By John Hanna On the 4 th of August a massive explosion took place in the port of Beirut. The preliminary investigations pointed out to 2,750 tons of ammonium…
Text: Mauro Smit // ErfgoedinZicht Did you ever buy a second hand bike on the internet, or maybe at auction? If it later turned out to be stolen there are clear…
Giorgia Giardina, Assistant Professor in Geo-monitoring and Data Analytics at the Department of Geoscience and Engineering of the Delft University of Technology…
The application for the workshop Securing Data in Mesopotamia: New Technologies for Secured Cuneiform Texts has been accepted by both the Netherlands Institute…
We are happy to introduce Marion van Westen as our newest staff member. As our Scientific Communications Intern Marion will explore new communication channels…
The Centre for Global Heritage and Development wants to stimulate international academic networks and for this reason we offer the possibility for visiting…
We are very happy to announce that Katarzyna J. Cwiertka, Chair of Modern Japan Studies at Leiden University, has become affiliated to our centre. She has an MA…
Prof. Pieter ter Keurs, LDE Centre for Global Heritage and Development, argues for thorough research into the origin of objects in the restitution policy. The…
Dr. Fokke Gerritsen, director of the Netherlands Institute in Turkey is one of the first awardees of the NWO's new Science Diplomacy Fund. He has been awarded…
Stevenklippers used to be quite a sight. These ships are the largest Dutch sailing inland vessels ever build. Fast sailors that used to carry freight up and…