News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
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, although sometimes blended with fantasy, were the primary visual source of information until photography was introduced and applied in archaeology. These early documents are sources […]
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 changes in architectural form and technology alongside the reconstruction of technological and social processes of earthen materials manufacture and construction in monumental public architecture in […]
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 noch eindrucksvoller gestalten” und erhalten: Erfahrungen aus 150 Jahren archäologischer Denkmalpflege in der Türkei” (Katharina Steudtner, ed., Wiesbaden 2022). The book was published in the […]
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 I will use a multi-scalar approach to explore the transformation of the settlements structure in the former Assyrian heartland from the late Iron Age to […]
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 Turkish. The exhibition’s subject forms a 74 pages long notebook that appeared while digitizing the Müller-Wiener archive. After the discovery of the notebook, the curiosity […]
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. The Indian Ocean was already in ancient times a highly frequented sailed region. From the late first century BC, Roman merchants also sent ships from […]
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 elements associated with holy events and figures, as well as participation in religious rites, allowed the pilgrim to feel closer to the divine and preserve […]
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 will send you new and updated information in due time. Our hearts are with the victims, their families, friends, and neighbours. Thank you for […]
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 be rescheduled for a later date. The Sirkeli Höyük, located about 40km east of Adana on the Ceyhan River, is one of the largest Bronze […]
