680 search results for “ancient economics” in the Student website
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Ancient DNA reveals lost genetic diversity in fallow deer
An international team of researchers, including emeritus professor Wil Roebroeks of Leiden University's Faculty of Archaeology, has uncovered evidence that modern fallow deer have lost much of the genetic diversity once present in their Ice Age ancestors. The findings have been published in iScience…
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Laura JansenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aya ElewaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sander KraaijFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Richard Karlsson LinnérFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lieke BeekersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simona CicognaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luís Russo dos SantosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anna-Lena NadlerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vincent BakkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corné van RheeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Emma SchellFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Heike VethaakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Larissa de Lima AlmeidaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mariëtte KeukenLeiden University Libraries
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Marion CollewetFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten BergFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Emile CammeraatFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
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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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Peter van WijckFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Arie RosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lea HauserFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rafal MatuszewskiFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert JongenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leon HilbertFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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…
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
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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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Eric van Dijk
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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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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Max van LentFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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.