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The Modern Devotion. Spirituality and Culture from the Late Middle Ages onward Research output
The Modern Devotion: pone of the most influential religious initiatives in the late medieval Low Countries.
From Single Sign to Pseudo-Script Research output
An Ancient Egyptian System of Workmen's Identity Marks
Conference workshops ICEHL 21
Our call for workshop proposals was met enthousiastically by various people, and we are happy to announce that the following four workshops were unanimously selected by the organising committee.
Voices on Birchbark: Everyday Communication in Medieval Russia Research output
In Voices on Birchbark Jos Schaeken explores the major role that writing on birchbark – an ephemeral, even 'throw-away' form of correspondence and administration – played in the vibrant medieval merchant city of Novgorod and other cities in the Russian Northwest.
Tiffany Bousard PhD candidate
Ady Roxburgh
Iber Kasehatan in Sukamiskin: Utilisation of the Plural Health Information and Communication System in the Sunda Region of West Java, Indonesia Research output
This study has been carried out in the community of Sukamiskin, a kelurahan ('village') in Bandung, the Capital of West Java Province, located in the Sunda Region of Indonesia.
Jesse Sarneel PhD candidate
Gerrit van Uitert Education and Research Staff Member
Jip Barreveld PhD candidate
Faculteit Archeologie
Maria Pereira Bastiao PhD candidate
Tim Vergeer PhD candidate
Beatriz Santiago Belmonte PhD Candidate
Andrew Sorensen Postdoc
Gerhard de Kok Guest
Archaeology of the Near East
The Near East, situated at the nexus of Europe, Africa, and Asia, was central to the development of ancient societies in all three continents.
The building blocks for astronomically literate citizens News - 13 May 2019
What does it mean for a citizen to be 'literate' in astronomy? Astronomers who participate in outreach to the general public experience various degrees of astronomical knowledge among people. But so far, there had not been a systematic evaluation and definition of what astronomical literacy actually…
The Patriot behind the pot Research output
The Patriot behind the pot tells the story of pottery, people and politics in the Netherlands during a time of great revolutions -revolutions both in a political and industrial sense.
Judith Pollmann Professor Early Modern Dutch History
Sajed Chowdhury Guest
Crime and gender before the courts of the Netherlands, 1600-1800 Research project
The central aim is to systematically study differences in gendered crime patterns in the records of different types of courts in various Dutch cities in the early modern period.
Media | Art | Politics (MAP) Research project
The Leiden Lectures in Media | Art | Politics (MAP) is a series of talks organized by Pepita Hesselberth and Yasco Horsman. Speakers from various academic backgrounds and in different stages of their careers reflect on diverging ways in which technological and social changes challenge and transform…
David Fontijn made Professor of the Archaeology of Early Europe at Leiden University News - 18 June 2015
Congratulations to David Fontijn, who has been recognized by the University with the title of full Professor of the Archaeology of Early Europe.
The early Middle Ages a 'golden age for the elderly'? Not quite! News - 14 February 2019
According to a number of British historians, the elderly had a particularly high status in the early Middle Ages. A new book by Leiden cultural historian Thijs Porck sheds a different light on the matter: elderly people had to earn that respect first, and old age was often described in negative terms…
At the Hinge of the Nomadic and Sedentary Worlds: A Multi-disciplinary approach Research project
Episode 1: The Golden Horde in a Global Perspective: Imperial Strategies. This project intends to challenge the conventional way of considering the nomadic state organizations and the role of Nomads in world history.
Female Spies or 'she-Intelligencers': Towards a Gendered History of Seventeenth-Century Espionage Research project
By analysing neglected (continental) spy centres and integrating these groups of female intelligencers into the traditional, male-orientated historical narratives, this project will proceed towards a gendered history of early modern espionage.
Leiden archaeologists discover an early form of money from Prehistoric Central Europe News - 20 January 2021
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa in a PLOS ONE article published on 20 January.
Sri Margana holds the Van Leur chair for early modern history of Indonesia News - 26 February 2019
Dr Sri Margana succeeded Bambang Purwanto last September as professor in the Faculty of the Humanities. Margana is a specialist in the early modern history of Indonesia. The appointment will run for five years.
Invisible Agents Women and Espionage in Seventeenth-Century Britain Research output
Nadine Akkerman's book Invisible Agents is the very first study to analyse the role of early modern women spies. The book foregrounds the agency of early-modern women, offering a corrective to the gender bias implicit in modern historiography.
Leiden archaeologists in international media on early form of money in the Bronze Age News - 28 January 2021
People in the Early Bonze Age used bronze artefacts as a means of payment. This is the conclusion reached by archaeologists Maikel Kuijpers and Catalin Popa in a PLOS ONE article published on 20 January. The discovery led to a surge of media reports.
Galaxy in the early Universe contains carbon after all News - 2 July 2018
In 2015, Jorryt Matthee thought he discovered an extremely distant galaxy called CR7, which lacked elements heavier than helium. Three years later, he shows with measurements using the ALMA telescope that the galaxy does have carbon after all, and even in normal concentrations. The American Astronomical…
An Early Start: Welcoming the Class of 2024! News - 25 August 2021
Although the official start of the academic year has to wait for another fortnight, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) welcomed the Class of 2024 to the Anna van Bueren campus this week. The new cohort of 204 incoming students will spend the next three years studying different majors and minors…
Children learn early on that scientists are men News - 17 November 2016
When children were asked to draw a scientist, a bald, middle-aged man in a white coat was most often depicted. Why is that? A group of Leiden University science communication researchers discovered that children already get this impression in primary school. Published in PLOS ONE on 16 November.
European grant for Eiko Fried to develop a personalised early warning system for depression News - 3 September 2020
With a starting grant of the European Research Council (ERC) for promising young researchers, Eiko Fried aims to develop a personalised early warning system, that will reliably forecast depression before it occurs. Fried (Clinical Psychology) talks about this WARN-D, promising to radically transform…
Berthe Jansen receives Early Career Award for research into ancient Tibet News - 6 November 2019
Berthe Jansen receives an Early Career Award from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for her research on Buddhism and law in ancient Tibet. She receives the prize, an amount of 15,000 euros and an artwork, for her innovative research.
Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean News - 5 June 2020
According to a new study by an international team of researchers from the Caribbean, Europe and North America, the Caribbean was settled by several successive population dispersals that originated on the American mainland.
Cool little kids Research project
Effectiveness of an early intervention program for anxiety-prone toddlers in the Netherlands
Bram Caers Researcher
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Book-ownership in Ottoman Sarajevo 1707-1828 Research output
Asim Zubcevic defended his thesis on 11 November 2015
About Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia
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Network Center for the Study of Ancient Arabia
LeiCenSAA is dedicated to the study of Ancient Arabia and the sharing of knowledge and expertise on this topic. Thefore it aims to collaborate closely with other research in the field.
Between the Wheat & the Waves: a mid-late Anglo-Saxon Settlement in a coastal setting Research project
By comparing the archaeological evidence at Sedgeford and other sites located on both English and Continental coastal zones, what evidence is there for a shared maritime culture between these North Sea communities? Also if evidence is found, can we reveal to some extent a separate coastal identity to…
Optimal Teaching Research Dossier
The better teaching is for pupils and students, the more solid the basis will be that we give them for their future careers. This type of teaching requires strong instructors and insight into the best ways in which pupils can be supported, and research at Leiden University is making a contribution in…
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Of Marks and Men Research output
Daniel Soliman defended his thesis on 15 September 2016.
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