Lecture Cancelled: ZWISCHEN PLANUNG UND PRAXIS. AKTUELLE FORSCHUNGEN ZUR GENESE DES STÄDTISCHEN RAUMES VON MILET
Our next evening lecture takes us to the west coast...
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“The Ancients” Podcast – Göbekli Tepe: The First Temple?
Recently, our colleague Lee Clare was a guest on Tristan...
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Evening Lecture: WILHELM DÖRPFELD, EIN PIONIER DER ARCHÄOLOGISCHEN DENKMALPFLEGE
Our lecture series continues! On Thursday 13 March 2025, we...
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Istanbuler Mitteilungen 60/2010 to 70/2020 are available online as PDFs
The publication platform iDAI.publications is an important element in the...
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Evening Lecture: COMMUNITY HERITAGE – AL-HARA ALFOQA AS A CASE STUDY
Our evening lecture series continues. We are pleased to welcome Dr.-Ing....
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Conference Announcement: The Funerary Archaeology of Byzantine Constantinople. New Approaches, New Discoveries
Mortuary practices are cultural phenomena common to humanity, and therefore...
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Winckelmann-Lecture: ALTER KÖNIG, NEUE SPRACHE. REZENTE KEILSCHRIFTFUNDE IN DER HETHITISCHEN HAUPTSTADT BOĞAZKÖY-HATTUŠA
It’s that time of the year again! The year is...
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47th International Mediterranean Survey (IMS) Workshop
The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department and the Mimar Sinan...
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Evening Lecture: NOVA ROMA, 324 CE. NEW CAPITAL FOR A NEW ERA
Our evening lecture series continues next week! On THURSDAY, 28.11.2024,...
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Lecture Announcement: INNOVATION IN ROMAN PISIDIA. FROM CUISINE TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our evening lecture series continues. This time on an unusual...
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Lecture Announcement: RECENT AMPHORA STUDIES IN TÜRKİYE/ANATOLIA
As part of the conference “Amphoras and the Archaeology of...
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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...
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EVENING LECTURE: IRON AGE BURIAL CUSTOMS IN CENTRAL ANATOLIA: THE VIEW FROM BOGAZKÖY
On 31.10.2024 Prof. Dr. Hermann Genz will start the Lecture...
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New lecture programme of the Istanbul department is online!
The new lecture programme 2024/ 2025 is online! The lectures...
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Istanbuler Mitteilungen Volume 73
The 73rd volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen has been published!...
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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,...
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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...
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Zwischen Dias und Fotopappen: kulturweit-Freiwillige an der Istanbuler Abteilung des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts
„Ist das schön!“ – Emma hält gerade ein altes Foto...
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Call for Papers: Archaeo-Informatics 2024 “Use and Challenges of AI in Archaeology”
Artificial Intelligence is going to change, or has already changed,...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: City and Micro-region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)
Next year, the Istanbul and Madrid departments of the German...
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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...
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Spring Tour 2024: Ein Palast am Meer: Der Boukoleon Palast und seine umliegende Topographie
A palace by the sea – what more could you...
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Spring Tour 2024: Von Handel und Wandel: Eminönü und Karaköy als Traditionelle Wirtschaftszentren Istanbuls
Our spring tours go on! This Saturday, Prof. Dr. Felix...
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DAI Istanbul Spring Tours 2024
We are pleased to announce the programme for the Spring...
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Istanbul Spring Tours 2024 start with a tour through Zeyrek – one of Istanbul’s historic districts
Spring has arrived in Istanbul and with it the start...
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Lecture: PAST AND PRESENT RESEARCH ON THE LATE BRONZE AGE AND EARLY IRON AGE IN NORTHWESTERN AZERBAIJAN
In the mid-19th century, economic interests in the Lesser Caucasus...
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The library of the Istanbul Department will reopen again
The library will reopen on 14 March 2024.
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Lecture: TSUNAMIS, VOLCANIC ASHES AND A VICTIM OF LATE BRONZE AGE THERA ERUPTION DISCOVERED AT ÇEŞME – BAĞLARARASI (TÜRKİYE)
Disasters, whether natural or anthropogenic, can be drivers of landscape...
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The library of the Istanbul Department will remain closed for a short time
The library will remain closed for a short time from...
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Lecture: Die Siedlungsgeschichte von Side im Lichte der Stadtarchäologischen Forschung
The city of Side is located in the ancient landscape...
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Lecture: LUXUS & EXOTISMUS. DIE REPRÄSENTATION DES RÖMISCHEN INDIENHANDELS IM 1.–4. JH. N. CHR.
The Indian Ocean has been a highly frequented sailed region...
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What Does a Visitor Mean to an Archive?
Archives are primarily places where important documents are held, but...
