News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
The Miletus Excavation (www.miletgrabung.uni-hamburg.de) has a new website that provides information about the ruins of Miletus, its landscape, and its history. Miletus was one of the most important cities of classical antiquity. Photo: Miletus Excavation, University Hamburg The first excavations took place more than 130 years ago. Since 2018, they have been carried out by […]
The Istanbul Department is pleased to offer “Frühjahresführungen” again this year. On Sunday 05 June at 12:30, our colleague and architect Burcu Akan will talk about “Florya Atatürks Residenz am Meer und die türkische Architektur der klassischen Moderne”. Meeting point is at the Marmaray railway station Florya. The tour will be held in German. The […]
The 4th seminar of the 6th Research Network „Building, Building Economy and Building Sites“ was held online on April 1st and 2nd, 2022. It focused on the “lifecycle” of ancient buildings (Fig. 1). In this context, we asked for models for upkeep, repair and reuse. Another point was the relationship between continuity and change as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Under the topic “Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction” the 1. TransPergMicro Milestone Workshop will be held online on 11.-12.03.2022. Graphic: B. Ludwig To participate in the event, please use the following links for registration. DAY 1: https://dainst-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsduqqpzsiHNKlk4f1aUQFDFx0QZy4WxC5 DAY 2: https://dainst-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApcOutrj4jGdOr-meH1d2IItsMH3l3JJgs The program of the event can be found at the following link. https://www.dainst.blog/transpergmikro/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/Program_Micro-Regions-as-Spaces-of-Socio-Ecological-Interaction_v1.pdf
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 FFP2/ N95 mask. (Photo: M. Ubben) For all access conditions and further information, please consult our visitor regulations here:
