https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/ en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:41:25 +0200 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:41:25 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-roman-period-main-harbour-of-ancient-corinth-discovered/ University of Copenhagen and Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities archaeologists and geoarchaeologists...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-roman-period-main-harbour-of-ancient-corinth-discovered/" alt=" The Roman period main harbour of ancient Corinth discovered" title=" The Roman period main harbour of ancient Corinth discovered"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2015/juni/carlsbergfondet_sikrer_udgravningerne_af_antik_graesk_havneby/undervands55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-roman-period-main-harbour-of-ancient-corinth-discovered/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/archaeologists-revise-chronology-of-the-last-hunter-gatherers-in-the-near-east/ New research by a team of scientists and archaeologists based at the Weizmann Institute of Science and...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/archaeologists-revise-chronology-of-the-last-hunter-gatherers-in-the-near-east/" alt="Archaeologists revise chronology of the last hunter-gatherers in the Near East" title="Archaeologists revise chronology of the last hunter-gatherers in the Near East"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/wild-sheep-grazed-in-the-black-desert-14500-years-ago/excavation_view_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/archaeologists-revise-chronology-of-the-last-hunter-gatherers-in-the-near-east/ Tue, 05 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/ink-from-ancient-egyptian-papyri-contains-copper/ Until recently, it was assumed that the ink used for writing was primarily carbon-based at least until...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/ink-from-ancient-egyptian-papyri-contains-copper/" alt="Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper" title="Ink from ancient Egyptian papyri contains copper"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/ink-from-ancient-egyptian-papyri-contains-copper/tebtunis-fragment55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/ink-from-ancient-egyptian-papyri-contains-copper/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 14:15:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/journalists-can-bypass-censorship-with-social-media-and-soft-journalism/ By reporting on stories that the general public express concern about on social media as well as ‘soft’...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/journalists-can-bypass-censorship-with-social-media-and-soft-journalism/" alt="Journalists can bypass censorship with social media and ‘soft’ journalism" title="Journalists can bypass censorship with social media and ‘soft’ journalism"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/journalists-can-bypass-censorship-with-social-media-and-soft-journalism/vietnamese-reading-paper55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/journalists-can-bypass-censorship-with-social-media-and-soft-journalism/ Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/our-brain-omits-grammatical-elements-when-it-has-limited-resources/ A study of the use of pronouns by French speakers with agrammatic aphasia shows that grammatical pronouns...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/our-brain-omits-grammatical-elements-when-it-has-limited-resources/" alt="Our brain omits grammatical elements when it has limited resources" title="Our brain omits grammatical elements when it has limited resources"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2016/april/vores_hjerne_sorterer_grammatikken_fra_naar_den_er_presset/hjernescanning.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/our-brain-omits-grammatical-elements-when-it-has-limited-resources/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:30:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/scandinavias-earliest-farmers-exchanged-terminology-with-indo-europeans/ 5,000 years ago, the Yamnaya culture migrated into Europe from the Caspian steppe. In addition to innovations...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/scandinavias-earliest-farmers-exchanged-terminology-with-indo-europeans/" alt="Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans" title="Scandinavia’s earliest farmers exchanged terminology with Indo-Europeans"><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/scandinavias-earliest-farmers-exchanged-terminology-with-indo-europeans/neolithic55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/scandinavias-earliest-farmers-exchanged-terminology-with-indo-europeans/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:15:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/paul-auster/ 25 August American author Paul Auster visited University of Copenhagen for a conversation with literary...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/paul-auster/" alt="Video: Paul Auster in conversation at the University of Copenhagen " title="Video: Paul Auster in conversation at the University of Copenhagen "><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2017/august/paul-auster/Auster55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/paul-auster/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/wild-sheep-grazed-in-the-black-desert-14500-years-ago/ Excavations of architecture and associated deposits left by hunter-gatherers in the Black Desert in eastern...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/wild-sheep-grazed-in-the-black-desert-14500-years-ago/" alt="Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago " title="Wild sheep grazed in the Black Desert 14,500 years ago "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/wild-sheep-grazed-in-the-black-desert-14500-years-ago/excavation_view_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/wild-sheep-grazed-in-the-black-desert-14500-years-ago/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-al-mayadeen-news-network-gives-voice-to-left-wing-arabs/ Frustrated with Al Jazeera’s coverage of the Arab Spring and the popular uprising in Syria, former...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-al-mayadeen-news-network-gives-voice-to-left-wing-arabs/" alt="The Al Mayadeen news network gives voice to left-wing Arabs" title="The Al Mayadeen news network gives voice to left-wing Arabs"><img src="https://hum.ku.dk/faknyt/2017/juli/tv-stationen-al-mayadeen-giver-venstreorienterede-arabere-stemme/mayadeen.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/the-al-mayadeen-news-network-gives-voice-to-left-wing-arabs/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/world-literature-meeting-at-hum-this-july/ For the next four weeks, the Institute of World Literature hosts a summer school at the faculty. Some...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/world-literature-meeting-at-hum-this-july/" alt="World literature meeting at HUM this July " title="World literature meeting at HUM this July "><img src="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/world-for-litteratur_55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/world-literature-meeting-at-hum-this-july/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:45:00 +0200 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-honorary-professor-at-core/ Professor Stanley Ulijaszek, Oxford University, has been granted an honorary professorship in health...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-honorary-professor-at-core/" alt="Stanley Ulijaszek appointed honorary professor at CoRe" title="Stanley Ulijaszek appointed honorary professor at CoRe"><img src="https://core.ku.dk/eng/images/Stanley55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-honorary-professor-at-core/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:45:00 +0100 https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-project-will-improve-quality-of-life-and-health-for-older-people-in-greenland/ The number of older people in Greenland is growing these years, but currently little is known about their...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-project-will-improve-quality-of-life-and-health-for-older-people-in-greenland/" alt="New project will improve quality of life and health for older people in Greenland" title="New project will improve quality of life and health for older people in Greenland"><img src="https://core.ku.dk/eng/news/new-project-will-improve-quality-of-life-and-health-for-older-people-in-greenland/Dartskive55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://humanities.ku.dk/news/2017/new-project-will-improve-quality-of-life-and-health-for-older-people-in-greenland/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:15:00 +0100