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Lecture: DIE PLANUNGS- UND BAUGESCHICHTE DES ATATÜRK KULTUR ZENTRUMS (AKM) IN ISTANBUL
The Atatürk Cultural Centre (AKM) on Taksim, Istanbul, looks back...
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DAI istanbul 22.2024 online now
The latest edition of the annual brochure of the Istanbul...
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Session #615
We would like to bring to your attention a session...
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Palmyra in the 20th Century and the Present. A Historical and Community Archaeological Study
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book...
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Winckelmann Lecture: Çatalhöyük in Spacetime: The Impact of Detailed Dating on Understanding Social Organization
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture, which will...
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Lecture Announcement: Recent Developments at the Early Neolithic Site of Göbekli Tepe, Sanliurfa Province, SE-Türkiye
Research Cluster 1 “Neolithic Worlds” Lecture Series In the frame...
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Lecture Announcement: SİRKELİ HÖYÜK. STRUKTUR UND DYNAMIK EINER ANTIKEN STADTLANDSCHAFT IM EBENEN KILIKIEN
The Sirkeli Höyük, located about 40km east of Adana on...
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Lecture Announcement: Residential Architecture of the Levant Between Research and Practice & Book Launch „A Culture of Building: Courtyard Houses in the Old City of Aleppo“
Traditional Residential Architecture is a widely underrepresented Cultural Heritage under...
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Lecture Announcement: 100 Jahre Archäologie in der Türkei
The history of archaeology in the Republic of Türkiye begins...
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The lecture programme 2023/2024 of the Istanbul Department is online
Our new Lecture Programme 2023/ 2024 is online! The lectures...
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The 72nd Volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen Has Been Published
The 72nd volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen has been published...
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Workshop Announcement / Call for Papers: Earthquakes and Archaeology
As the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute, we...
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Library of the DAI Istanbul closed
Dear Readers, Our library will be closed between 26.06.-31.08.2023. We...
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Book of the Month – May 2023
The book we would like to introduce this month is...
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Lecture Announcement: Continuity and Transformation in the Ionic Architecture of Hierapolis of Phrygia During the Hellenistic and Imperial Period
Hierapolis of Phrygia is located in Western Anatolia in the...
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DAI Istanbul Spring Tours 2023
We are pleased to announce the 2023 spring tours! Prof....
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The View Through the Camera. Photography in Archaeology
Antique remains used to be documented through drawings and engravings...
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Lecture Announcement: Turning Mud Into Bricks
The project Building sustainability aims to investigate Levantine Iron Age...
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Book of the Month – April 2023
In our new category Book of the Month, we would...
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Lecture Announcement: Re-Considering Hellenistic North Mesopotamia. Investigations at Girdi Matrab and in the Erbil Plain
The transition from Assyria to the Seleucids in North Mesopotamia...
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The exhibition “An Archive within an Archive” is also available in Turkish
The online exhibition “An Archive within an Archive”, which was...
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Lecture is Cancelled: Luxus & Exotismus. Die Repräsentation des römischen Indienhandels im 1. – 4. Jh. n. Chr.
Unfortunately, the lecture “Luxus & Exotismus. Die Repräsentation des römischen...
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Lecture Announcement: Holy Water in Late Antique Sacred Spaces in Asia Minor
On their journeys to distant and unknown lands, late antique...
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DAI Istanbul Brochure 2023
The newest DAI Brochure 2023 is now online and available...
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March Lectures Postponed
In light of the horrible earthquakes and the great suffering...
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Lecture Announcement: Sirkeli Höyük. Struktur und Dynamik einer antiken Stadtlandschaft im Ebenen Kilikien -postponed-
We ask for your understanding that, in view of the...
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Call for Participation for the 7th Research Network of the Istanbul Department
Socio-Ecological Approaches to the History and Archaeology of Anatolia The...
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DAI Istanbul Winckelmann Lecture: Mehr als nur ein Tempel
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture which will...
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Event Announcement! Archaeo-Informatics: Challenges in Digital Archaeology
Modern archaeology is increasingly reliant on digital technology, from the...
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The DAI Istanbul’s 2022/2023 Lecture Programme is Now Online
Our new lecture programme 2022/ 2023 is now online! Lectures...
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Boğazköy/Hattuşa´da 3500 yıllık gizem
Türkiye’nin başkenti Ankara’nın yaklaşık 200 km doğusunda, Boğazkale İlçesin (eski...
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A 3500 Years Old Secret in Boğazköy/Hattusha
About 200 km east of the Turkish capital Ankara, near...
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Ein 3500 Jahre altes Geheimnis in Boğazköy/Hattuscha
Etwa 200 km östlich der türkischen Hauptstadt Ankara liegt unmittelbar...
