CALL FOR PAPERS: Session #615
We would like to bring to your attention a session that is currently being organised by colleagues from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute and the universities of […]
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Palmyra in the 20th Century and the Present. A Historical and Community Archaeological Study
We are pleased to announce the publication of the book „Palmyra in the 20th Century and the Present. A Historical and Community Archaeological Study“ by Hasan M. Ali, published by […]
Winckelmann Lecture: Çatalhöyük in Spacetime: The Impact of Detailed Dating on Understanding Social Organization
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 […]
Lecture Announcement: Recent Developments at the Early Neolithic Site of Göbekli Tepe, Sanliurfa Province, SE-Türkiye
Research Cluster 1 “Neolithic Worlds” Lecture Series In the frame of our newly initiated lecture series, DAI-Research-Cluster 1 “Neolithic Worlds” is pleased to announce a public (online) lecture by Dr. […]
Lecture Announcement: SİRKELİ HÖYÜK. STRUKTUR UND DYNAMIK EINER ANTIKEN STADTLANDSCHAFT IM EBENEN KILIKIEN
The Sirkeli Höyük, located about 40km east of Adana on the Ceyhan River, is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age ruin mounds in Cilician Plain, today’s Çukurova. The […]
Lecture Announcement: Residential Architecture of the Levant Between Research and Practice & Book Launch „A Culture of Building: Courtyard Houses in the Old City of Aleppo“
Traditional Residential Architecture is a widely underrepresented Cultural Heritage under immense threat due to deterioration caused by individual neglection, natural disasters, and armed conflicts. The speakers will reflect in this […]
Lecture Announcement: 100 Jahre Archäologie in der Türkei
The history of archaeology in the Republic of Türkiye begins before the foundation of the Republic and dates back to the 19th century, with the enactment of the first laws […]
The lecture programme 2023/2024 of the Istanbul Department is online
Our new Lecture Programme 2023/ 2024 is online! The lectures will take place on Thursdays at 18:00 (Istanbul time) in the announced language. The events will be held in a […]
This little piggy… was newly discovered in Building D!
As many of you may have already heard, our excavations in Special Building D this year turned up the remarkable statue of a wild boar. Unfortunately, the social media is […]
Looking at stones all day long – Work of lithics specialists at Göbekli Tepe (by Thore Hübert)
Before reading this blog entry we recommend to read the last article on chipped stones from the 5th of July by Jonas Breuers “Chipped Stones: What they are and how […]
The 72nd Volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen Has Been Published
The 72nd volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen has been published in a new design and is now also available online in addition to the printed edition. From the Late Chalcolithic […]
Workshop Announcement / Call for Papers: Earthquakes and Archaeology
As the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute, we are pleased to inform you on behalf of our workshop which will focus on Archaeoseismology. The workshop will be held […]
Chipped Stones: What they are and how they can help understand Göbekli Tepe
Usually if we talk about Göbekli Tepe then we talk about monumental buildings, iconic T-shaped pillars or sophisticated pieces of art. Only rarely do other so-called small finds, for example […]
Taş Hanım
Every find that archaeologists make by digging in the ground is actually a tiny piece of a big story. It is also possible to dig through an archive just like […]
The Chipped Stones of Göbekli Tepe: A short teaser
Next week we will introduce you to one of the most numerous find categories at Göbekli Tepe: chipped stones. As this is quite a comprehensive topic we decided to split […]
