Our Publications

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Knowledge Transfer and Publications

The Istanbuler Mitteilungen (IstMitt) has been published for more than 80 years with only few interruptions. The journal answers to archaeological, historical and culture-historical contributions as well as to reports compiled from corresponding research projects, including ones on archaeometry and the earth and natural sciences. With issue 72 (2022), the IstMitt will furthermore be freely accessible in the web portal iDAI.world as from its first day of publication.
In the Istanbuler Forschungen to date, on the other hand, have been presenting in more than 50 volumes the findings from basic research on the archaeology and architectural history in the form of monographs.
Since 2005 the 25 volumes of the yet recent series BYZAS have been presenting conference and workshop reports as well as ones from research networks and thematically grouped studies that either link up closely with the department's work, or have been carried out in cooperation with other institutions.
The launching of the series MIRAS in 2011 was a response to the need of disseminating case studies of archaeological monument preservation and material collections for projects in the field of conservation, site management, and cultural property protection. It is intended to furnish suggestions and impulses for meeting the challenges from conservation at archaeological sites (not only in Türkiye) and to contribute to cultural preservation as a whole.
The Archaeologica Euphratica is a monograph series presenting the results from field research projects in archaeology and architectural history carried out by Harald Hauptmann (Lidar, Nevali Cori, Keban) and in particular the results coming in from the Neolithic site at Göbekli Tepe.
In addition to the dissemination of new research, the digitisation of the yet published printed series is currently one of the editorial team's main occupations. In due course, all our previously printed publications will be made accessible without restriction via the Internet.

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Online Catalogue iDAI.bibliography

iDAI.bibliography/ZENON is the central indexing system for our 16 libraries and all our publications. With approximately 1.4 million records, it is one of the world's most important bibliographic reference tools for the literature of Classical Studies. At the same time, iDAI.bibliography also indexes digitised prints from the 16th to 19th centuries, digitised journals and open access publications in Classics. Increasingly, specialist literature without an inventory record is also included, for example as a bibliographic record for networking with the iDAI.world systems.

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iDAI.publications - Knowledge always available

The publication platform iDAI.publications is an important component of the DAI's digital research landscape, iDAI.world. It provides free worldwide access to our online journals and the digital editions of a large number of DAI journals, monographs, serials and edited volumes.

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Exhibition Opening in Berlin: "Planet Africa – Archaeological Time Travel"

06.12.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

An Exhibition by the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Museum of Prehistory and Early History (MVF) of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin at the James-Simon-Galerie.

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"Planet Africa" – First Exhibition Opening at the National Library of Morocco

18.11.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The DAI, Morocco’s Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, and the Institut National des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine (INSAP) present “Planet Africa” in the National Library of Morocco (BNRM).

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Lion Cavern Ngwenya – The Oldest Ochre Mine in the World

14.11.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

A comprehensive study on ochre extraction in Africa reveals that this mineral was deliberately selected, systematically extracted, and transported over long distances as far back as 50,000 years ago

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New Study reveals: Ancient Cheese Makers used tree leaves to boost milk production

12.11.2024 | Referat für Naturwissenschaften

A comprehensive study enriches our understanding of ancient agricultural techniques and highlights the resourcefulness of early European farmers in nurturing and sustaining their herds.

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Into the great wide open

30.10.2024 | Eurasia Department

The Rise of the Steppe’s steppe pastoralists groups of the Caucasus

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Edo|cation: Researching and Preserving the Cultural Heritage of Benin

21.10.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Edo|cation is part of archaeological and cultural partnership between Nigeria and Germany in the framework of the restitution of the socalled Benin Bronzes in 2022.

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Die neue Archäologie Weltweit ist da!

03.07.2024 | Kommunikation

In dieser Ausgabe geht es um Aushandlungen verschiedenster Art, die uns sowohl beim Blick in die Vergangenheit, wie auch in unserer täglichen international ausgerichteten Arbeit immer wieder begegnen.

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New paper in Quaternary Science Reviews

10.04.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Discovery of Australia's oldest pottery rewrites understanding of Aboriginal maritime history.