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Silk Roads sites In this video, MA student Alex Mohns guides you through the different labs and steps of documenting unpublished archaeological datasets from Palmyra and Petra, two important ancient Silk Roads sites. Alexander Mohns and Marike van Aerde • July 08, 2020
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. Mink van IJzendoorn • July 08, 2020 • 1 comment
Drawing Archaeology Bachelor's student Daphne de Vos creates drawings on the basis of archaeological finds, history and mythology. Daphne de Vos • April 23, 2020 • 1 comment
Do we have a ‘natural’ friend limit? Taking a closer look at Dunbar’s Number Written during the outbreak of coronavirus, research master's student Jan Dekker is inspired to take a closer look at social group sizes and human evolution. Jan Dekker • March 26, 2020
A grazing field for pigs? The early years of post-Roman Cologne New archaeological discoveries and a fresh perspective on the written sources shed new light on Cologne in the Early Middle Ages Jip Barreveld • March 03, 2020 • 603 comments
Into people’s noses: investigating past respiratory health to reconstruct a society’s response to urbanisation PhD candidate Maia Casna explores the impact of diseases on past societies. Maia Casna • February 20, 2020
Making a point: Replicating needles from the Canadian Arctic Understanding the past by trying to emulate it, that is experimental archaeology. Matilda Siebrecht investigates the production and use of bone needles by people living in the Canadian Arctic. Matilda Siebrecht • February 19, 2020
The soldier, the peach, and the well A group of bachelor's students have identified the oldest peach and olive stones ever found in the Netherlands. Tullio Abruzzese, Tatiana Crombeen, Jackie Dubbeldam, Shivani Matai and Julia Post • January 29, 2020 • 1 comment
Colonial legacies and art museums: Combining museum research and practice Carolina Monteiro was involved in the Mauritshuis' first attempt to critically examine its own colonial legacy. Carolina Monteiro • December 06, 2019
