NewsMariana Françozo has been awarded a grant by the Cedla Slicher van Bath-de Jong Fund . Her research is titled: Early modern comparative ethnography: The ‘Locke drawings’ collection and the representation of Brazilian native peoples in global perspective (ca.1680-1750) .
Archaeological Forum lecture by Dr Roy van Beek "Deconstructing stability: Modelling changing environmental conditions and man-land-relations in late prehistoric Twente (The Netherlands)". Venue: Lipsius 227, Leiden, 16:00 sharp.
On 23 May, 15:00, Ukjese van Kampen will defend his PhD dissertation entitled “ The History of Yukon First Nations Art ”. Promotores are Prof. Dr. Maarten E.R.D.N. Jansen and Prof. Dr. Willem F.H. Adelaar.
In the morning of May 4th, Prof. dr. Corinne Hofman and Dr. Alice Samson lectured on the Lesser Antilles by web for students in Puerto Rico. Below you will find the link to this weblecture.
The LSGI takes place on the first Friday of each month from 13:30 to 15:00 at the Gravensteen, Pieterskerkhof 6, Room 11 ( map ). There is no need to register in advance. A working paper will be posted on the website one week prior to the seminar.
The Foundation Archaeology and Public (in Dutch: Stichting Archeologie en Publiek (SAP)) is organizing it 2nd conference "Knowledge, experience, companies. The social relevance of archaeology". Location: Utrecht. Date and time: 7 June at 12.00h. Deadline for registration: before 21 May 2012.
Nanodiamonds and charcoal in Dutch soil provides no evidence for the alleged impact of a meteorite at the end of the last Ice Age. This is the conclusion of a research done by Utrecht University in collaboration with Leiden University and University of Groningen.
The International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) held its first conference in April on how to manage the world’s myriad archaeological World Heritage sites. Prof. dr. Willen J.H. Willems, ICAHM co-president and dean of the Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University, sharply criticized the way that sites are proposed and awarded World Heritage inscription.
Her thesis, 'Publishing in the Republic of Letters. The Thesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae (Leiden, 2704-1725) between historical research and digital dissemination', was praised for its readability ("like a suspense novel") and its relevance.
The municipalities Ede and Wageningen have agreed to host the two-day archaeology conference. The conference days will take place on Friday 16 November and Saturday 17 November at the congrescenter 'de ReeHorst' in Ede .
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