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Lead isotopes in artifacts from ancient China and the ambiguity that comes with them
Chen Wang has recently finished her doctoral research and will be defending her dissertation on May 13th. For her PhD she researched the lead in artefacts from ancient China, using isotope analysis to match them to their origins. She applied analytical methods to new contexts and used the data from…
- Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Libraries
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Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference 2026
Conference
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Naya PessoaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Alumni relations
The Development and Alumni Relations department maintains contact with Leiden University alumni to stimulate and strengthen our alumni’s involvement with the University. If you wish to know more about our alumni, or organise an alumni event, do not hesitate to contact us.
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Lenore ToddFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Lindsay BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Public relations
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Alumni relations and funding
Leiden University invests in a lasting relationship with alumni and partners. Here you will find more information on strengthening these ties and the possibilities for financial support, as well as answers to questions such as: How do I stay in touch with former students? How do I use the alumni database?…
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Leiden researchers receive KIEM grant to explore materiality in ancient religions
A KIEM grant was recently awarded to a diverse group of Leiden researchers, aiming to organise an interdisciplinary conference with the title ‘Ancient Religions and the Materiality of Danger’ in 2026. The topic of the conference marks a shift towards the study of the role of objects.
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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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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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Roos van der Haer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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Maxine DavidFaculty 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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Education, Organisation
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Jaap de Hoop SchefferFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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The A.G. Leventis Foundation supports Leiden ancient historians
Rafał Matuszewski and Kim Beerden, both university lecturers in Ancient History, received a grant from The A.G. Leventis Foundation.
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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Public relations
We can help you to bring the results of your research to the attention of the media. Ideally, you should do this before your article or book is actually published.
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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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Archaeological Project Sheds Light on Ancient Water Management in Udhruh
In 2011, the Udhruh Archaeological Project was launched, bringing together teams of Jordanian and Dutch archaeologists to investigate the region and reconstruct ancient water harvesting techniques in the extremely arid landscape of Udhruh. Access to fresh water remains one of the most pressing global…
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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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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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Marinko BobicFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Adam LichtenheldFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Hisashi OwadaFaculty 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…