Alex Geurds, Professor of Central American Archaeology, will become Dean of Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology on 1 January 2026. ‘For me, the future of our faculty lies in connections' www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/11... #archaeology

Zet het in de agenda! Op woensdag 22 oktober houdt de Faculteit Archeologie open huis. Kom gratis langs voor lezingen, workshops met archeologisch materiaal en neem je eigen vondsten mee om ze door een expert te laten bekijken. #archeologie #archeohotspot www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2025/...

Archaeologist Arjan Louwen wins LUS Teaching Prize: 'He stands out for his passion and dedication'. Congratulations Arjan! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #archaeology #fromfieldtoclassroom

Archaeologists discover worrying signs of axe addiction in Dutch prehistory: 'It set the Netherlands back for at least two millennia' www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage. ‘It’s about restoring identity’ www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #culturalheritage #archaeology @quaibranly.bsky.social #Honduras

I wrote something, a reflection of sorts, on our changing relationship with cats from prehistory 🦁 to today🐱 in the festive volume for colleague Corbey @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social It can be read here 🐈@sidestone.bsky.social 🐈‍⬛ www.sidestone.com/books/sittin...

Amazed by the news that we rank #4 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings by Subject www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... Dean Jan Kolen: 'It is an incredible achievement that we have risen again in the QS World Ranking. It is clear that we are firmly in the Top 5.'

𝔾𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕕 & 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕠𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝔹𝕣𝕒𝕫𝕚𝕝𝕚ë @marianafrancozo.bsky.social (@unileiden.bsky.social) sprak @nporadio1.bsky.social over de oscarwinnende film 'I’m Still Here' over de militaire dictatuur in #Brazilië 🇧🇷 #film @historiek.bsky.social @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social @polscileiden.bsky.social

@unileiden.bsky.social is on strike for first time it seems in its 450 years of existence! To raise awareness on major budget cuts planned by the Dutch gouvernement #stopdebezuinigingen. Red flag on the univ buildings

Red flag also on the Faculty of Archaeology @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social

Ik sprak voor @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social @rmoudheden.bsky.social over het recent ontdekte ‘Stonehenge’ bij Aars in Denemarken 🇩🇰 op 1:01:05 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5bgK...

We are excited to present the first documentary we created as MOSAIC Productions! Thank you to our collaborators from @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social and the research directors from both Leiden University and University of Rostock. #sciencecommunication #culturalheritage www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rew...

Congratulations! Archaeologist Miguel John Versluys honored with prestigious Humboldt Research Award. This will lead to strengthening research networks www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #archaeology #ancientworld #humboldt @uni-muenster.de

Preserving Bonaire’s Heritage: The Proteha mi Project. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #bonaire #caribbean #archol #bonai

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆?💊 In this blog Simon van der Straten @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social how health & healing was understood by the Vikings, known to be fearsome raiders. Bones & artifacts provide interesting explanations. @dearcheoloog.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social

Contributed for @rmoudheden.bsky.social and @leidenarchaeo.bsky.social to a paper on fossils, artefacts, machine AI learning and citizen science. #Doggerland🌊 peerj.com/articles/189...

Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers explores the materials and heritage involved in China's Belt and Road Initiative www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #bri #silkroads #china

Our archaeologists are documenting ancient petroglyphs in the Himalayas. Check out our documentary video on the Karakorum Rescue Project www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... #archaeology #pakistan