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Global Exploration Grant (National Geographic Society) awarded to Dr. Alexander Geurds for field research in Nicaragua

With the awarded Global Exploration Grant Dr. Alex Geurds will further investigate the Pre-Hispanic archaeological site Aguas Buenas in Nicaragua he recently documented. Partially completed differential-GPS mapping has revealed that this site consists of more than 500 stone and earthen mounds. Mapping, begun during the summer of 2012, has covered an estimated 40% of the site. Preliminary results from excavation confirms human occupation at Aguas Buenas during separate time periods.

LGI Seed funding awarded to project: From Corporate Paternalism to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Mining, History and Heritage

LGI is pleased to announce the most recent LGI Seed Money grantees: Dr. Sabine Luning (Anthropology), Dr. Alexander Geurds (Archaeology), and Dr. Jan-Bart Gewald (ASC) for their project that investigates corporate interventions in mining, history and heritage.

25 February: lecture Scott Sadowsky

On February 25th Scott Sadowsky will lecture on "The place of Mapuche in today's Patagonia: Sociolinguistic situation and unexpected impacts on Spanish", 11:00, De Vrieshof 1, Room 001.

21 December: Baktun Celebration

In honor of the old Baktun ending and a new beginning, students and staff members of the Mesoamerican research team cordially invite all Faculty members to join in a small celebration.

20 October: Symposium on Mesoamerican Codices

On 20 October, the Museum Volkenkunde/National Museum of Ethnology (NME) will host a symposium on Mesoamerican Codices.

18-19 October: 5th International European Americanists Doctoral Days

On 19 and 20 October, the Faculty of Archaeology will host the fifth annual European meeting of doctoral students working on research related to the ancient Americas. These Doctoral Days form an important part in the activities of the European Scientific Coordination Network (‘GDRE’), established in 2010 between six universities, including Leiden University.

First international meeting for "Shedding Light on Endangered Mutual Heritage"-project

On thursday 5th of July the first international meeting was held for the new NWO Scienc4Arts funded research project "Shedding Light on Endangered Mutual Heritage: Developing non-invasive imaging techniques to uncover, understand and preserve ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts".

Leiden University participant in the race for the Partnership Grant

Alexander Geurds, Andrea Waters-Rist, and Laura Van Broekhoven are in the race for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant (Canada).

2012 field season of the Proyecto Arqueologico Centro de Nicaragua.

Dusted off and fresh from the field, some inside perspectives from Alex Geurds on the 2012 field season of the Proyecto Arqueologico Centro de Nicaragua.

Renewing the cultural identity of Canadian Indians

The artefacts that still remain from the traditional culture of the indigenous Yukon, Canada, are spread over dozens of museums throughout the world. Yukon Indian Ukjese van Kampen carried out research to bring this culture to light. This is the subject of his dissertation entitled ‘The history of Yukon First Nations Art’. PhD defence 23 May.

23 May: PhD defence Ukjese van Kampen

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.

LSGI - June 1st - Sabine Luning (Anthropology, Leiden)

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.

Science4Arts grant for Maarten Jansen

The Steering Committee Science4Arts has awarded Prof.dr. Maarten Jansen for his research project entitled "Shedding light on endangered mutual heritage. Developing non-invasive imaging techniques to uncover, understand and preserve ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts".

ERC grant for Maarten Jansen

The European Research Council has awarded an Advanced Grant to Prof. dr. Maarten Jansen for research on Indigenous Calenders of Mexico and Guatemala.

28 September 2011: Dutch-Amerindian relations

In the AWAD framework, The Netherlands Institute for Heritage, in cooperation with the Archaelogy Department of Leiden University, organizes the expert meeting 'Dutch and Ameridian people: an hidden heritage', The meeting will be held on September 28 in Leiden.

Monte Alban

At the VIth Monte Albán Round Table conference (July 2011) in Oaxaca, Mexico, Maarten Jansen (Leiden University) together with Mexican archaeologists Dante García and Iván Rivera (both from the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia) discussed the topography and toponyms of the archaeological zone of Monte Albán. They presented new evidence for Jansen's earlier identification of this site in the Mixtec pictorial manuscripts.

23 August 2011: Lecture by Dr. Dominique Rissolo

On Tuesday, August 23, a guest lecture will be given by Dr. Dominique Rissolo (Waitt Institute) entitled: "The Hidden World of the Maritime Maya: Recent Research along the North Coast of Quintana Roo, Mexico".

Laura van Broekhoven participates in the Museum Leadership Institute (MLI)

The chief curator of the National Museum of Ethnology, Laura van Broekhoven, is participating in the Museum Leadership Institute at the Claremont Graduate University.

Important gift of the Mexican Embassy

December 13 2010 the Mexican embassy, represented by the cultural attaché, Mr. José Manuel Springer, donated to the Faculty of Archaeology a voluminous publication of detailed maps of the historical and contemporary distribution of the indigenous languages of Mexico: “Catálogo de Lenguas Indígenas Mexicanas, Cartografía contemporánea de sus asentamientos históricos”, published by the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI).

6 December 2010: Echoes of Native Voices

On December 6th visiting scholar from the University of California Russell N. Sheptak will lecture on the problematic status of documentary archives in Honduras. Time: 15.15 - 17.00. Venue: Lipsius Building, room 130.

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