492 search results for “archaeology of central america” in the Student website
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Roosmarie VlaskampFaculteit Archeologie
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Devon GravesFaculteit Archeologie
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Alexander GeurdsFaculteit Archeologie
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculteit Archeologie
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Marie Kolbenstetter will explore the archaeology of southern Honduras with a NWO subsidy
Our master’s alumna Marie Kolbenstetter was recently awarded a NWO subsidy for a PhD in the Humanities. With this funding she will be able to continue her master’s thesis research on the archaeology of Honduras at our Faculty. ‘I’m really happy to have my own project. This has been two years in the…
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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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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights
The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A new Panamanian law have led indigenous communities to reach out to archaeologist Dr Natalia Donner. A grant from the Centre for Indigenous American Studies…
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Rocio Vera FloresFaculteit Archeologie
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Angel Rivera GuzmanFaculteit Archeologie
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Roberto ArcieroFaculteit Archeologie
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculteit Archeologie
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Archaeology & Society
Changing the future, by understanding the past
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Merel BrüningFaculteit Archeologie
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Hannah PlugFaculteit Archeologie
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Roos van OostenFaculteit Archeologie
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculteit Archeologie
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Extra-curricular lectures on the Archaeology of Buddhism
Education
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculteit Archeologie
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Diederik MeijerFaculteit Archeologie
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Maria HadjigavrielFaculteit Archeologie
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Bleda DüringFaculteit Archeologie
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Peter AkkermansFaculteit Archeologie
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Sam BotanFaculteit Archeologie
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Lennart KruijerFaculteit Archeologie
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Valentina AzzaràFaculteit Archeologie
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Tijm LanjouwFaculteit Archeologie
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Archaeology of the Invisible
Faculty Lecture
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Van Steenis Podcast features staff and students of Archaeology
Social
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment layers, and in refuse heaps. In a couple of generations archaeologists will study the layer that has already been labeled the Face Mask Horizon. Current…
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insights
Dr Bleda Düring deemed it was time for an archaeological approach on the imperialisation of Assyria. ‘While there are lot of archaeological studies of Assyrian sites, they are not really trying to address this broader picture of imperialism and how this imperialisation actually worked.’ These imperialisation…
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lecturing in Costa Rica from your own home: Early medieval English in Central America
Working during Corona brings along various challenges but also unexpected opportunities. Thijs Porck, university lecturer medieval English at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS), was asked to give a digital guest lecture for the University of Costa Rica and shares his experi…
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Rik LettanyFaculteit Archeologie
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‘We are destroying our own planet' (and Latin America pays the price)
The whole world gets raw materials from Latin America, but at the expense of nature. Håvar Solheim researches the role of organised crime in this environmental crime and Soledad Valdivia researches sustainable urban initiatives in Latin America. What do these university lecturers think the future of…
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Maaike de WaalFaculteit Archeologie
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Archaeology alumna Anouk Everts will tell you about studying abroad during Being the First meeting
Education
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Marike van AerdeFaculteit Archeologie
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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Archaeology students vlog at Castellum Hoge Woerd
For the bachelor's course Past and Future, Archaeology students visited Castellum Hoge Woerd (Utrecht), a modern interpretation of the Roman fort that stood on that exact spot. It features an archaeological museum, the remains of a Roman river ship, a theater, and a restaurant. Students were tasked…
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Alumna Matilda Siebrecht hosts Experimental Archaeology Podcast: ‘We want to show the range archaeological research can take.’
Matilda Siebrecht has found the perfect combination of her interests, namely experimental archaeology, and journalism. She was asked by EXARC, a foundation that aims at connecting experimental archaeology professionals, to host a monthly podcast on this topic. ‘It is called Finally Friday, airing every…
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Online Ceremony Honours Academy certificates Archaeology
Wednesday November 11, the Honours Academy organized its yearly ceremony in order to award the 2020 honours certificates. Normally, this ceremony takes place in the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, but this year, as result of the COVID19-restrictions, an online event was organized instead. A festive event…
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Centering on the Periphery - The Archaeology of Jordan’s North-Eastern Badlands
Lecture, What did you do last summer?
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Caribbean island of St. Kitts gets first Doctor in Archaeology
On February 4th standing before his doctoral committee at the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology, St. Kitts-born Cameron Gill, successfully defended and received his Doctorate.
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Arie BoomertGelieerde instellingen
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Marlena AntczakGelieerde instellingen
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Arjan LouwenFaculteit Archeologie
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Anouk EvertsFaculteit Archeologie
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Andrzej AntczakFaculteit Archeologie