News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
D-DAI-IST-R26184 , W. Schiele (1989) In the photo of the month, we see the young librarian Ali Akkaya working at the typewriter in the old building of our institute in Sıraselviler. Before the digital cataloging system was introduced in 2001, every record of the library was typed and reproduced manually. In 1989, when the Istanbul […]
This Thursday, 19.05.2022, 06:00 pm (AEDT) (10:00 am, Istanbul TR/ 09:00 am, CEST), our colleague Dr. Lee Clare will give a lecture as part of the Annual Edwin Cuthbert Hall Lecture in Archaeology. In his lecture “Göbekli Tepe: Fantastic Beasts and Prehistoric Mysteries”, Lee Clare will present the most recent findings on the excavation site […]
Architecture is often a very prominent feature on archaeological sites. How to document building remains? How to read and understand building remains? How to make sense of the remains? How to identify the various construction phases and processes influencing the building’s biography? How were they actually constructed? How to reconstruct them in a meaningful way? […]
D-DAI-IST-R12962a, Photographer and Date Unknown In our photo of the month we are witnesses to the discovery at Zincirli Höyük of impressive stone reliefs from the Late Hittite period. Those of us who have worked on archaeological excavations know only too well the excitement that emanates from such new finds, frequently leading to lunch breaks […]
The Lycian city of Patara has one of the most important ports of the eastern Mediterranean. Due to the increasing commercial and military importance of its well-protected harbour, which was an emporium, Patara achieved the designation “caput gentis Lyciae”. The settlement structures of the city were also determined by the natural features of this harbour […]
The Bosphorus in Istanbul has been home to a network of fortifications from the Byzantine and the Ottoman periods. Many of the fortifications especially on the north of the Strait were restricted to most civilian access during the Cold War due to the military sites in this region. During this time, the forests on the […]
On the occasion of the 4th Day of Provenance Research, the Berlin Antikensammlung of the State Museums invites to the book presentation “Konstantinopel – Samos – Berlin. Verpfändung, Fundteilung und heimliche Ausfuhr von Antiken am Vorabend des Ersten Weltkrieges” on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 18:00. The book presentation will take place online on Webex. […]
Dear Guests, Starting April 18, the library will be open four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) by appointment. Still, the library, as well as the building, can only be accessed with an FFP2/ N95 mask. We have changed our library terms of use, taking into account changes in access. Stay healthy! For […]
The third roundtable meeting of Cluster 7 Shaping Space – Shaping Society took place on March 24th and 25th, 2022. Representatives of various disciplines from different departments of the DAI and universities discussed the role of “dimension” in different building cultures. Following on from last year’s meetings, aspects of the prehistoric buildings of the Near […]
With the conquest of large parts of Europe, Rome was confronted with administrative problems. This task was assigned to the cities. At places where cities were lacking, as in the western, northern, and African provinces, sometimes they had to be established. The building requirements were always the same. Each city had to manage the task […]
