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Snatched by the wind: The wooden chapel of Saint Servatius in Maastricht

A wooden chapel dedicated to St. Servatius in sixth-century Maastricht has gotten a bad press. Historical and archaeological comparisons may redeem this humble shrine and illuminate the darkest years of post-Roman towns.

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Vlog: Christmas spices, Sri Lanka and the Ancient Indian Ocean

In this vlog, MA student Alex Mohns will tell you about his research on Sri Lanka's major ancient trade ports and sites: Mantai, Anuradhapura and Ruhuna.

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De hand van de Oldenzaalse glazenier

Tegen de kloostermuren van het Agnesklooster in Oldenzaal werd in 1996 een kuil aangetroffen die was gevuld met een kuub gebrandschilderd en onbeschilderd vlakglas uit de 14de - 17de eeuw. Het blijkt een kuil met productieafval van een glazenier.

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Revitalizing the Dutch Southern Water Defence

The Southern Water Defence Line is a large system of defensive water lines largely created in the Eighty Years War (1568-1648). A group of three Archaeology master's students investigated how to turn the Defence Line's features into living heritage.

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Vlog: Ancient Aksum and the impact of colonial archaeology in Africa

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Excavating in times of corona

The corona pandemic has upset life around the globe in many different ways and archaeology has not remained unaffected. Research Master's student Jan Dekker reflects on his coronaproof excavation in France.

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Vlog: Different stages of documenting pottery datasets from Silk Roads sites

In this video, MA student Alex Mohns guides you through the different labs and steps of documenting unpublished archaeological datasets from Palmyra and Petra, two important ancient Silk Roads sites.

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The Latin Aegean: crusade, colonialism, and commercialisation

Small, victimised, and on the fringe, though not over and done. How crusading shaped Late Byzantine socioeconomic life and how the Aegean world defied Latin dominance in times of conquest and exploitation. A story told from history and archaeology.

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Drawing Archaeology

Bachelor's student Daphne de Vos creates drawings on the basis of archaeological finds, history and mythology.