Research by the Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures in Honduras led to a strengthening of the scientific relations between the Honduran heritage protection authority and the German Archaeological Institute. […]
The Islamic garden palace al-Rummaniya is an example of the continuity of the classical villa tradition in the Islamic Middle Ages, and was still in use as a summer residence […]
For 20 years now we have been investigating late nomadic towns in Mongolia’s Orkhon valley jointly with the DAI, and would like to take this opportunity to thank the DAI […]
The Commission for General and Comparative Archaeology (KAVA) was founded in Bonn on the DAI’s 150th anniversary in 1979. It was renamed the Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (KAAK) […]
Situated in the centre of the provincial capital of Hama is the palace of the ʿAẓm family (Qasr al- ʿAẓm in Arabic). The palace is one of the most significant […]
At the Bandikhan oasis in the south of Uzbekistan lie the ancient settlement mounds Majdatepa, Bektepa, Gazimullahtepa, Jalangtushtepa, Kindyktepa, Sariband and Kakhramontepa. The sites were discovered in the 1970s by […]
Los Castillejos de Alcorrín is a fortified Phoenician settlement from the 9th century BC not far from Malaga. It is evidence of the Phoenicians’ far-flung trading network across the entire […]
Why the Kingdom of Zimbabwe collapsed is one of the most intriguing questions in the archaeology of southern Africa. The kingdom of Mutapa (Munhumutapa) extended over a vast territory as […]
Today we’re celebrating our 190th anniversary with a festival of science in Berlin! The DAI’s departments and commissions will be giving short presentations about their global research projects today from […]
