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Archaeological Heritage and Society

Heritage for all: Making Dutch Archaeology Accessible for Non-Dutch Speakers

During her Master's, Ally Walsh contributed to the accessibility of Dutch heritage to an international audience.

Archaeological Sciences

Spit, Tartar, and Burial: an Experiment's Diary

Bjørn Bartholdy investigates various aspects of dental calculus (tartar) and diet. In order to explore this, he initiated an experiment in which the formation of calculus was simulated.

World Archaeology

A Spark in the Dark: Shedding Light on the Origins of Fire-making

Our personal relationship with fire has become greatly diminished in the modern era compared to our prehistoric ancestors. Save for gas stoves, candles and the occasional barbeque, fire is not often something we experience day-to-day as it would have been in the past.

Starchy Nutrition for the Soul

Andy Ciofalo's research takes us to faraway places and sunny warm environments all over the Caribbean using a foodways approach to reconstruct culinary identities.

World Archaeology

Talking Stones: Surveying Ancient Carvings in Northern Pakistan

Alexander Mohns participated in an applied archaeology workshop in Pakistan. Through this workshop he got very rare access to the petroglyphs scattered througout the region, many still undocumented and under threat.

World Archaeology

First-hand experience

Lennart Kruijer reflects on his fieldwork in Turkey, which, like an archaeological site itself, has left visible traces.