The vault’s purpose is still unknown, but theories range from food storage to safe haven during violent feuds.

Watching an American icon like Indiana Jones battle Nazis in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” it’s hard to believe that it was actually a German cultural institute which played a pivotal role in ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier paid tribute to the work of the 150-year-old German Archaeological Institute of Athens during a visit to the Greek capital on Wednesday. "I am very impressed ...

Baghdad -- On Monday morning, October 20, 2025, Chaldean Patriarch Mar Louis Raphaël Sako welcomed Dr. Margarete Van Ess, head of the German Archaeological Mission in Najaf, along with Dr. Mohammed ...

Introduction: the global reach of imperial and colonial archaeology / Bonnie Effros and Guolong Lai -- Part I. Defining approaches to imperial and colonial archaeology -- Archaeology and imperialism: ...

This rare 1895 photo of people relaxing on the roof terrace of the German Archaeological Institute in Athens has been ...