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The German Archaeological Institute at Athens (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI), Abteilung Athen; el, Γερμανικό Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο Αθηνών) is one of the 19 foreign archaeological institutes operating in

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General information, history, facilities

The Athens department was the second department founded by the institute (after Rome) in 1874 and it is the second foreign institute in Athens (after the École Française d’Athènes). Part of the institute was established on May 17, 1872, and inaugurated on December 9th, 1874. The construction of the building in which it is housed was funded by Heinrich Schliemann; the plans were made by Ernst Ziller and Wilhelm Dörpfeld. Today, it is one of several specialised departments that make up the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

. With an ongoing research programme, an 80,000-volume library and a large photographic archive, the German Archaeological Institute at Athens remains a major contributor to Greek archaeology. Along with other foreign archaeological schools in Athens, it is a member of a large scientific community and an indispensable part of the life of the antiquity archaeology scholars who work temporarily or permanently in Athens. The photo collection that resides in its library contains more than 140,000 negatives and is frequented by interested parties from all over the world. The scientific journal "Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologische Institut, Athenische Abteilung" (

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: Publications from the German Archaeological Institute, Athenian Department) has been published annually since 1876. The department has also published numerous scientific monographs, including reports on the department's excavations. Right from the start, it has not only carried out its own research and excavations, but also supports and promotes the work of other German and Greek scientists. Field research (excavations, topographical and architectural studies) has been carried out by the Athens Department since its foundation in almost all regions of Greece, until the Istanbul Department was founded in 1929 in western Asia Minor as well.

Archaeological fieldwork

It has been involved in a multitude of

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, such as

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and

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( Ionian Islands), Orchomenos and Thebes (

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), Menidi and Eleusis (

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) and Amyklai ( Laconia). Current activities include excavations at Kalapodi (

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( Argolid), the

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(

), Ancient Olympia ( Peloponnese) and the Heraion of

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Directors

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1872–1874 *

Ulrich Köhler Ulrich Köhler (6 November 1838 Kleinneuhausen, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – 24 October 1903 Berlin) was a German archaeologist. Biography He studied at the University of Jena and was appointed secretary of the Prussian embassy at Athens (1865) and l ...

1875–1886 *

Eugen Petersen Eugen Adolf Hermann Petersen (16 August 1836 in Heiligenhafen – 14 December 1919 in Hamburg) was a German classical archaeologist and philologist. He studied classical philology at the universities of Kiel and Bonn, where his influences wer ...

1886-1887 *

Wilhelm Dörpfeld Wilhelm Dörpfeld (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects. He is famous for his work on Bronze Age site ...

1887–1912 *

Georg Karo Georg Karo (11 January 1872, in Venice – 12 November 1963, in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German archaeologist, known for his research of Mycenaean and Etruscan cultures. Born in Venice and raised in Florence, he studied history, philosoph ...

1912–1919 and 1930–1936 *

Ernst Buschor Ernst Buschor (Hürben (Krumbach), Hürben, 2 June 1886 – Munich, 11 December 1961) was a German archaeologist and translator. Biography From 1905 he studied at the University of Munich as a pupil of classical archaeologist Adolf Furtwän ...

1921–1929 * Walter Wrede 1937–1944 * Emil Kunze 1951–1966 * Ulf Jantzen 1967–1974 * Helmut Kyrieleis 1975–1988 * Klaus Fittschen 1989–2001 * Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier 2001–2013 * Katja Sporn 2014–Today

References

Bibliography

*E. Korka et al. (eds.): Foreign Archaeological Schools in Greece, 160 Years, Athens, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, date, p. 74-85.

External links

DAI Athens website

DAI Athens Facebook page

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