The Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures (KAAK) was founded to understand the history of humanity globally and to contribute to the preservation of the world’s cultural heritage. The KAAK focuses on regions outside Europe, with a particular focus on Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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PUBLIKATIONEN

New publication in "Forschungen zur Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen", FAAK 20

15.04.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Sonja Tomasso, What is new in the Aterian? A functional view on tool use, hafted stone tool technologies and assemblage variability at Ifri n’Ammar within the context of the Northwest African Middle Stone Age.

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PRESSEMITTEILUNG

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.

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FILM

Premiere of the Documentary „Easter Island Origins” in the USA

27.02.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The project "Resource Management on Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)" was part of the documentary "Easter Island Origins”. On Feb. 7th, 2024 it premiered in the USA on the popular science series Nova.

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

JoGA 2024: Call for article submissions

22.02.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Submit your article to the 2024 edition of the Journal of Global Archaeology of the German Archaeological Institute. Guidelines here...

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PRESSEMITTEILUNG

2023 SAF Field Discovery Award

15.12.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

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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TAGUNG

About this years TANA meeting in Gotha

12.12.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The yearly TransArea Netwrork Africa meeting was held in Gotha this year in cooperation with the Research College for Transcultural Studies at the University of Erfurt.

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

New publication in the Journal of Global Archaeology (JoGA 2023/10)

11.12.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

N. Babucic – S. Stempfle – D. Muianga – B. Forrester – M. Seifert – J. Linstädter, Finding Early Farming Communities in southern Mozambique: Using Geophysical Surveys to examine potential new open-air sites

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

New publication in the Journal of Global Archaeology (JoGA 2023/9)

06.12.2023 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

F. Lukas, (In)visible Ptolemaic Queens: A new Inclusive Approach to Ancient Chronologies and their Modern Use