587 search results for “The Clan of the Cave Bear” in the Staff website
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Archaeologist Wei Chu explores Carpathian caves with Gerda Henkel grant
Recently, archaeologist Dr Wei Chu received a grant from the Gerda Henkel Stiftung for an excavation in the Carpathian Mountains. Originally planning for an excavation in Ukraine, his plans were disrupted by the war. ‘We had to change plans really quickly.’
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Hannah PlugFaculteit Archeologie
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculteit Archeologie
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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Kristof GombeerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Turaj AtabakiFaculty of Humanities
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Cyra Akila ChoudhuryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Diederik MeijerFaculteit Archeologie
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Merel BrüningFaculteit Archeologie
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Archaeologist Marie Soressi joins the discussion about the early use of bow-and-arrow technology in Europe
Nature News reported on the use of bow-and-arrow for hunting based on the research made on small points found in a 54,000-year-old cave site in southern France.
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Aitor Burguet-Coca studied fire-use from Palaeolithic to Bronze Age: ‘This gives us an image on different uses of fire across prehistory’
For the following years, Dr Aitor Burguet-Coca will be a returning face at the Faculty of Archaeology. He will join Dr Amanda Henry’s team with his expertise on prehistoric fire use and the methodologies that studying ancient hearths requires.
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Maaike WarnaarFaculty of Humanities
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Tessa BonduelleFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tijm LanjouwFaculteit Archeologie
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Maria HadjigavrielFaculteit Archeologie
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Hilde WokerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Freya BaetensFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Valentina AzzaràFaculteit Archeologie
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Roberto ArcieroFaculteit Archeologie
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Sam BotanFaculteit Archeologie
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People used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago
Cut marks on the bones of bears show that people in North-West Europe used bearskins to keep warm 300,000 years ago.
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Jonathan OuelletFaculteit Archeologie
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Peter AkkermansFaculteit Archeologie
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Anne van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Brian McGarryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thea CoventryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…
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Nick TombergeFaculty of Humanities
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculteit Archeologie
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Bleda DüringFaculteit Archeologie
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Looking for the earliest European home with an ERC Consolidator Grant
During the Late Pleistocene, Europe was a cold and unforgiving place to live. Even so, groups of early modern humans roamed around, just like their Neanderthal counterparts. It is unclear what kind of dwellings these people inhabited to shelter them against the elements, especially in regions without…
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Payments to research participants
You can find information about making payments to research participants on this page.
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Tijmen BaardaUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Cultural continuities and discontinuities: the Neolithic ornament assemblages from Franchthi (Greece)
Lecture
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Families in Transit: Child-bearing, Child-rearing and Inheritance during Displacement
Conference
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Call for papers: Graduate workshop Making and Remaking Heritage in Global Context
Research
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Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals
It is still unclear how the Neanderthals died out. For long, one theory seemed most likely: the emergence of the highly intelligent Homo sapiens, or modern humans. This competition hypothesis is no longer the dominant theory among scientists, research among archaeologists and anthropologists has shown.…
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Workshop ‘Caribbean World Heritage Sites in the light of today’s global challenges: the case of Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison'
Last month (February 5-8 2024), the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, hosted a workshop entitled ‘Caribbean World Heritage Sites in the light of today’s global challenges: the case of Historic Bridgetown and Its Garrison’.
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Home-working allowance
As of 1 September 2021, you receive an allowance for working from home. It consists of three components: €2 per day working from home, €25 per month internet allowance and travel allowance in accordance with the university regulations.
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staf…
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High media coverage of innovative research presenting a new method for recovering ancient human DNA
Since the publication of the article in the interdisciplinary journal Nature, over 200 news outlets have showcased the pioneering research.
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Plato's Myths: Tools for Thinking Conference
Conference
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities