Photo of the Month – February 2022
DAI-IST, Guillaume Berggren (?), around 1880, use of the sarcophagus as a fountain The Roman sarcophagus in our monthly photo unfortunately no longer exists. According to the testimony of Goltz […]
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…and what are you doing here? – Me? I am the conservation architect.
What happens to newly exposed remains after an archaeological excavation is finished? What would it stand for and mean for the public? Is it actually worth preserving and presenting it? […]
Lecture Announcement: EARTHEN EMPIRE: EARTH AND TURF CONSTRUCTION IN THE NW PROVINCES AND BEYOND – NEW INSIGHTS FROM GEOARCHAEOLOGY
The speakers will give a general introduction to earth and turf building across the Roman empire, highlighting the variety of materials and methods applied. Recent work on case studies from […]
Archaeological Research – More Than Digging
When visiting one of our archaeological sites like Ḫattuša-Boğazköy, Göbekli Tepe, or Pergamon-Bergama, you might be lucky enough to encounter our archaeologists in their „natural environment“. With spade, trowel or […]
Highway to Science! Scientific Archaeology in Turkey
From 28.02. – 06.03.2022 a workshop and training program in Environmental Archaeology will take place, with online lectures in Archaeological Science and practical courses in Archaeobotany (macro-remains and micro-remains), and […]
Challenges in Digital Archaeology
Modern archaeology is increasingly reliant on digital technology, from the documentation of finds and features – often directly in the field – through subsequent analyses and up to the resulting […]
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The Archaeo-Informatics 2022 will be held hybrid at the institute of the German Archaeological Institute Istanbul and online on ZOOM. Online Participation Archaeo-Informatics 2022: Challenges in Digital Archaeology, 23. – […]
From Extraction To Re-Use: The Economics Of Construction Resources
The 3rd seminar of the 6th Research Network „Building, Building Economy and Building Sites“ was held online between November 19th and 20th, 2021 and focused on resources-related topics brought together […]
Lecture Announcement: Assyrians, Hittites and Romans in Boğazköy / Ḫattuša
Next Tuesday, 08 February at 19:00 (17:00 CET), our colleagues Andreas Schachner and Dominique Krüger will present a lecture at The British Institute at Ankara about „Assyrians, Hittites and Romans […]
Lecture Announcement: Neuere Forschungen zum Frühneolithikum in der Südosttürkei
The study of the Early Neolithic (ca. 9,600 to 8,000 BC) in south-eastern Turkey (between the Euphrates and the Tigris) can look back on the results of numerous excavations from […]
The Human Factor in Building and Building Economy
2nd Meeting of the 6th Research Network at DAI Istanbul, 5th & 6th March 2021 Throughout human history, a building or a built environment has always been the stage for […]
DAI Istanbul Library: New Visitor Regulations
Dear Guests, Regarding the increasing number of covid infections, we changed our library regulations. From now on, the library, as well as the building, can only be accessed with a […]
Photo of the Month – January 2022
D-DAI-IST-4137, Photographer and date are unknown The monthly photo that we selected from our archive shows preparations being made for some field photography. The photographer, who may have accidentally released […]
Photo of the Month – December 2021
D-DAI-IST-R31602, Photographer and date are unknown At the centre of the “photo of the month” we see Osman Hamdi who is looking at us with a painter’s palette in his […]
