In its projects, the RGK not only works on an interdisciplinary level, but at all time also with partner institutions and on an international scale. Various methods, from traditional excavations to high-tech prospections, are combined according to the latest technological standards. In addition, it contributes to research communities on theory and to projects evaluating topics of the present and future in a transdisciplinary manner. While remaining true to its founding mission, the RGK sees itself as a place of communication which networks national and international archaeology throughout Europe.
The RGK thus maintains a series of partnerships with institutions that often can look back onto years of cooperation and personal friendships. The staff is much involved with the cluster research programme under the mentorship of the German Archaeological Institute and is present in numerous committees, associations and alliances, such as the Verbund Archäologien Rhein-Main, the Deutschen Verband für Archäologie and the European Association of Archaeologists.
With its headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, the RGK is not only positioned at the geographical centre of Europe but furthermore that of an extensive web of archaeological organisations embracing both Europe and the rest of the world.