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Leiden University’s Faculty of Archaeology is seeking a PhD candidate to join the Inequal Cyprus project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC). The position focuses on the study of burial practices and social inequality in late prehistoric Cyprus (ca. 4000–1700 BCE).
Project Description
The appointed PhD candidate will research indications of social inequalities in burial practices in late prehistoric Cyprus by analysing grave types, burial practices, and grave contents using both quantitative and contextual approaches. The aim is to reconstruct burial practices and explore their relationship to social inequalities during the Chalcolithic, Early Bronze Age, and Middle Bronze Age.
The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues in the World Archaeology department and with researchers working on prehistoric Cyprus internationally. The research is expected to lead to a PhD within four years (1.0 FTE). Candidates with knowledge of Cypriot prehistory and funerary archaeology are especially encouraged to apply. Supervision will be provided by Professor Bleda Düring (project leader) and Dr. Jennifer Swerida, a specialist in the archaeology of West Asia.
The ERC AdG project Inequal Cyprus investigates the consolidation of social inequalities—a crucial but poorly understood development in the rise of complex societies in West Asia. Recent research has either used quantitative methods to demonstrate the emergence of inequalities or questioned their existence in early complex societies, leaving the consolidation of social inequalities unresolved.
This project employs a mixed methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis to reconstruct the significance and durability of social inequalities in prehistoric societies. The focus is on late prehistoric Cyprus (4000–1700 BCE), where decades of research have produced rich datasets from settlements and cemeteries, suggesting transformations in social inequalities. In the Chalcolithic (4000–2500 BCE), evidence points to short-lived social inequalities, especially in house sizes. In the Prehistoric Bronze Age (2500–1700 BCE), social inequalities appear more consolidated, for example in graves.
The project will investigate social inequalities in everyday life (houses, objects, mobility, and diet) and in performed settings (burials, feasts, and figurative objects), aiming to quantify evidence for social inequalities and study how they were culturally negotiated. The results will contribute to broader discussions on the emergence and consolidation of social inequalities in late prehistoric societies in Cyprus.
The candidate will join a research team where the PI focuses on methodological challenges, two postdocs investigate exchange networks and the role of diet and feasting, and four PhD candidates study migration, buildings, burial practices, and figurative objects in relation to social inequalities.
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Our Faculty
The Faculty of Archaeology at Leiden University is internationally leading in research, home to a broad array of specialisations, and notable for its strong connection between teaching and research. With over 500 students in the multidisciplinary world of Archaeology, the Faculty and its researchers from all areas of the archaeological field shape the future of archaeological research.
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Diversity
Leiden University attaches great importance to diversity and therefore welcomes applications from people who are currently under-represented at Leiden. Applications are particularly welcome from minority ethnic candidates.
Information
For more information about the content of this vacancy, please contact Professor Bleda Düring, the project leader of the Inequal Cyprus project at b.s.during@arch.leidenuniv.nl. For practical questions please mail to HR@arch.leidenuniv.nl.
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De Universiteit Leiden is één van Europa’s meest vooraanstaande internationale onderzoeksuniversiteiten. De universiteit heeft zeven faculteiten in het alfa-, bèta- en gammadomein, is gevestigd in Leiden en Den Haag en heeft ruim 6.700 medewerkers en 29.520 studenten. Haar motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bolwerk van Vrijheid.
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