#ThrowbackThursday: The relocation of the Kalabsha temple
In 1960, the Egyptian government started the erection of the Aswan High Dam. While this building project had many positive effects for the country, it also meant the submersion of […]
Tartas 1 – Insel der Toten
Der bronzezeitliche Friedhof von Tartas 1 in Sibirien wird seit 2004 von der Eurasien-Abteilung ausgegraben.
„Dem persönlichen Verkehr einen festen Mittelpunkt“ – Palilienadunanzen am DAI Rom
Jedes Jahr im April feiert das DAI Rom mit einem Festvortrag und vielen Gästen seine Gründung. Was macht es in Zeiten der Corona-Krise? Ein Interview mit dem Leitenden Direktor Prof. […]
The archive of Ahmed Fakhry
Do you know that the archive of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo (DAIK) holds the manuscripts of one of the most prominent Egyptian Archeologists?In the mid of the seventieth, […]
Magical Words – Learn more about an old Syrian language
Working from home when the kids are around is tough. Our colleague Lamis Kaddah got you covered with her educational children’s book „Magical Words“📖🧙♂️✨ Her book resulted in the framework […]
Rezeption der Antike
In der Bibliothek unserer Abteilung Rom lagert ein wahrer Wissensschatz: 2300 Stichwerke zur klassischen, vorderasiatischen und ägyptischen Archäologie des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts (z. B. Reise-, Forschungs- und Grabungsberichte, Sammlungskataloge). […]
Connecting Foodways – Feldkampagne 2020 im Sudan
Von Januar bis März 2020 legte das Connecting Foodways Team über 2500 Kilometer entlang des Mittleren Niltals und durch die benachbarten Wüsten zurück, um Museumssammlungen und archäologische Missionen zu besuchen. […]
Schulfilm: Der älteste Tempel der Welt
Großbaustellen gab es bereits in der Steinzeit. Aber warum haben Jäger und Sammler gewaltige Monumente errichtet? – In einem #PlanetSchule-Beitrag stellen @SWRpresse und @WDR die Forschungen unserer Orient- und Istanbul-Abteilung […]
3D photogrammetry in Byblos (Lebanon)
The German Archaeological Institute and “Zero Hour – A Future for the Time after the Crisis”, in cooperation with the Lebanese Directorate General of Antiquities, conducted a training program on Recording […]
The Antonine Pandemic, Epidemics and Roman Pergamon
The worldwide spread of the coronavirus is currently having a major impact on the everyday life of many people. While this is a completely new experience for most of us, pandemics and […]
Baalbek – Archives of an Eternity
Visit the exhibition „Baalbek – Archives of an Eternity“ on a virtual tour. The exhibition in cooperation with the DAI’s Baalbek project was shown in the Sursock Museum in 2019. […]
#4 Ground Check – Cultural Heritage and Climate Change
Last week the conference „Groundcheck – Cultural Heritage and Climate Change“ in cooperation with the Archaeological Heritage Network was supposed to take place. Although we had to postpone due to […]
Connecting Foodways – 2020 fieldwork in Sudan
Between January and March 2020 the Connecting Foodways team travelled over 2500 kilometres along the Middle Nile Valley and across neighbouring deserts to visit museum collections and other archaeological missions. […]
ONLAAH online: Learning on African Archaeology and Heritage
The main objective of ONLAAH is to offer the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on African Archaeology and Heritage, accessible worldwide. This MOOC project will provide the possibility to […]
Report of the ‚Connecting Foodways‘ project on 2019s work in Sudan
Focusing on past culinary practices, the “Connecting Foodways” project explores cross-cultural connections and technological transmission between the Middle Nile Valley and central and eastern Africa during the early Iron Age (ca. 1000 BC – 1000 AD). It is one of twelve projects of the DFG Priority Program “Entangled Africa” (SPP 2143), which explores inner-African relations and thereby develops new perspectives for joint archaeological research in Africa. […]
