Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:51:02 +0200 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:44:00 +0200 Saskia Stevens wins the CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award https://www.uu.nl/en/news/saskia-stevens-wins-the-charm-eu-open-science-recognition-award The first CHARM-EU Open Science Recognition Award was given to Saskia Stevens. “This is not just an award for me, but for our entire Constructing the Limes team.” 134614 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:44:00 +0200 Nieuws 'Heel Heerlen Graaft': exploring the Roman heritage together with Heerlen residents https://www.uu.nl/en/news/heel-heerlen-graaft-exploring-the-roman-heritage-together-with-heerlen-residents In Heerlen, during Heel Heerlen Graaft, residents join archaeologists in their search for Roman remains in their city. A good example of citizen science. 131450 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Letters in the Dust: The Epigraphy and Archaeology of Medieval Jewish Cemeteries https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/letters-in-the-dust-the-epigraphy-and-archaeology-of-medieval-jewish-cemeteries In their new book, Leonard Rutgers and Ortal-Paz Saar open up the field of medieval Jewish archaeology and epigraphy. 129980 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:55:00 +0200 Nieuws New interactive platform for researching historical Jewish migration data https://www.uu.nl/en/news/new-interactive-platform-for-researching-historical-jewish-migration-data To further identify the mechanisms and underlying structures of Jewish migration in Europe, a new project has been launched. 129333 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:37:00 +0200 Nieuws Janric van Rookhuijzen receives KNAW Early Career Award for research on Acropolis https://www.uu.nl/en/news/janric-van-rookhuijzen-receives-knaw-early-career-award-for-research-on-acropolis The KNAW presents the award annually to researchers at the beginning of their careers who have innovative, original ideas. 125962 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:43:00 +0100 Nieuws A Turkish harem on the Acropolis? It’s most likely a Greek myth https://www.uu.nl/en/news/a-turkish-harem-on-the-acropolis-it-s-most-likely-a-reek-myth De Turken gebruikten de Akropolis in de 15de eeuw waarschijnlijk helemaal niet als harem, ontdekte onderzoeker Janric van Rookhuijzen. 112970 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:35:00 +0100 Nieuws Erechtheion Karyatiden, Akropolis © iStockphoto.com Ancient DNA study reveals large-scale migrations into Bronze Age Britain https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ancient-dna-study-reveals-large-scale-migrations-into-bronze-age-britain Kadir Toykan Özdoğan, PhD candidate in the History and Art History department, contributed as a lab technician to the extraction of DNA from human skeletal remains. 112887 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:24:00 +0100 Nieuws What does the Roman limes tell us about the impact and functioning of borders? https://www.uu.nl/en/news/what-does-the-roman-limes-tell-us-about-the-impact-and-functioning-of-borders Thanks to an NWA grant, the team of Saskia Stevens is able to place the Roman border in a new perspective. 101817 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:29:00 +0100 Nieuws Replica Romeins Ruitermasker in Nijmegen. Bron Wikimedia/Roger Veringmeier Does the Parthenon have the wrong name? https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/does-the-parthenon-have-the-wrong-name Janric van Rookhuijzen concludes that the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens was probably not the Parthenon at all. 94639 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:58:00 +0200 Nieuws Erechtheion, Karyatiden, Acropolis © National Geographic/Servaas Neijens Parthenon on the Acropolis most likely has the wrong name https://www.uu.nl/en/news/parthenon-on-the-acropolis-most-likely-has-the-wrong-name The research of Janric van Rookhuijzen has been published in the American Journal of Archaeology and in the Dutch National Geographic Magazine. 88739 Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Erechtheion Karyatiden, Akropolis © iStockphoto.com Empires of the Sea https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/empires-of-the-sea On 7 October, Brill published "Empires of the Sea", edited by Dr Rolf Strootman, Dr Floris van den Eijnde and Roy van Wijk. 85219 Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:22:00 +0200 Nieuws Ortal-Paz Saar on the importance of history https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/ortal-paz-saar-on-the-importance-of-history History Provides a Critical Thinking ‘Toolbox’ for Students. 80929 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:47:00 +0200 Nieuws Dante Alighieri by Luca Signorelli (–1523). Bron: Wikimedia Grant awarded to Leonard Rutgers, Ortal-Paz Saar and Digital Humanities Lab https://www.uu.nl/en/news/grant-awarded-to-leonard-rutgers-ortal-paz-saar-and-digital-humanities-lab Leonard Rutgers, Ortal-Paz Saar and Digital Humanities Lab have been awarded a 22,000 Euros grant from the Innovation Fund for IT in Research. 71931 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:08:00 +0100 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com Saxa Loquuntur. Latijnse inscripties in Rome https://www.uu.nl/en/news/saxa-loquuntur-latijnse-inscripties-in-rome Last month Eisma Edumedia published 'Saxa Loquuntur', a book by Dr Mr Feyo Schuddeboom. 70369 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:55:00 +0100 Nieuws Aramaic Magic Bowls in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin https://www.uu.nl/en/news/aramaic-magic-bowls-in-the-vorderasiatisches-museum-in-berlin The collection of Aramaic magic bowls and related objects in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin is one of the most important in the world. 64323 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 15:30:00 +0200 Nieuws Aramaic Magic Bowls in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin Mauro Bonazzi appointed professor in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy https://www.uu.nl/en/news/mauro-bonazzi-appointed-professor-in-ancient-and-medieval-philosophy From March onwards, Mauro Bonazzi is appointed professor in ancient and medieval philosophy. His research focuses on Plato and the history of ancient Platonism. 57707 Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:41:00 +0100 Nieuws Grant for PEACE: Portal of Epigraphy, Archaeology, Conservation and Education on Jewish Funerary Culture https://www.uu.nl/en/news/grant-for-peace-portal-of-epigraphy-archaeology-conservation-and-education-on-jewish-funerary Leonard Rutgers and Ortal-Paz Saar have been successful in securing a major competitive grant from the Rothschild Foundation. 52518 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 13:07:00 +0200 Nieuws Jewish Love Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages https://www.uu.nl/en/news/jewish-love-magic-from-late-antiquity-to-the-middle-ages Jewish Love Magic is a monograph by Ortal-Paz Saar dedicated to the supernatural methods employed by Jews in order to generate love, grace or hate. 51748 Tue, 01 Aug 2017 10:37:00 +0200 Nieuws The Birdcage of the Muses https://www.uu.nl/en/news/the-birdcage-of-the-muses The Birdcage of the Muses is the first book-length historical study of the golden age of Ptolemaic cultural and scientific patronage. 51569 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:28:00 +0200 Nieuws A detail of the Nile mosaic of Palestrina, showing Ptolemaic Egypt. Source: Wikimedia Commons Ortal-Paz Saar receives grant for Winter School 'Digital Humanities and Jewish Epigraphy' https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ortal-paz-saar-receives-grant-for-winter-school-digital-humanities-and-jewish-epigraphy Ortal-Paz Saar received a grant for the purpose of organising an international Winter School entitled 'Digital Humanities and Jewish Epigraphy'. 51137 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:56:00 +0200 Nieuws Source: Wikimedia Commons/José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro