Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut
@oeai.bsky.social
Official account of the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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📝 Call for papers
"Where Physics, Chemistry and Archaeology Meet: Applications and Case Studies in (p)XRF"
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November @univie.ac.at
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"Where Physics, Chemistry and Archaeology Meet: Applications and Case Studies in (p)XRF"
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November @univie.ac.at
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November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📝 Call for papers
"Where Physics, Chemistry and Archaeology Meet: Applications and Case Studies in (p)XRF"
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November @univie.ac.at
buff.ly/0aaf0Fw
"Where Physics, Chemistry and Archaeology Meet: Applications and Case Studies in (p)XRF"
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November @univie.ac.at
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📺 Heute im ORF 2 Kulturmontag um 22:30 Uhr
"Im Reich der Pharaonen: Das neue Große Ägyptische Museum in Gizeh"
Unter anderem berichtet unsere Kollegin Irene Forstner-Müller über die herausragenden Funde im neuen Grand Egyptian Museum und deren Bedeutung für die Ägyptologie
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"Im Reich der Pharaonen: Das neue Große Ägyptische Museum in Gizeh"
Unter anderem berichtet unsere Kollegin Irene Forstner-Müller über die herausragenden Funde im neuen Grand Egyptian Museum und deren Bedeutung für die Ägyptologie
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November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📺 Heute im ORF 2 Kulturmontag um 22:30 Uhr
"Im Reich der Pharaonen: Das neue Große Ägyptische Museum in Gizeh"
Unter anderem berichtet unsere Kollegin Irene Forstner-Müller über die herausragenden Funde im neuen Grand Egyptian Museum und deren Bedeutung für die Ägyptologie
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"Im Reich der Pharaonen: Das neue Große Ägyptische Museum in Gizeh"
Unter anderem berichtet unsere Kollegin Irene Forstner-Müller über die herausragenden Funde im neuen Grand Egyptian Museum und deren Bedeutung für die Ägyptologie
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Congratulations to Khaled El-Enany👏 👏 The egyptologist was nominated by #UNESCO's Executive Board for the position of Director-General of the Organization .
Photo: Djehouty
Photo: Djehouty
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations to Khaled El-Enany👏 👏 The egyptologist was nominated by #UNESCO's Executive Board for the position of Director-General of the Organization .
Photo: Djehouty
Photo: Djehouty
✨ Successful season of processing, conserving and studying ceramics and small finds in Tell el Dab'a #Egypt 2025. Our colleague Cristina Alù is currently working on objects from the main harbour of Avaris.
October 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
✨ Successful season of processing, conserving and studying ceramics and small finds in Tell el Dab'a #Egypt 2025. Our colleague Cristina Alù is currently working on objects from the main harbour of Avaris.
🍽️ Wie ein Comic aus der Antike: Die Bildsprache eines Tellers aus Ephesos gibt Einblicke in altägyptische Vorstellungswelten. Mehr dazu erfahren Sie im neuen Beitrag des @derstandard.at Archäologieblog
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🍽️ Wie ein Comic aus der Antike: Die Bildsprache eines Tellers aus Ephesos gibt Einblicke in altägyptische Vorstellungswelten. Mehr dazu erfahren Sie im neuen Beitrag des @derstandard.at Archäologieblog
Morgen noch nichts vor?
Dann schauen Sie beim Tag der Offenen Grabung in Grubgraben bei Kammern vorbei. Unsere Archäolog:innen führen von 9 bis 14 Uhr durch die Ausgrabung und beantworten Ihre Fragen!
#TagderOffenenGrabung #KulturNiederoesterreich
Dann schauen Sie beim Tag der Offenen Grabung in Grubgraben bei Kammern vorbei. Unsere Archäolog:innen führen von 9 bis 14 Uhr durch die Ausgrabung und beantworten Ihre Fragen!
#TagderOffenenGrabung #KulturNiederoesterreich
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Morgen noch nichts vor?
Dann schauen Sie beim Tag der Offenen Grabung in Grubgraben bei Kammern vorbei. Unsere Archäolog:innen führen von 9 bis 14 Uhr durch die Ausgrabung und beantworten Ihre Fragen!
#TagderOffenenGrabung #KulturNiederoesterreich
Dann schauen Sie beim Tag der Offenen Grabung in Grubgraben bei Kammern vorbei. Unsere Archäolog:innen führen von 9 bis 14 Uhr durch die Ausgrabung und beantworten Ihre Fragen!
#TagderOffenenGrabung #KulturNiederoesterreich
Save the date | 4. Oktober | 19 Uhr
#ORF Lange Nacht der Museen 2025 Schloss Trautenfels
Unser Kollege Stefan Groh hält einen Vortrag zum Thema „Der Silberschatz vom Ausseerland – ein römischer Kriminalfall in der Steiermark“
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#ORF Lange Nacht der Museen 2025 Schloss Trautenfels
Unser Kollege Stefan Groh hält einen Vortrag zum Thema „Der Silberschatz vom Ausseerland – ein römischer Kriminalfall in der Steiermark“
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September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Save the date | 4. Oktober | 19 Uhr
#ORF Lange Nacht der Museen 2025 Schloss Trautenfels
Unser Kollege Stefan Groh hält einen Vortrag zum Thema „Der Silberschatz vom Ausseerland – ein römischer Kriminalfall in der Steiermark“
buff.ly/H4HNzty
#ORF Lange Nacht der Museen 2025 Schloss Trautenfels
Unser Kollege Stefan Groh hält einen Vortrag zum Thema „Der Silberschatz vom Ausseerland – ein römischer Kriminalfall in der Steiermark“
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The OeAI now new to the Kulturpool! We provide images, 3D models, and metadata on Roman fibulae and components of historical costumes. Accessible through the cfir.science digital research platform, which seeks to make archaeological treasures available to everyone at no cost.
