African Interconnections around Kordofan and Western Sudan
At the 15th Conference for Nubian Studies, members of some SPP projects presented their current research on Kordofan and Kanem-Bornu.
African Interconnections um Kordofan und den West-Sudan
Auf der 15. Konferenz für Nubien-Forschung stellten Mitglieder einiger SPP-Projekte ihre aktuellen Forschungen zu Kordofan und Kanem-Bornu vor.
WDR Dendrochronology Broadcast
Here you may re-listen to a short broadcast about dendrochronology, including an interview with Ingo Heinrich during the Groundcheck Conference at the Federal Foreign Office on June 2nd, 2022. It […]
Over twenty-five years of research at Göbekli Tepe!
The year 2020 marked a quarter of a century since the beginning of archaeological excavations at Göbekli Tepe. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, this anniversary was somewhat forgotten. Reason enough […]
Relaunch of Tepe Telegrams
It has been a long time since we last posted something on our blog “Tepe Telegrams”. The COVID-pandemic and everything that came with it also affected us. In the beginning, […]
3rd annual TransPergMicro meeting in Berlin (Jan, 13 and 14, 2023)
The thematic focus of this year’s meeting is on modelling.
Besides two keynote lectures from external guests, members of TransPergMicro will present their latest ideas and results on modelling, covering different ways of modelling and various resources.
In two breakout sessions, we will discuss general aspects of modelling in an interdisciplinary group of researchers, including different interpretations of the term modelling and the next steps of modelling in the Pergamon Micro-Region.
Architectural investigations on the Eastern Baths of Pergamon
During the 2022 field campaign, investigations were carried out for the first time on the Eastern Baths on the upper terrace of the Great Gymnasium of Pergamon. The architectural research of the bath complex is being carried out as part of a PhD thesis at the Department of Historical Building Research and Monument Preservation at the Technical University of Berlin and is part of the DFG-funded TransPergMicro project.
Excavating the Kabireion near Thebes – it began as a winter tale … of sorts
On this day, 135 years ago, on the 20th of December 1887, the excavation of the Kabireion near Thebes in Boetia started by members of the DAI Athens and travel […]
Publication: Small Enclosures, Big Meals
The article examines the findings from the Meroitic complex of Musawwarat in relation to the cooking tradition of the site – also in comparison to similar find contexts of the Nile Valley.
Publikation: Small Enclosures, Big Meals
Der Artikel untersucht die Funde aus der meroitischen Anlage von Musawwarat in Bezug auf die Kochtradition des Ortes – auch im Vergleich zu ähnlichen Fundkontexten des Niltals.
„Oh wie schön ist Sansibar“ – Eindrücke vom 16. PanAfrican Archaeological Association-Kongress im August 2022
Einige SPP Mitglieder berichten von ihren Erfahrungen auf und neben dem 16. PAA-Kongress in Sansibar.
Call for Participation for the 7th Research Network of the Istanbul Department
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 […]
Unbekanntes Pergamon: Neue Erkenntnisse zur spätantiken und frühbyzantinischen Stadt
Die Siedlungsgeschichte und städtebauliche Entwicklung Pergamons sind durch mehrere Phasen der Ausdehnung, aber auch der Schrumpfung der Stadt gekennzeichnet, die im Laufe der Zeit ihren Charakter wiederholt verändert hat. Nach einer etwa 250-jährigen Geschichte als befestigte hellenistische Residenzstadt veränderte Pergamon erst in der römischen Kaiserzeit grundsätzlich sein Antlitz. Im Verlauf des 1. Jh. n. Chr. dehnte sich die Stadt über den alten Befestigungsring hinaus auf dem Schwemmfächer des Selinus aus
KulturGutRetter partners involved in the PROCULTHER-NET European project
The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), both partners of the KulturGutRetter, are involved in the PROCULTHER-NET project.
KulturGutRetter-Partner engagieren sich im europäischen Projekt PROCULTHER-NET
Das Deutsche Archäologische Institut (DAI) und das Technische Hilfswerk (THW), beides Partner der KulturGutRetter, engagieren sich im Projekt PROCULTHER-NET.
