculty of Archaeology
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Takuma WatariFaculty of Science
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Azra Say OtunFaculty of Archaeology
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Mink van IJzendoornFaculty of Archaeology
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Jingwen LiaoFaculty of Archaeology
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Marion CollewetFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Roeland EmausFaculty of Archaeology
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Bertram de BoerFaculty of Science
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fabrizio CorrieraFaculty of Science
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Kerwin OlfersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences