Photo of the Month – July 2022
DAI-IST-PE57-57, Unknown Photograph Our picture of the month from 1957 shows a scenic view over the hill top of Musalla Mezarlik, a hill in the vicinity of the lower city […]
Author: DAI Istanbul
Workshop “Earthen Architecture Design and Construction Sustainability Practice”
Second NOS-HS Workshop on “Earthen architecture design and construction sustainability practice” hold in Lund, Sweden, 20th and 21st June 2022. In the framework of the NENA Initiative and the Research […]
New Website Miletus Excavation
The Miletus Excavation (www.miletgrabung.uni-hamburg.de) has a new website that provides information about the ruins of Miletus, its landscape, and its history. Miletus was one of the most important cities of […]
Library is Closed (01 July to 01 September 2022)
Dear Guests, Our library will be closed from 01 July to 01 September 2022.We wish you beautiful summer days! Photo: M. Ubben
Photo of the Month – June 2022
DAI-IST-KB4565, Manfred Korfmann (1973) This massive wall in the monthly photo from our archive is from Alacahöyük. The sign painted on the wall confuses us. It reads “Hittite the 2nd […]
Turkish-European Archaeology Days
This week are the European Archaeology Days. Within this framework the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) and the French Institute of Turkey – Istanbul are holding the Turkish-European Archaeology […]
Experimental Archaeology – Research Strategy with a WOW Factor
What is the job of an archaeologist? Generally speaking: The archaeologist reconstructs the past of mankind and researches cultural development. And to be more precise: During excavations, archaeologists uncover the […]
„Frühjahresführungen“ again at the Istanbul Department
The Istanbul Department is pleased to offer „Frühjahresführungen“ again this year. On Sunday 05 June at 12:30, our colleague and architect Burcu Akan will talk about „Florya Atatürks Residenz am […]
The Many “Lives” of Ancient Buildings. Aspects of Continuity, Maintenance, Upkeep, Abandonment, Demolition, and Rebuilding
The 4th seminar of the 6th Research Network „Building, Building Economy and Building Sites“ was held online on April 1st and 2nd, 2022. It focused on the “lifecycle” of ancient […]
Photo of the Month – May 2022
D-DAI-IST-R26184 , W. Schiele (1989) In the photo of the month, we see the young librarian Ali Akkaya working at the typewriter in the old building of our institute in […]
Lecture Announcement: Göbekli Tepe: Fantastic Beasts and Prehistoric Mysteries
This Thursday, 19.05.2022, 06:00 pm (AEDT) (10:00 am, Istanbul TR/ 09:00 am, CEST), our colleague Dr. Lee Clare will give a lecture as part of the Annual Edwin Cuthbert Hall […]
Archaeology + Architecture = Archaeotecture
Architecture is often a very prominent feature on archaeological sites. How to document building remains? How to read and understand building remains? How to make sense of the remains? How […]
Photo of the Month – April 2022
D-DAI-IST-R12962a, Photographer and Date Unknown In our photo of the month we are witnesses to the discovery at Zincirli Höyük of impressive stone reliefs from the Late Hittite period. Those […]
Lecture Announcement: PATARA. DIE URBANISTISCHE ENTWICKLUNG EINER METROPOLE. ZUM GEDENKEN AN PROF. DR. HALUK ABBASOĞLU
The Lycian city of Patara has one of the most important ports of the eastern Mediterranean. Due to the increasing commercial and military importance of its well-protected harbour, which was […]
Lecture Announcement: FORTIFICATIONS OF THE NORTHERN BOSPHORUS: RESEARCH ON THE UPPER RUMELI KAVAK FORTRESS
The Bosphorus in Istanbul has been home to a network of fortifications from the Byzantine and the Ottoman periods. Many of the fortifications especially on the north of the Strait […]
