News & Insights from the Istanbul Department of the German Archaeological Institute
On the occasion of the 80th birthday of the former director of the Istanbul Department, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Adolf Hoffmann, the Istanbul Department of the DAI, in cooperation with the Department of Building History of the BTU Cottbus and the Divison of Building Archaeology of the DAI, invites you to a colloquium in his honour on […]
Online Lecture “Constantinople in Late Antiquity: Sacred Space and Urban Topography”, Thursday, 15. April 2021,18:00 (17:00 CET) (Image: Peutinger’s Map after K. Miller) After Constantinople was inaugurated by the emperor Constantine in 330 CE, the city quickly earned its reputation as the New Rome. Protected by virtually unbreachable fortifications, it housed the imperial palace, the […]
Online Lecture Visualising Heritage Narratives Thursday, 1. April 2021, 18:00 (17:00 CET). It is often considered that heritage exists just by itself. However, without a narrative, which needs to be re-told to be remembered it would disappear unnoticed. Archaeological fieldwork and research forms often the basis for any heritage narrative to promote and as well […]
Dear Guests, Although our library must remain closed for now, we would like to keep you informed about the most recent acquisitions from February 2021. We look forward to seeing you again, hopefully in the not too distant future.
Dear guests, although our library must remain closed for now, we would like to keep you informed about the most recent acquisitions from January 2021. We look forward to seeing you again, hopefully in the not too distant future.
Do you think that archaeological teams only deal with conducting excavation and publishing its results? Archaeology has become more an interdisciplinary field in the last decades. One essential aspect became the establishment of a sustainable balance between international scientific work and local social dynamics. In fact, involving the local community has taken its place in […]