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New Online Exhibition: An Archive within an Archive
The German Archaeological Institute is happy to announce its new...
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Lecture Announcement: “Pergamon und seine vielschichtige Kulturlandschaft”
On 16 November 1972, the Convention Concerning the Protection of...
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Workshop “Earthen Architecture Design and Construction Sustainability Practice”
Second NOS-HS Workshop on “Earthen architecture design and construction sustainability...
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New Website Miletus Excavation
The Miletus Excavation (www.miletgrabung.uni-hamburg.de) has a new website that provides...
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Library is Closed (01 July to 01 September 2022)
Dear Guests, Our library will be closed from 01 July...
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Turkish-European Archaeology Days
This week are the European Archaeology Days. Within this framework...
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Experimental Archaeology – Research Strategy with a WOW Factor
What is the job of an archaeologist? Generally speaking: The...
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“Frühjahresführungen” again at the Istanbul Department
The Istanbul Department is pleased to offer “Frühjahresführungen” again this...
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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...
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Lecture Announcement: Göbekli Tepe: Fantastic Beasts and Prehistoric Mysteries
This Thursday, 19.05.2022, 06:00 pm (AEDT) (10:00 am, Istanbul TR/...
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Archaeology + Architecture = Archaeotecture
Architecture is often a very prominent feature on archaeological sites....
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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...
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Lecture Announcement: FORTIFICATIONS OF THE NORTHERN BOSPHORUS: RESEARCH ON THE UPPER RUMELI KAVAK FORTRESS
The Bosphorus in Istanbul has been home to a network...
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Book Presentation: Konstantinopel – Samos – Berlin. Verpfändung, Fundteilung und heimliche Ausfuhr von Antiken am Vorabend des Ersten Weltkrieges
On the occasion of the 4th Day of Provenance Research,...
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New Opening Hours of the DAI Istanbul Library
Dear Guests, Starting April 18, the library will be open...
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Lecture Announcement: ZWISCHEN ANSPRUCH UND NOTWENDIGKEIT: DIE HISPANO-RÖMISCHE KLEINSTADT MUNIGUA IN DER BAETICA
With the conquest of large parts of Europe, Rome was...
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Zooarchaeology: The Stories Bones Tell
Zooarchaeology is the study of archaeological animal remains, which include...
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Travelling Scholarship by the Ernst-Kirsten-Gesellschaft
The ERNST-KIRSTEN-GESELLSCHAFT. Internationale Gesellschaft für historische Geographie der alten Welt...
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Lecture Announcement: URBAN COMPLEXITY AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS IN BRONZE AGE TO HELLENISTIC ANATOLIA
Of all the challenges facing humanity today, rapid urbanisation and...
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Workshop Announcement: Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction
Under the topic “Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction” the...
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…and what are you doing here? – Me? I am the conservation architect.
What happens to newly exposed remains after an archaeological excavation...
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Lecture Announcement: EARTHEN EMPIRE: EARTH AND TURF CONSTRUCTION IN THE NW PROVINCES AND BEYOND – NEW INSIGHTS FROM GEOARCHAEOLOGY
The speakers will give a general introduction to earth and...
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Archaeological Research – More Than Digging
When visiting one of our archaeological sites like Ḫattuša-Boğazköy, Göbekli...
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Highway to Science! Scientific Archaeology in Turkey
From 28.02. – 06.03.2022 a workshop and training program in...
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From Extraction To Re-Use: The Economics Of Construction Resources
The 3rd seminar of the 6th Research Network “Building, Building...
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Lecture Announcement: Assyrians, Hittites and Romans in Boğazköy / Ḫattuša
Next Tuesday, 08 February at 19:00 (17:00 CET), our colleagues...
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Lecture Announcement: Neuere Forschungen zum Frühneolithikum in der Südosttürkei
The study of the Early Neolithic (ca. 9,600 to 8,000...
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The Human Factor in Building and Building Economy
2nd Meeting of the 6th Research Network at DAI Istanbul,...
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DAI Istanbul Library: New Visitor Regulations
Dear Guests, Regarding the increasing number of covid infections, we...
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Event Announcement! Winckelmann Celebration DAI Istanbul
We would like to invite you to our annual Winckelmann...
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New Opening Hours of the DAI Istanbul Library
We are pleased to inform you that the library of...
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The DAI istanbul Newsletter
We would like to bring your attention to our DAI...
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Lecture Announcement: About Late Chalcolithic Ceramics – New Insights from the Malatya-Elazığ Region
During the Late Chalcolithic period (ca. 4700–3200 BCE) the Mesopotamian...
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Lecture Programme 2021/ 2022
Our new lecture programme 2021/ 2022 is now online! Lectures...
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