News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
Socio-Ecological Approaches to the History and Archaeology of Anatolia The research networks of the Istanbul Department of the DAI and its partners aim to strengthen the exchange of knowledge between scholars from German, Turkish and international universities and academic institutions. The networks, which have been taking place since 2007, address mainly – but not exclusively […]
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture which will take place on 15th December 2022 at 18.00 (Istanbul time) / 16.00 (CET).After the welcoming speech by the representative of the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Martin Graf, and the annual report of the Istanbul Department of the DAI by the […]
D-DAI-IST-10123 Sebah & Joaillier (Year unknown) The photo of the month from our photo library has the motto ›Constantinople – Byzantium – Istanbul through the ages‹. The Monastery ›τοῦ Λιβός‹, as the seat of a nunnery, was one of the largest of its kind in the capital. It was built by the Byzantine admiral Constantine […]
Modern archaeology is increasingly reliant on digital technology, from the documentation of finds and features through subsequent analyses and up to the resulting publications. This is, of course, quite wonderful, but this trend also presents archaeologists with previously unexpected challenges. Under the title “Archaeo-Informatics: Challenges in Digital Archaeology”, the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological […]
Our new lecture programme 2022/ 2023 is now online! Lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at 18.00 hrs (Istanbul time). Information about the events will be shared on our social media. If possible, all events will be held hybrid at the institute and online on ZOOM. Access to the face-to-face events only after registration […]
D-DAI-IST-KB30143 / Peter Schneider 1978 The photo of the Month series from our archive continues with the contributions of DAI employees!On my first working day at the DAI, I had found myself surrounded by piles of documentation on Zeyrek, one of the historical districts of Istanbul. Hundreds of photos and tens of sketches from the […]
Türkiye’nin başkenti Ankara’nın yaklaşık 200 km doğusunda, Boğazkale İlçesin (eski adıyla Boğazköy) yakınlarında, Hitit İmparatorluğu’nun başkenti Hattuşa (UNESCO Dünya Mirası Alanı ve UNESCO Dünya Belleği) yer almaktadır. MÖ 2. Binyılda Hitit İmparatorluğu Batı Asya’nın büyük bir bölümüne hâkim olmuş ve Mısır, Babil ile Asur’un en güçlü rakiplerden biri olmuştur. 116 yıldan beri süregelen Hattuşa arkeolojik […]
Boğazköy Excavation Archive, D-DAI-IST-BO-Umgebung-1978-11-00039 My father was a taxi driver. He was bringing mosaic masters from Sungurlu to the Boğazköy excavations. On 15.06.1975 the construction works of the excavation house were just finished. When I was 14 years old, during the summer vacation I found myself in Boğazköy. I helped install the sinks, mirrors, and […]
About 200 km east of the Turkish capital Ankara, near the small town of Boğazkale (formerly Boğazköy), lie the ruins of the Bronze Age city of Hattusha, the capital city of the Hittite Empire (UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO Memory of the World). In the 2nd millennium BC, this empire dominated large parts of […]
Etwa 200 km östlich der türkischen Hauptstadt Ankara liegt unmittelbar bei der Kleinstadt Boğazkale (früher Boğazköy) die bronzezeitliche Stadtruine von Hattuscha, Hauptstadt des hethitischen Großreichs (UNESCO Weltkulturerbe und UNESCO Memory of the World). Dieses beherrschte im 2. Jahrtausend v. Chr. weite Teile Westasiens und bildete einen mächtigen Gegenspieler Ägyptens, Babyloniens und Assyriens. Seit 116 Jahren […]
