Antique remains used to be documented through drawings and engravings or with gypsum casts and models even before archaeology became an established scientific occupation. These products of artists and travellers, […]
The project Building sustainability aims to investigate Levantine Iron Age earthen architecture as a reflection of social dynamics, using the approach of analysing mudbricks as material culture. The study examines […]
In our new category Book of the Month, we would like to introduce you to a book from our library each month. We will start with the publication „…die Reste […]
The transition from Assyria to the Seleucids in North Mesopotamia is one of the most fascinating examples of imperial durability, manifested through phenomena of change and resilience. In this talk […]
The online exhibition “An Archive within an Archive”, which was prepared for the International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Venice and Padua in August 2022 is now also available in […]
Unfortunately, the lecture „Luxus & Exotismus. Die Repräsentation des römischen Indienhandels im 1.-4. Jh. n. Chr.“ on Thursday, 6 April 2023 has to be cancelled. Thank you for your understanding. […]
On their journeys to distant and unknown lands, late antique pilgrims experienced sacred landscapes marked by special natural formations. At these sacred sites, the touching of objects, relics, and natural […]
The newest DAI Brochure 2023 is now online and available in German and Turkish! Download the DAI Istanbul Brochure now! DAI Istanbul 21.2023
In light of the horrible earthquakes and the great suffering they brought, there will be no public lectures in March. The events will be rescheduled at the next possible date. […]
We ask for your understanding that, in view of the catastrophic earthquakes and the great suffering associated with them, we are postponing the lecture on 16 February. The lecture will […]
D-DAI-IST-2023-00001, B. Güler My first job at the Istanbul department of the DAI was related to photography. In 2016, I worked for the Pergamon and Boğazköy excavation archives. Whenever my […]
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 […]
We invite you to our annual Winckelmann Lecture which will take place on 15th December 2022 at 18.00 (Istanbul time) / 16.00 (CET).After the welcoming speech by the representative of […]
D-DAI-IST-10123 Sebah & Joaillier (Year unknown) The photo of the month from our photo library has the motto ›Constantinople – Byzantium – Istanbul through the ages‹. The Monastery ›τοῦ Λιβός‹, […]
Modern archaeology is increasingly reliant on digital technology, from the documentation of finds and features through subsequent analyses and up to the resulting publications. This is, of course, quite wonderful, […]
