491 search results for “komen culture” in the Student website
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Djibrila TetereouFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeology brings 3D scanning into the classroom
In the course 'From Ceramics to Plastics: The Mediterranean in 12 objects' students were taught to work with 3D scanning technologies. One of the underlying reasons to introduce students to this technology was to teach them to reproduce objects. ‘More and more archaeological information is stored in…
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Students bring turbulent past of Valkenburg airfield to life
The former Valkenburg airfield is steeped in history: the Romans defended their empire here, German forces landed here in 1940 and even the Cold War left its mark. Now thousands of homes are planned for the site. Students from Leiden and Delft are exploring how to make this past visible.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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First joint meeting 'Collecting Global Heritage' in Leiden
On Thursday 26 June 2025, the Pavilion of the Wereldmuseum Leiden featured the first joint meeting of Leiden University and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam around the shared research theme Collecting Global Heritage. Some 50 researchers, students and collection managers came together to share knowledge,…
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Erik de MaakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Lego Lost at Sea: an archaeological and environmental exhibition at the Van Steenis
At the entrance of the Van Steenis building you may now visit an exhibition on material culture. Unexpectedly, it does not display pottery or tools, but building materials. And recent ones at that! Check out the exhibition on Legos lost at sea, conceived and assembled by PhD candidate Maia Casna. ‘These…
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Remembering Olivier Nieuwenhuyse with a festschrift: ‘He would have loved this book’
On November 16 a festschrift in honor of Dr Olivier Nieuwenhuyse was presented in a moving event at the Faculty of Archaeology. Professor Bleda Düring, a personal friend of Nieuwenhuyse, was one of the initiators. ‘If he had been here, he would have loved this book.’
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Mink van IJzendoorn investigates the end of amphorae with a PhD in the Humanities grant
This year, an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant went to Mink van IJzendoorn, enabling him to investigate the disappearance of amphorae. ‘We take means of packaging and shipment for granted, but they are deeply ingrained in our daily lives; they are crucial.’
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Patrick DassenFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeologist at Binnenhof: ‘Even the staff ate heron’
An Iron Age skull, a unicorn for cleaning your ear and thousands of beer jugs. Alumnus and archaeologist Chris Muysson has made remarkable discoveries at the Binnenhof government complex in The Hague. ‘Each puzzle piece tells us more about its history.’
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Throwback to the Living in a wetland landscape symposium
Reaching the end of the academic year, we look back fondly on the symposia, conferences and events that our faculty hosted in the previous months. One such symposium marked the end of the 5-year long research project ‘Putting life into Late Neolithic houses: investigating domestic craft and subsistence…
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Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam
A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a merchant vessel of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) that met an untimely end in 1749. 'The story of the Amsterdam is truly unique, especially considering…
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Archaeology Inter-Section journal offers students the chance to publish: ‘I learned a lot during the process’
The Faculty of Archaeology's own home-grown journal Inter-Section has released a new volume. Inter-Section offers students and PhD candidates the unique chance to publish in a peer-reviewed journal. The new volume focuses on the materials that shape our world.
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Grant enables archaeologists to study origins of museum artefacts
Two researchers from the Faculty of Archaeology have received a grant from the Museums, Collections and Society (MSC) interdisciplinary programme. This grant is for collection-based research. Jason Laffoon is using his grant for research into the origins of Central American turquoise, while Dr Marike…
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariana Françozo launches collaborative research with Tupinambá and Mapuche people with NWO Vici grant
Dr Mariana Françozo has been awarded a prestigious NWO Vici grant for a five year research project that brings together Indigenous communities, museum collections and interdisciplinary scholarship. Her project focuses on the histories and contemporary challenges of two Indigenous peoples in South America:…
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities
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Kamila Krakowska RodriguesFaculty of Humanities
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Esther de VrindICLON
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Irene MorettiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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John-Harmen ValkFaculty of Humanities
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Shekhar KolipakaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno AllahissemFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
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Tanja AhlinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bert BotmaFaculty of Humanities
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Costanza FranceschiniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Pieter ter KeursFaculty of Humanities
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Ugur DerinFaculty of Humanities
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Rita de Sousa e Silva