Fieldwork starts at Ḫattuša/Boğazköy
In Ḫattuša/Boğazköy, the excavation season has started. In order to record the history and development of the town, excavation focuses on the Karum and Hittite Periods in the Northern Lower […]
‚Entangled Africa‘ Research Symposium at virtual SAfA 2021
On Aug. 24, 2021, the ‚Entangled Africa‘ research symposium „Interactions, relations and networks within Africa“ will be held as part of SAfA 2021. From prehistoric pastoral representations in the Sahara to the 19th century copper trade, a wide range of topics will be discussed.
‚Entangled Africa‘ Research Symposium bei der virtuellen SAfA 2021
Am 24.08.2021 findet das ‚Entangled Africa‘ Forschungssymposium „Interactions, relations and networks within Africa“ im Rahmen der SAfA 2021 statt. Von prähistorischen Hirtendarstellungen in der Sahara bis zum Kupferhandel des 19. Jahrhunderts wird ein breiter Fächer an Themen diskutiert.
Fieldwork starts at Göbekli Tepe
Since the beginning of June, a small team from DAI-Istanbul – in collaboration with the Istanbul University and the Şanlıurfa Museum – has resumed fieldwork at the UNESCO World Heritage […]
Photo of the Month – July 2021
D-DAI-IST-1015, E. Mamboury, T. Wiegand (Year Unknow) The Photo of the Month: Today, if you move along the coast of the Marmara Sea by leaving the whistles of the ferries […]
›JOMON JAPAN‹ ist Weltkulturerbe geworden
Bei seiner Sitzung am 27. Juli 2021 hat das Welterbekomitee eine Gruppe von 17 Plätzen der Jomon-Zeit (vor ca. 15.000-2300 Jahren) in Nordjapan in die UNESCO-Liste des Kulturerbes der Welt […]
In Memory of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Borchhardt
The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department, mourns the death of Prof. Dr. Jürgen Borchhardt (25.2.1936 – 26.7.2021), who passed away at the age of 85. After his referent period from […]
Neues aus Züschen
Das 1897 ausgegrabene Megalithgrab gehört aufgrund seiner Architektur zu den Galeriegräbern im Pariser Becken und der westfälischen Bucht, die für die zweite Hälfte des 4.Jt. v. Chr. belegt sind. Erstmals konnte ein digitaler Gesamtplan erstellt werden.
Natural Sciences in Archaeology
Meet our Natural Sciences team in a short video
iDAI.tutorials
Neuer Online-Kurs „Instruction for the archaeological drawing of ceramic sherds“ jetzt verfügbar
Constantinople in Late Antiquity: Sacred Space and Urban Topography – Recording
For those of you who missed our event „Constantinople in Late Antiquity: Sacred Space and Urban Topography“ – and of course for everyone who would like to watch it again […]
Making archaeological charcoal visible
The remains of firewood, which was used at a daily basis in archaeological settlements, are indicators of the environment of a site and its changes due to climate and human impact. The first batch of SEM images of charcoal from Mege, Nigeria, was recently published in the webservice iDAI.objects. The open access images and data serve as a reference for colleagues and provide an introduction to charcoal research for young international scientists.
Relating long-term landscape development and human activities: Geomorphological Characteristics of the Pergamon Micro-Region
New open access paper published by Xun Yang et al. about the relations between long-term landscape development and human activities in the Pergamon Micro-Region.
Lecture Announcement: Tumulus Tradition in the Southern Black Sea Region: Sinope and its Vicinity
Today, 05 July at 19:00 s.t., Zeki Mete Aksan (Sinop, Turkey) will present a lecture at the University of Leipzig about „Tumulus Tradition in the Southern Black Sea Region: Sinope […]
Das Technische Hilfswerk (THW) – Ein starker Partner für die KulturGutRetter
Die Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) ist ein wichtiger Partner bei der Entwicklung der KulturGutRetter und damit bei dem Bemühen, kulturelles Erbe in Krisensituationen zu schützen. Christoph Rogalla von Bieberstein, Koordinator des […]
