Weaponised experimental archaeology

We would learn very little if we would just play with swords. Accurate planning, careful documentation, and several critical decisions are necessary to learn something from realistic combat experiments.

Valerio Gentile • November 18, 2022

Excavating at the necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt

This fall, four students from Leiden University were given the opportunity to participate in a fieldschool set in the renowned Necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt.

Mary van den Hoorn, Lauren van Kruijssen, Aida Tadesse and Sandra Veprauskiene • November 17, 2022

Shattering illusions in the Jordan desert

On September 11, seven students embarked for Jordan to participate in the 2022 Udhruh excavation project in the Jordan desert, led by dr.ir. Mark Driessen. The ensuing fieldwork experience shattered his illusions.

Tatiana Crombeen • November 09, 2022

Early medieval England in long-term perspective: the English Landscapes and Identities project

We live in the digital era, and archaeologists are increasingly engaging with 'big' data. A recent project at Oxford sought new answers about the landscapes of early medieval England from the longue durée.

Letty ten Harkel • October 21, 2022

Being the Site Director of the Tollense Battlefield excavation

Alongside the river Tollense, located in northeast Germany, there have been many finds regarding the Bronze age. From 1 through 12 August, students from the universities of Götingen, Leiden and Rostock are conducting research at three sites in the Tollense valley.

Amber IJsveld • August 29, 2022

Excavating the land site at the Tollense Battlefield

At the archaeological Summer Fieldschool in Tollense Valley there are two land and one underwater excavation sites. This new blog entry is about the research on land executed by the team from the University of Rostock.

Martijn Manders • August 26, 2022

How the first modern humans lived in Europe

We really don’t know much about how the first modern humans got to Europe and how they lived in when they got there. Part of the problem is that there are few sites that we can attribute to this moment some 40 thousand years ago, particularly in Eastern Europe where they probably first arrived.

Wei Chu • August 23, 2022

Day 3 and 4 of Fieldschool at the Tollense Battlefield

Alongside the river Tollense, located in northeast Germany, there have been many finds regarding the Bronze age. From 1 through 12 August, students from the universities of Götingen, Leiden and Rostock are conducting research at three sites in the Tollense valley.

Robin Jonker and Joelle Eversdijk • August 23, 2022

Day 1 and 2 of Fieldschool at the Tollense Battlefield

Alongside the river Tollense, located in northeast Germany, there have been many finds regarding the Bronze age. From 1 through 12 August, students from the universities of Götingen, Leiden and Rostock are conducting research at three sites in the Tollense valley.

Robin Jonker • August 19, 2022