The Bilsk hillfort (8th–4th centuries BC) is a key site of the Scythian period in the Ukrainian forest-steppe, identified with the Herodotus city of Gelon. Among other settlements of the […]
#Anthropology #bioarchaeology@dai_weltweit# ZWA_DAI #Bioarchaeology #NaturalSciences_DAI @dai_weltweit This summer in Olympia, Greece, we were able to examine skeletons that were excavated around 1999 on the site of the former sports cities of […]
Zwischen dem 12. und 22. November nahmen in Elephantine Fachleute der ägyptischen Antikenverwaltung an einer Fieldschool teil, die durch das Projekt KulturGutRetter und die Abteilung Kairo des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts […]
The Bronze Age was a significant period in Eurasian prehistory, which left many traces on the territory of present-day Ukraine. This is evidenced by tens of thousands of archaeological sites […]
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture, which will take place on 14.12.2023 at 18.00 (Istanbul time) / 16.00 (CET). After the welcoming by the Consul General of the […]
Revision of the Ptolemaic ruler chronology through reinterpretation of sources and data in the scope of gender research.
Revision der ptolemäischen Herrschendenchronologie durch Neuinterpretation der Quellen und Daten im Zuge der Gender-Forschung.
Archaeological research is not restricted to prehistoric or early historical times. The material culture of the last centuries – the period that we usually know well from historical sources – […]
The developing landscape of Bergama unfolds along the Bergama Çayı, where the recent construction of a river embankment by the DSİ revealed ancient structures. Excavations from 2021 to 2023 under the direction of Bergama Müzesi uncovered an 1 km² wide area. In collaboration with DSİ, the İzmir State Monuments Authority and the Pergamon Excavation Project, the ongoing conservation work is contributing to a master’s thesis focusing on detailed documentation, with an emphasis on construction phases and techniques. This study explores the historical layers of the site to uncover ancient urban development and the interactions between human and nature during the Roman Imperial period.
