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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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Staatsministerin des AA, Katja Keul zu Besuch im National Museum der Salomonen

16.07.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Delegation aus Kultur und Politik des Auswärtigen Amts informiert sich bei ihrer Pazifikreise über die archäologischen Forschungen und die Kooperation des DAI mit dem Solomon Islands National Museum.

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03.07.2024 | Kommunikation

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PRESS RELEASE 03.06.2024 | Damascus Branch

Ceremonial opening after restoration

On the 5th of June 2024 there will be a ceremonial opening of the Madafeh (guest room) of the Bait Hussein Al Rousan with an exhibition in the upper village Alhara Alfoqa (Umm Qays, Jordan)
PRESS RELEASE 10.04.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

New paper in Quaternary Science Reviews

Discovery of Australia's oldest pottery rewrites understanding of Aboriginal maritime history.
PRESS RELEASE 27.03.2024 | Abteilung Kairo

Old Kingdom mastaba tomb with rare, finely painted decoration discovered in Dahshur

The newly discovered, richly decorated mastaba tomb dates from the late 5th or early 6th dynasty (ca. 2300 BC) and comprises seven burial shafts and a cult chamber.
PRESS RELEASE 15.12.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

2023 SAF Field Discovery Award

Heiko Prümers (KAAK) and Carla Jaimes Betancourt (University of Bonn) have received this year's SAF Field Discovery Award for the project "Pre-Hispanic low-density urbanism in the Bolivian Amazon".

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Life-size statue of a wild boar found in Special Building D of Göbekli Tepe

08.10.2023 | Istanbul Department

Recent excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Göbekli Tepe (South-east Türkiye) have resulted in a unique discovery. A life-sized wild boar statue in Special Building D.

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An online repository for the cultural heritage of Tuvalu

22.09.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Rising Nations Initiative and German Archaeological Institute will create a new online repository funded by the Federal Foreign Office to digitally preserve the cultural heritage of Tuvalu

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A Milestone for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Southeast Turkey

13.09.2023 | Istanbul Department

At the UNESCO World Heritage Site Göbekli Tepe a cooperation between Istanbul University and the Istanbul Department of the DAI has seen completion of significant conservation measures in the so-called "Leopard Pillar Building".

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Dr. Kerstin P. Hofmann zur Ersten Direktorin der RGK Frankfurt gewählt

09.11.2022 | Römisch-Germanische Kommission

Die Zentraldirektion des DAI stimmte auf ihrer Außerordentlichen Sitzung am 26. Oktober 2022 dem Vorschlag der Berufungskommission zu und wählte Frau Dr. Kerstin P. Hofmann zur Ersten Direktorin der RGK.

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