A Memory from the Archives
Years ago, in the days of analog photography, Natalia Teteriatnikov entered the photographic archive of the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute in a rather challenging situation. She had […]
Archaeological Research More Than Digging
Archaeological Research More Than Digging
The View Through the Camera. Photography in Archaeology
Antique remains used to be documented through drawings and engravings or with gypsum casts and models even before archaeology became an established scientific occupation. These products of artists and travellers, […]
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 […]
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 […]
…and what are you doing here? – Me? I am the conservation architect.
What happens to newly exposed remains after an archaeological excavation is finished? What would it stand for and mean for the public? Is it actually worth preserving and presenting it? […]
