The manual analysis of remotely-sensed data is a widespread practice in local and regional scale archaeological research, as well as heritage management.

The application of compliance archaeology techniques such as mechanical large scale excavations where large quantities of data are gathered in relatively little time (and relatively inexpensively) and a firm post-excavation research phase yielded a whole new body of archaeological evidence.

Festschrift for Prof. Dr Raymond H.A. Corbey in celebration of his 70th birthday

Practical applications for the reconstruction of the past

Dr Maaike de Waal is Assistant Professor at the Field Research Education Centre of the Faculty of Archaeology.

This project investigates ethnographically how patients, their relatives, and healthcare professionals in the Netherlands make decisions about end-of-life care. We study the new dilemmas around what constitutes

Rik Lettany is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology

The Darién region of Panama is the only land bridge connecting North, Central and South America. Nowadays home to descendants of African enslaved peoples, Indigenous peoples (Emberá, Wounaan, and Guna), and mestizos, Darién has been and still is fundamental to connectivity, cultural interchange, and…

Ang Li is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Study Archaeology at Leiden University. Learn about a full range of theoretical, analytical and field methods from some of the world's leading archaeological researchers.

A cultural sequence of western coastal French Guiana from 5000 BP to present

Dr. Maria Magdalena (Marlena) Antczak is an archaeologist and anthropologist specializing in the archaeology of Northern South America and the Caribbean. She is currently a Guest at the Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, and serves as the Director of the Archaeological Research Unit (UEA) in…

Jos Bazelmans is a Professor by Special Appointment in Delta-archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology.

The goal of the ANASTASIS project is the analysis and publication of early medieval (Merovingian) cemeteries in the Netherlands (c. 500 – 750 AD).

Alexander Geurds is Dean and Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Sam de Ruiter is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Anouk Everts is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Direct radiocarbon dating of human remains is crucial for the accurate interpretation of prehistory. Yet given the scarcity of prehistoric human remains, direct dating is often too destructive for important fossils. The reduction of sample size necessary for dating bone is therefore of great interest…

Jingwen Liao is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology, funded by the China Scholarship Council.

Patients share valuable advice and experiences with their peers in online patient discussion groups.

Roderick Geerts is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology, studying the illusive phenomenon of Romanisation in the Low Countries.

Arjan Louwen is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology

Karel Kuipers is currently a PhD-candidate in the 'Neanderthals and us' research project.

Investigating epistemic and ethical practices in medical experimentation on humans in the colonial period in Southeast Asia.

Update : August 2017 Dr Harco Willems

Vincent Kolodziejak is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Caribbean archaeological heritage is threatened by natural impacts but also increasingly by economic developments, often resulting from the tourist industry. The continuous construction of specific projects for tourists, accompanied by illegal practices such as looting and sand mining, have major impacts…

Tuna Kalaycı is an Assistant Professor at the department of Archaeological Sciences.

Alexander Wilkinson is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

This handbook provides a resource for those already familiar with some kinds of micro-particles who wish to learn more about others, or for those just starting out in the study of microremains who wish to have a broad understanding about microscopic archaeology.

The archaeological heritage of South America is facing increasing threats due to the expansion of agricultural activities, infrastructure expansion, illegal wood harvesting, and the current fire emergency plaguing the Amazon and other biomes of the continent.

Alexander Mohns is an external PhD candidate.

What is the role of local Caribbean individuals and communities in creating and perpetuating archaeological heritage? How has archaeological knowledge been integrated into education plans in different countries?

Apps that can precisely identify shards, coins or heel bones: archaeology has embraced artificial intelligence. Alex Brandsen is working on a search engine that scans vast quantities of text from an archaeological viewpoint.

Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer

Jason Laffoon is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Archaeological Science, Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University.

Generally the data from remote sensing surveys - the scanning of the earth by satellite or aircraft in order to obtain information about it - is screened manually in archaeology. However, constant monitoring of the earth's surface causes a huge influx of data of high complexity and high quality. To…

Researchers using remote sensing technologies have characterized pre-Columbian regularly-shaped earthworks in forests in Central America and the Amazon. In tropical forested mountains in South America, two challenges arise when identifying archaeological sites through remote sensing. Firstly, sites…

Alejandra Roche Recinos is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Archaeology.

A lively discussion on impact and society

A lively discussion on impact and society.

Jakub Seneši is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Jeroen van Zoolingen is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.