News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
Our evening lecture series continues. We are pleased to welcome Dr.-Ing. Claudia Bührig (Berlin), who is going to speak about “Community Heritage – Alhara Alfoqa as a Caste Study”. The German Archaeological Institute’s 40-year commitment to the ancient site of Gadara and the >Upper Village< of Al-Hara Foqa in present-day Umm Qays has been characterised by a […]
Unfortunately, the evening lecture ‘Kimyahane. Die Geschichte des ersten Konservierungslabors der Türkei und seine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Berliner Chemielabor’ by Dr. Vildan Yarlıgaş (Istanbul) on Thursday, 13.02.2025 has to be cancelled. Thank you for your understanding. DAI-IST, B. Akan Our evening lecture series continues in 2025! The first lecture in the new year will be […]
Mortuary practices are cultural phenomena common to humanity, and therefore burials and the “archaeology of death” have long been recognized as essential sources for all archaeologies. This is also true of Byzantine archaeology, and in recent decades graves and tombs, cemeteries and burial churches have increasingly been the focus of historical, art historical, and scientific […]
It’s that time of the year again! The year is coming to an end and, as always, we are pleased to invite you to our highlight of the year, the Winckelmann Lecture. After welcoming remarks by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Regine Grienberger, and the annual report of the Istanbul […]
As part of the conference “Amphoras and the Archaeology of Ancient Economies (8th to the 1st Centuries BC): Mobilizing Knowledge in a New Generation”, we are pleased to announce the evening lecture by Prof. Dr. Gonca Cankardeş Şenol (İzmir) on “Recent Amphora Studies in Türkiye / Anatolia”. Graphic: B. Akan In Türkiye, amphora studies started […]
The German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Department and the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University invite you to the 47th International Mediterranean Survey (IMS) workshop, which will be held on the 6th and 7th December 2024 in Istanbul. The IMS workshops are biannual informal meetings, where you and your team members can present / explore / test survey-related […]
The 73rd volume of the Istanbuler Mitteilungen has been published! From the Neolithic architecture of eastern Anatolia to the Roman imperial period on the west coast of Anatolia and the Byzantine architectural sculpture in Phrygia, there are many exciting articles. ©DAI-IST | Authors: Coverphoto: © Sagalassos Archaeological Research ProjectDesign: LMK Büro für Kommunikationsdesign To access […]
Don’t miss the newest open sources paper on “Inspired individuals and charismatic leaders.Hunter-gatherer crisis and the rise and fall of invisible decision-makers at Göbeklitepe” looking at the evidence for charasmatic leaders at Göbeklitepe and with results from recent excavations in Praehistorica 51 (2024). Please use the following link to access the article. https://journals.uni-lj.si/DocumentaPraehistorica/article/view/18771
“That’s beautiful!” Emma is holding an old photo and pointing to a magnificent Ottoman wooden building. The picture is from the photo archive at the German Archaeological Institute’s Istanbul Department, where we, Emma and Elisa, are working as kulturweit-Volunteers. Emma Bobbert and Elisa Karam kulturweit-Voluteers 2023 / 2024. Author: B. Güler Emma and I are […]
„Ist das schön!“ – Emma hält gerade ein altes Foto in der Hand und deutet auf ein prachtvolles osmanisches Holzgebäude. Das Bild stammt aus dem Fotoarchiv des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts der Abteilung Istanbul, in dem wir, Emma und Elisa, als kulturweit-Freiwillige arbeiten. Emma Bobbert und Elisa Karam kulturweit-Freiwillige 2023 / 2024. Autor: B. Güler Mit […]
