PALMA
Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities (PALMA) is a series of monographs by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (Netherlands).
The museum was founded in 1818 and houses important collections of Egyptian, Near Eastern, Classical, and Dutch archaeology. The Leiden Museum has always been active in the field of research, including excavations, and is also known for its special exhibitions, some of which travel around the world. PALMA is designed to reflect all these activities.
Full list of volumes in this series
PALMA latest volumes
Dorestad and Everything After
Ports, townscapes & travellers in Europe, 800-1100
Edited by Annemarieke Willemsen & Hanneke Kik | 2025
Dorestad was the largest town of the Low Countries in the Carolingian era. As an inland port on the edge of the Frankish Empire, it functioned as an international hub, connecting the North Sea World…
Roman villas
New perspectives on villa development in Northwestern Europe
Edited by Jasper de Bruin | 2025
The Dutch province of Limburg, as it exists now, once bordered the frontier zone of the Roman Empire. It was known for its fertile soils, where, especially in the south, a villa landscape developed during…
The lost mummy of Djedhor
Reconstructing the burial of a Ptolemaic priest from Thebes
Maarten J. Raven | 2025
In the rich archives of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities lies a fascinating manuscript dealing with the autopsy on an Ancient Egyptian mummy. This was performed in 1878 by the Museum’s curator Willem Pleyte. Thanks…
