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 […]
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„The Ancients“ Podcast – Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?
Recently, our colleague Lee Clare was a guest on Tristan Hughes’ podcast „The Ancients“. They spoke about on-going research at the Early Neolithic settlement and UNESCO World Heritage Site of […]
Istanbuler Mitteilungen 60/2010 to 70/2020 are available online as PDFs
The publication platform iDAI.publications is an important element in the digital research landscape (iDAI.world) of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI). iDAI.publications is a platform for digital editions of a large […]
Conference Announcement: The Funerary Archaeology of Byzantine Constantinople. New Approaches, New Discoveries
Mortuary practices are cultural phenomena common to humanity, and therefore burials and the “archaeology of death” have long been recognized as essential sources for all archaeologies. This is also true […]
47th International Mediterranean Survey (IMS) Workshop
The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University invite you to the 47th International Mediterranean Survey (IMS) workshop, which will be held on the 6th and 7th December […]
Conference Announcement: Amphoras and the Archaeology of Ancient Economies (8th to the 1st Centuries BC): Mobilizing Knowledge in a New Generation
Recent decades have seen a great expansion of attention to the production, distribution, and consumption of transport amphoras throughout the Mediterranean. This expansion is due in part to the encouragement […]
New lecture programme of the Istanbul department is online!
The new lecture programme 2024/ 2025 is online! The lectures will take place on Thursdays at 18:00 (Istanbul time) in the announced language. The events will be hybrid, both physical […]
Istanbuler Mitteilungen Volume 73
The 73rd volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen has been published! From the Neolithic architecture of eastern Anatolia to the Roman imperial period on the west coast of Anatolia and the […]
Extension of the Submission Deadline: Archaeo-Informatics 2024 „Use and Challenges of AI in Archaeology“
Artificial Intelligence is going to change, or has already changed, many areas of archaeological research. Keywords related to archaeology and AI are data management, big data, automatic classification of artefact […]
Tenth anniversary of the passing of Klaus Schmidt
We remember and honour Prof. Klaus Schmidt, a valued colleague and friend, on the tenth anniversary of his passing. Klaus` dedication, profesionalism, and kindness left a lasting impact on all […]
Between Slides and Photo Portfolios: kulturweit Volunteers at the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
„That’s beautiful!“ Emma is holding an old photo and pointing to a magnificent Ottoman wooden building. The picture is from the photo archive at the German Archaeological Institute’s Istanbul Department, […]
Zwischen Dias und Fotopappen: kulturweit-Freiwillige an der Istanbuler Abteilung des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
„Ist das schön!“ – Emma hält gerade ein altes Foto in der Hand und deutet auf ein prachtvolles osmanisches Holzgebäude. Das Bild stammt aus dem Fotoarchiv des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts […]
Call for Papers: Archaeo-Informatics 2024 „Use and Challenges of AI in Archaeology“
Artificial Intelligence is going to change, or has already changed, many areas of archaeological research. Keywords related to archaeology and AI are data management, big data, automatic classification of artefact […]
CALL FOR PAPERS: City and Micro-region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)
Next year, the Istanbul and Madrid departments of the German Archaeological Institute will organize two joint conferences on „City and Micro-region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)“. Madrid Conference German […]
Call for Papers: Amphoras and the Archaeology of Ancient Economies (8th through 1st centuries BC). Mobilizing Knowledge in a New Generation
Research on transport amphoras is a major subject of interest in the field of pottery studies due to their role in ancient trade and economy. In recent decades, their production, […]
