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Working with the Built Heritage of Colonialism in (Eastern) Africa

31.05.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

DAAD-funded workshop on ‘Making and Recording Histories, Memories and Heritage of German and British Colonialism in Tanzania’ at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge (20-21 May 2025)

Documenting Fort Gross Friedrichsburg, Ghana: New video with 3D flythrough animation

28.05.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The project ‚Brandenburg-Prussian Forts at the West Coast of Ghana and their local communities’ documents early ‘shared heritage’ of Ghana and Germany from the time of the transatlantic slave trade

Erste Feldkampagne des neuen DFG-Projektes "Honduras"

29.04.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

ONLAAH wins...

28.04.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

Our course ‘Online Learning on African Archaeology’ (ONLAAH) leads as the best open access course on African archaeology in the ranking of the best online courses (Class Central Report).

“Planet Africa” Exhibition on Tour – Openings in Ghana, Eswatini, and soon in Munich

15.04.2025 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

The exhibition “Planet Africa” continues its international journey. Following successful openings in Ghana and Eswatini, the exhibition is set to display in Munich, where it will be hosted by the State Archaeological Collection.

Project ‘Brandenburg-Prussian Forts in Ghana’: First open access publication

23.12.2024 | Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures

C. Kleinitz, E.A. Nyarko, E.K. Fiador & C. Hartl-Reiter (2024), Princes Town & Akwidaa. Early ›Shared Heritage‹ of German-African Interactions: The Brandenburg-Prussian Forts on the West Coast of Ghana and their Local Communities.

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.

"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).