238 search results for “ancient judaism” in the Student website
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Study programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Study programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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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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Judith FrishmanFaculty of Humanities
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Bastian Still -
Margaretha FolmerFaculty of Humanities
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Jewish Messianism and Post-Rabbinic Culture
Lecture, FLARe lecture series
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja SeireFaculty of Humanities
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Paul BeliënFaculty of Humanities
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
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Da JinFaculty of Humanities
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Mariëtte KeukenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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New series of Ancient World Lunch Talks
Research
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Challenges and Pitfalls in Assessing the Impact of Zoroastrian Culture on the Talmud
Lecture, FLARe lecture series
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Lucy Bennison-ChapmanFaculty of Humanities
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Klaas WorpFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien van ZoestFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Leanne JansenFaculty 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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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Shenghao YueFaculty of Humanities
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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Roosmarie VlaskampFaculteit Archeologie
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
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Anita KeizersUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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KNIR Field School: Exploring Mountain Society in Ancient Samnium
Education
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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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Podcast Finally Friday with ancient-fire expert Femke Reidsma
Pyrotechnology – the manipulation and control of fire – is one of the defining characteristics of humanity, and has impacted nearly every technology that we used in the past and study archaeologically in the present. Our PhD researcher Femke Reidsma joined EXARC's podcast for May’s #FinallyFriday to…
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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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Jac AartsFaculteit Archeologie
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Irene VikatouFaculteit Archeologie
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Hakan KülcüFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculteit Archeologie
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik MeijerFaculteit Archeologie
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Maria ZisimopoulouFaculty of Humanities
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Papers) Classics Colloquium: Migrants and Membership Regimes in the Ancient Greek World
Research
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Dr. Andrew Sorensen at University of the Netherlands: Lecture on Ancient Fire-Use
When is the last time you made a fire? Not light a candle with a match, but an actual fire from scratch. Thousands of years ago, humans already made fire. Archaeologist Andrew Sorensen (Leiden University) explains when and how they did this.
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Erik KroonFaculteit Archeologie
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Dr. Henry in Nature: How Ancient People Fell in Love with Carbs
In 2011, Dr. Amanda Henry published her findings from dental plaque picked from the teeth of Neanderthals who were buried in Iran and Belgium between 46,000 and 40,000 years ago. Plant microfossils trapped and preserved in the hardened plaque showed that they were cooking and eating starchy foods including…
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Archaeologist Andy Sorensen in National Geographic Magazine about ancient fire use
When and how commenced the use of fire by early humans? Armed with stones, peat moss, and fungi, archaeologist Andy Sorensen tries to answer that question. In the February edition of the Dutch language version of National Geographic Magazine his research features in the section The Discovery.