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The Faculty of Archaeology studies the development of human societies across the globe, on the basis of material remains, from the earliest hominins until the post medieval expansion of western societies and its consequences. Its research makes innovative contributions to debates in World Archaeology and to the role of the discipline in modern society, and it structures and inspires teaching.

28/08/2026

The agricultural transition in ancient Nubia has long been interpreted through the lens of ancient Egypt, its northern neighbour. With her research Aida wants to let Nubian archaeological remains speak for themselves. Pastoralism, for example, seems to have played a larger role in Nubia then crop cultivation. In order to understand more about diet, health and the ways of life of ancient Nubia, Aida will be examining himan skeletal remains. As usual, more about this fascinating project can be read in the article on our website!

28/08/2026

Jonathan Ouellet, PhD candidate at our faculty, is also a reenactor in his spare time. He joined a group of reenactors on their yearly visit to the Wilhelmina children's hospital. RTV utrecht and NOS posted a short article and video about this visit on their websites!

21/08/2026

Meet our new student asessor Jilles!
As student assesor he will be the voice of students in the faculty board. Student assesors are also the lynch pin between the faculty and our study association L.A S. Terra. Jilles is looking forward to bringing students' concerns to the faculty board and wants people to feel like they can easily reach out to him.

You can read more about his goals and motivations under the news section on our website.

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18/08/2026

The faculty of Archaeology has a new professor! Starting September 1st, Quentin Bourgeois will be a professor of European Prehistory. Curious about his area of research? As usual we have published a short interview on the website where you can read more about his research and area's of interest. For example similarities in burial rituals of prehistoric people stretching all over the European continent.
The article can be found through the links in our bio or under the news section on our website.

14/08/2026

Het nieuwe academische jaar komt steeds meer in zicht. Afgelopen week mochten wij alvast een deel van de nieuwe studenten verwelkomen tijdens El Cid. De internationale student zullen binnenkort ook langskomen tijdens OWL en daarna zit de zomervakantie er al weer op. We kijken ernaar uit om de nieuwe eerstejaarsstudenten aankomende september in de collegezalen te zien 📚

21/07/2026

We have interviewed Dr Aktürk Hauser about her upcoming research. With funding from an NWO Veni grant dr Aktürk Hauser will start a new research project in January 2027. For this project she will focus on pastoral communities in Türkiye & Kyrgyzstan and how they use their centuries-old knowledge to deal with a changing climate. The whole article can be found in the news section of our website!

06/07/2026

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🇳🇱 Ook dit jaar geven de grafheuvels in Baarlo hun geheimen weer prijs. Nauwgezet en met veel geduld graven onze studenten het verleden op. Zo zijn er bijvoorbeeld houten planken met crematieresten gevonden, best bijzonder want hout blijft vaak slecht bewaard in de bodem! Verder zijn er nog veel meer andere sporen gevonden en mooie profielen afgestoken. Als je ze met eigen ogen wilt zien, kom dan naar de open dag aanstaande woensdag 8 juli.

🇬🇧 The barrows of Baarlo are revealing their secrets. Carefully and with lots of patience, our students are excavating the past. They have found for example wooden planks with cramation remains, this is special because wood doesn't preserve well underground! Of course they have found many other features and uncovered beautiful profiles. If you want to see them with your own eyes, visit the open day at the site on Wednesday 8th.

29/06/2026

Martina Revello Lami, Assistant Professor at our faculty, was a guest curator for Galleria. Galleria is the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden newest exhibition consisting of 12 exhibitions in 1. Revello Lami worked on putting together the 'learning from the past' exhibition of Galleria. Here, you can see a selection of Mediterranean ceramics that used to be part of the archaeology curriculum at our faculty. We interviewed the Assistant professor about the process of curation and the collaboration with the museum of antiquities. You can read the article on the website!

29/06/2026

This week there is not one but two archaeology phd defences on the calendar!

The candidates, Jeroen Oosterbaan and Maurice Janssen both did their research on medieval archaeology. Jeroen about the lifecycle of casks and Maurice about the dating and interpretation of pottery in the South of Limburg. The defences are planned for Wednesday July 1st and Thursday July 2nd and will be livestreamed. For more info on the livestreams check the events page on our website.
Both of the researchers have been interviewed about their work, you can read the articles under the news section of our website.
(Link of course in bio)

22/06/2026

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🇳🇱Tussen de Limburgse landschappen liggen sporen van een ver verleden verborgen. In Baarlo wordt al jarenlang onderzoek gedaan naar prehistorische grafheuvels en het landschap daaromheen. Door dit onderzoek komen we steeds meer te weten over de grafheuvels en de mensen die deze duizenden jaren geleden hebben aangelegd.

Dit onderzoek draagt niet alleen bij aan onze kennis van het verleden. Er wordt ook gekeken hoe de grafheuvels op een duurzame manier behouden en beheerd kunnen worden. Het doel hiervan is om dit vergeten landschap te veranderen in een betekenisvolle plek gevuld met verhalen over het verleden van Baarlo.
Tijdens de open dag vertellen onze studenten over het werk wat op deze opgraving doen en kun je leren hoe grafheuvels er in het moderne landschap uitzien. Kom op 8 juli gezellig kijken!

🇬🇧Hidden within the landscapes of Limburg are traces of a distant past. In Baarlo, research has been conducted for many years on prehistoric burial mounds and the surrounding landscape. This research continues to reveal more about these burial mounds and the people who constructed them thousands of years ago.
The project contributes not only to our understanding of the past, but also explores how these burial mounds can be preserved and managed in a sustainable way. The aim is to transform this forgotten landscape into a meaningful place where the stories of Baarlo's past can be rediscovered and shared.
During the open day our students can tell you all about the work they do at this excavation and you can learn what burial mounds look like in a modern landscape. Come and take a look on July 8th!

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Einsteinweg 2
Leiden
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Website

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/archaeology, https://bio.site/leidenarchaeology

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