The DAI Istanbul’s 2022/2023 Lecture Programme is Now Online
Our new lecture programme 2022/ 2023 is now online! Lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at 18.00 hrs (Istanbul time). Information about the events will be shared on our […]
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Photo of the Month – October 2022
D-DAI-IST-KB30143 / Peter Schneider 1978 The photo of the Month series from our archive continues with the contributions of DAI employees!On my first working day at the DAI, I had […]
Photo of the Month – August 2022
Boğazköy Excavation Archive, D-DAI-IST-BO-Umgebung-1978-11-00039 My father was a taxi driver. He was bringing mosaic masters from Sungurlu to the Boğazköy excavations. On 15.06.1975 the construction works of the excavation house […]
Ein 3500 Jahre altes Geheimnis in Boğazköy/Hattuscha
Etwa 200 km östlich der türkischen Hauptstadt Ankara liegt unmittelbar bei der Kleinstadt Boğazkale (früher Boğazköy) die bronzezeitliche Stadtruine von Hattuscha, Hauptstadt des hethitischen Großreichs (UNESCO Weltkulturerbe und UNESCO Memory […]
New Online Exhibition: An Archive within an Archive
The German Archaeological Institute is happy to announce its new online exhibition “An Archive within an Archive”, which was prepared for the International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Venice and […]
Lecture Announcement: „Pergamon und seine vielschichtige Kulturlandschaft“
On 16 November 1972, the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, in short the World Heritage Convention, was decided by the UNESCO General Conference in […]
Photo of the Month – July 2022
DAI-IST-PE57-57, Unknown Photograph Our picture of the month from 1957 shows a scenic view over the hill top of Musalla Mezarlik, a hill in the vicinity of the lower city […]
Workshop “Earthen Architecture Design and Construction Sustainability Practice”
Second NOS-HS Workshop on “Earthen architecture design and construction sustainability practice” hold in Lund, Sweden, 20th and 21st June 2022. In the framework of the NENA Initiative and the Research […]
New Website Miletus Excavation
The Miletus Excavation (www.miletgrabung.uni-hamburg.de) has a new website that provides information about the ruins of Miletus, its landscape, and its history. Miletus was one of the most important cities of […]
Library is Closed (01 July to 01 September 2022)
Dear Guests, Our library will be closed from 01 July to 01 September 2022.We wish you beautiful summer days! Photo: M. Ubben
Photo of the Month – June 2022
DAI-IST-KB4565, Manfred Korfmann (1973) This massive wall in the monthly photo from our archive is from Alacahöyük. The sign painted on the wall confuses us. It reads “Hittite the 2nd […]
Turkish-European Archaeology Days
This week are the European Archaeology Days. Within this framework the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) and the French Institute of Turkey – Istanbul are holding the Turkish-European Archaeology […]
Experimental Archaeology – Research Strategy with a WOW Factor
What is the job of an archaeologist? Generally speaking: The archaeologist reconstructs the past of mankind and researches cultural development. And to be more precise: During excavations, archaeologists uncover the […]
„Frühjahresführungen“ again at the Istanbul Department
The Istanbul Department is pleased to offer „Frühjahresführungen“ again this year. On Sunday 05 June at 12:30, our colleague and architect Burcu Akan will talk about „Florya Atatürks Residenz am […]
The Many “Lives” of Ancient Buildings. Aspects of Continuity, Maintenance, Upkeep, Abandonment, Demolition, and Rebuilding
The 4th seminar of the 6th Research Network „Building, Building Economy and Building Sites“ was held online on April 1st and 2nd, 2022. It focused on the “lifecycle” of ancient […]
