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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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

New publication from the JoGA Special Issue 2025/26

14.04.2026 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Samuel Amartey, Sociopolitical Transformations and the Atlantic Trade in the Shama Hinterland

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

New publication in the Journal of Global Archaeology (JoGA 2026)

19.03.2026 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Anneli Ekblom, Michel Notelid and Michel Guinard: Archaeology, Heritage and Landscape Formation Limpopo National Park, Mozambique

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

New publication from the JoGA Special Issue 2025/2026

29.01.2026 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Marlene Köster, Archaeology and World Politics: The German Aksum-Expedition (1905/06) in Ethiopia

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

Launch of the JoGA Special Issue 2025/26

29.01.2026 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Archaeologies of Africa from Prehistory to the Colonial Period: Proceedings of the TransArea Network Africa (TANA) Meeting of the German Archaeological Institute at the University of Ghana (Eds J. Linstädter, C. Kleinitz, W. Apoh)

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MONOGRAPHIEN

New publication in "Forschungen zur Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen", FAAK 21

07.01.2026 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Hendrik Rohland, Die Nordstadt von Karakorum: Archäologische Spuren der Kirche des Ostens und interkulturelle Kommunikation in der altmongolischen Hauptstadt.

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VORTRAGSVERANSTALTUNG

Book presentation Gustavo G. Politis: "The Archaeology of the Pampas and Patagonia"

16.12.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Book presentation Gustavo G. Politis: "The Archaeology of the Pampas and Patagonia"

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ÖFFNUNGSZEITEN

Library closed over the Christmas period.

11.12.2025 | Kommission für Archäologie Außereuropäischer Kulturen

The KAAK library will be closed from December 22, 2025 to January 5, 2026.

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ZEITSCHRIFTEN

JoGA 2025: Complete edition

11.12.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The complete edition of JoGA 2025 is now available.