Theodor Wiegand (1864–1936) – His rocky road to archaeology
Theodor Wiegand – the famous excavator of Priene, Miletus and Didyma – began his career under unfavourable auspices. When he came to the DAI Athens, he was uncertain about his […]
KulturGutRetter | field test successfully completed
The emergency conservation of mobile and immobile cultural heritage was tested in a fictive disaster scenario involving staff of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), the Leibniz Center for Archaeology (LEIZA) […]
KulturGutRetter – Praxistest erfolgreich abgeschlossen
In einem groß angelegten Praxistest erprobten Angehörige des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (DAI), des Leibniz-Zentrums für Archäologie (LEIZA) und der Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) im Rahmen des Projektes KulturGutRetter zwischen dem […]
DAI4UKR: Cataloguing and Mapping the Linear Band Pottery Sites in Ukraine
The Linear Band Pottery Culture (the Linearbandkeramik or LBK) is an archaeological phenomenon with an immense geographic scope. The settlements in the western area of this culture have been studied […]
Our MOOC is live!
After much hard work and dedication from all the participants involved in the execution of the online course on Archaeology and Heritage of Africa, we have some exciting news! Our […]
Lecture Announcement: 100 Jahre Archäologie in der Türkei
The history of archaeology in the Republic of Türkiye begins before the foundation of the Republic and dates back to the 19th century, with the enactment of the first laws […]
Yannis Stinis (1914–2001) – A brief overview of the work of a painter and printmaker who worked with the German Archaeological Institute
Laborious and prolific painter Yannis Stinis (Athens, 1914–2001) (fig. 1) produced works that reveal his interest in the lively representation of the Greek landscape. Stinis was also a printmaker and […]
DAI4UKR: Purified by Fire – The Funeral Rite of the Slavs in the Pre-State Period on the Territory of Ukraine and Neighboring Regions
The heritage work is not only saving the sites or objects under acute threat. An essential part of our assistance is also funding of projects that document and analyze the […]
The lecture programme 2023/2024 of the Istanbul Department is online
Our new Lecture Programme 2023/ 2024 is online! The lectures will take place on Thursdays at 18:00 (Istanbul time) in the announced language. The events will be held in a […]
Publication: Interregional Linkage Investigations in Northern Kordofan (InterLINK). Report on the first project phase (2017-2022)
Overview to the first phase of the InterLINK project in North Kordofan.
Publikation: Interregional Linkage Investigations in Northern Kordofan (InterLINK). Report on the first project phase (2017-2022)
Überblick zur ersten Phase des Projekts InterLINK in Nord-Kordofan.
This little piggy… was newly discovered in Building D!
As many of you may have already heard, our excavations in Special Building D this year turned up the remarkable statue of a wild boar. Unfortunately, the social media is […]
DAI4UKR: Cremated Human Remains from Late Roman Cemeteries in Ukraine – Bioarchaeological Approach
The burning of the dead as a burial custom has been practiced for over 4000 years. For most of the ancient communities that lived on the territory of Ukraine from […]
DAI4UKR: Recording and Analyzing Bronze Age Stelae: Stylistic Traditions and Innovations
Anthropomorphic stone stelae are a very widespread cultural phenomenon of the past. Besides burial mounds, they have shaped the European and Eurasian steppe landscapes since the 4th millennium BCE. Especially […]
DAI4UKR: Exploring Classical Attic Black-Glazed Pottery from Olbia Pontica
Last week, we discussed trade relations within the northern Pontic Greek poleis. Today, the focus will be on the wider relations within the Greek oikumene. Iryna Chechulina from the Department […]
