805 search results for “indigenous artefact in museum collective” in the Student website
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Fotini Vassou
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Eldad VainstocSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Tilko Arne Swalve
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Thomas ScarffSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Aris Agoglossakis Foley
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Tim Kalkman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Household Slavery: 'An Overlooked Method of Enslaving People'
When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor's new Veni research sheds light on a lesser-known method, whereby indigenous populations were enslaved through the households of colonisers.
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In conversation with Kimsooja
Expert meeting
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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‘Prehistory holds up a challenging mirror to us’
Leiden alumnus Luc Amkreutz is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities. His exhibition about the submerged landscape of Doggerland highlights what we can learn from prehistory. ‘Just like the people of Doggerland, we are confronted with climate change, but we are responsible for the speed of…
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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Students Sander, Linde and Melle create an online exhibition for the University Library
With a recently published major research project and an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, the struggle for independence in Indonesia has been thrusted back into the spotlight. Leiden University is devoting attention to this topic as well. History students Sander van der Horst and Melle van Maanen joined…
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Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like material, is often used for making tools by Mesoamerican societies. In Honduras, certain obsidian artefacts do not yet have a known provenance. PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter and Assistant Professor Dennis Braekmans were awarded a Corrie Bakels Grant to explore thus…
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Archaeologist Wei Chu explores Carpathian caves with Gerda Henkel grant
Recently, archaeologist Dr Wei Chu received a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for an excavation in the Carpathian Mountains. Originally planning for an excavation in Ukraine, his plans were disrupted by the war. ‘We had to change plans really quickly.’
- Daring questions in Islam
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Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
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Dennis BraekmansFaculty of Archaeology
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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Financial support
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The Roman empire and world history
Debate
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7th NINO Annual Meeting 2026
Annual Meeting
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Botanical lino printing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Drawing with diverse techniques and materials
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Portrait/Figure drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Call for submissions: The fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days will take place in Leiden
Education, Research
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Leiden archaeologists in international media on early form of money in the Bronze Age
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa in a PLOS ONE article published on 20 January. The discovery led to a surge of media reports.
- Join the Extinction, Extraction, Emergence lecture by Dr. Sophie Chao
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Healthcare and the Dutch East India Company: Two centuries of arrogance and challenges
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) took healthcare seriously, albeit mainly for business reasons. Former GP Ton Zwaard’s PhD research reveals that although healthcare in Asia was well organised, the VOC faced persistent problems for two centuries.
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Remote sensing for Roman Mallorca with a Chastelain-Nobach fund
For the past 2 years, Dr Letty ten Harkel has been jointly running an excavation project of a suspected Roman villa site on the Balearic island of Mallorca with colleagues Dr Antoni Puig Palerm and Ritchie Kolvers, MA. The project was recently awarded a LUF Chastelain-Nobach fund to explore the extend…
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Justin SpruitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anja GrotenFaculty of Humanities
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Tenzin TsepakFaculty of Humanities
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Amber Lauwers
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Max Joosten
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sebastian David Pantoja BarriosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Peter Castenmiller
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Maria Amjad
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Gul-i-Hina van der Zwan
International Institute Asian Studies
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Mira Burmeister-Rudolph
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Benjamin Kester
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Vishwesh SundarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Georgios DikaiosSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Summer meeting LUMC Alumni Association
Alumni event
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
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Aitor Burguet-CocaFaculty of Archaeology
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Femke ReidsmaFaculty of Archaeology
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Igor DjakovicFaculty of Archaeology