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The 3rd seminar of the 6th Research Network “Building, Building Economy and Building Sites” was held online between November 19th and 20th, 2021 and focused on resources-related topics brought together under the title “From Extraction to Re-Use: The Economics of Construction Resources”. Besides the members of the DAI Istanbul Research Network, four guest speakers accepted […]
Next Tuesday, 08 February at 19:00 (17:00 CET), our colleagues Andreas Schachner and Dominique Krüger will present a lecture at The British Institute at Ankara about “Assyrians, Hittites and Romans in Boğazköy / Ḫattuša”. Graphic: Britsh Institute at Ankara The lecture will take place on Zoom. For more information please visit the following website https://biaa.ac.uk/event/online-lecture-about-assyrians-hittites-and-romans-in-bogazkoy-battusa
The study of the Early Neolithic (ca. 9,600 to 8,000 BC) in south-eastern Turkey (between the Euphrates and the Tigris) can look back on the results of numerous excavations from almost six decades of archaeological fieldwork. Our understanding of the transition from hunter-gatherer to productive societies (Neolithization) has been influenced by discoveries at early Neolithic […]
2nd Meeting of the 6th Research Network at DAI Istanbul, 5th & 6th March 2021 Throughout human history, a building or a built environment has always been the stage for social interaction. The builders’ thoughts and decisions affect the building, and, vice versa, the building, its aesthetics and function affect the thoughts and decisions of […]
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:
We would like to invite you to our annual Winckelmann celebration which will take place online on 09th December 2021. Following some short words of welcome by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Johannes Regenbrecht, and the Annual Report from the DAI Istanbul Department by its Director Prof. Dr. Felix Pirson, […]
We are pleased to inform you that the library of the DAI Istanbul will open (appointment only) for three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Wednesday, 1.December 2021 (10:00 to 16:00 hrs). To arrange an appointment, please contact us at the following address:istanbul.termin.bibliothek@dainst.de For all access conditions and further information, please consult our […]
We would like to bring your attention to our DAI istanbul Newsletter. Once a month we bring you bundled all the latest information from our department and projects, including announcements for all our upcoming events and activities; what’s more, our library-users will find Internet links to lists of publications recently purchased by our library. If […]
During the Late Chalcolithic period (ca. 4700–3200 BCE) the Mesopotamian and peri-Mesopotamian regions underwent crucial changes toward social complexity. The Late Chalcolithic ceramics from Arslantepe (Malatya) and Tepecik (Elazıg) are a good indicator of this process and they also show a complex network of local features and communalities. Graphic: B. Akan Thursday, 25.11.2021, 18:00 (16:00 […]
Our new lecture programme 2021/ 2022 is now online! Lectures will take place on Thursday evenings at 18.00 hrs (Istanbul time). Information about the events will be shared on our social media. The lecture series will start tomorrow online with the lecture ” Die Bagdadbahn. Ein Deutsch-Türkisches Kooperationsprojekt ” (registration link https://dainst-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lR8d_L3KSn6dJuX_XVDYJg)