>>> Check out now
>>> Check out now
September 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The OeAI now new to the Kulturpool! We provide images, 3D models, and metadata on Roman fibulae and components of historical costumes. Accessible through the cfir.science digital research platform, which seeks to make archaeological treasures available to everyone at no cost.
>>> Check out now
>>> Check out now
👏👏 Congratulations to our colleague Marjolein D. Bosch on receiving an #ERC Starting Grant for her COPE project. She will explore how Ice Age hunters and gatherers responded to cold temperatures, resource scarcity 💦 🦌 🌱 , and environmental changes 30,000 years ago.
More info: buff.ly/EGicG8z
More info: buff.ly/EGicG8z
September 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
👏👏 Congratulations to our colleague Marjolein D. Bosch on receiving an #ERC Starting Grant for her COPE project. She will explore how Ice Age hunters and gatherers responded to cold temperatures, resource scarcity 💦 🦌 🌱 , and environmental changes 30,000 years ago.
More info: buff.ly/EGicG8z
More info: buff.ly/EGicG8z
🎧 Tune in today at 7:05 pm on Radio Ö1
The radio broadcast "Dimensionen" reports on the mysterious "Serapis" temple and more at #Ephesos (in German)
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The radio broadcast "Dimensionen" reports on the mysterious "Serapis" temple and more at #Ephesos (in German)
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July 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🎧 Tune in today at 7:05 pm on Radio Ö1
The radio broadcast "Dimensionen" reports on the mysterious "Serapis" temple and more at #Ephesos (in German)
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The radio broadcast "Dimensionen" reports on the mysterious "Serapis" temple and more at #Ephesos (in German)
🔗 buff.ly/4JDf0i1
📺 Tomorrow from 7am live from #Ephesos!
The Austrian Broadcasting Company starts the new live stream directly from the excavation in Türkiye! 🏛️
Accompany archaeologists up close at their work and experience the fascinating everyday life of an archaeological excavation. 🔍✨
🔴 on.orf.at !
The Austrian Broadcasting Company starts the new live stream directly from the excavation in Türkiye! 🏛️
Accompany archaeologists up close at their work and experience the fascinating everyday life of an archaeological excavation. 🔍✨
🔴 on.orf.at !
July 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Austrian Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, made a stop in #Egypt during her Middle Eastern tour. Irene Forstner-Müller, head of the OeAI Cairo, had the opportunity to guide her through the Grand Egyptian Museum and the #Giza pyramids together with Georg Pöstinger, Austrian Ambassador to Egypt
July 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Austrian Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, made a stop in #Egypt during her Middle Eastern tour. Irene Forstner-Müller, head of the OeAI Cairo, had the opportunity to guide her through the Grand Egyptian Museum and the #Giza pyramids together with Georg Pöstinger, Austrian Ambassador to Egypt
Archaeology livestream, Ephesos documentary, Science Arena: the Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences @oeaw.bsky.social celebrate Austria's largest foreign excavation Ephesos with a multimedia focus on knowledge
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ℹ️ buff.ly/nFX5rvL
June 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Archaeology livestream, Ephesos documentary, Science Arena: the Austrian Broadcasting Company (ORF) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences @oeaw.bsky.social celebrate Austria's largest foreign excavation Ephesos with a multimedia focus on knowledge
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ℹ️ buff.ly/nFX5rvL
Archäologie Livestream, Ephesos Dokumentation, Science Arena: ORF und @oeaw.bsky.social feiern Österreichs größte Auslandsgrabung #Ephesos mit einem multimedialen Wissensschwerpunkt!
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June 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Archäologie Livestream, Ephesos Dokumentation, Science Arena: ORF und @oeaw.bsky.social feiern Österreichs größte Auslandsgrabung #Ephesos mit einem multimedialen Wissensschwerpunkt!
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ℹ️ buff.ly/65TBu3S
Learn more about the extraordinary find of mammoths in a wine cellar in Lower Austria last year.
➡️ Full video: buff.ly/4o38rez
#mammoth #iceage #archaeology
➡️ Full video: buff.ly/4o38rez
#mammoth #iceage #archaeology
June 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Learn more about the extraordinary find of mammoths in a wine cellar in Lower Austria last year.
➡️ Full video: buff.ly/4o38rez
#mammoth #iceage #archaeology
➡️ Full video: buff.ly/4o38rez
#mammoth #iceage #archaeology
💼 Job offer:
Administrative trainee (f/m/x) in Digital Archaeology and Classics | 12 months, full time
Deadline: 27 June 2025
We look forward to your application!
Administrative trainee (f/m/x) in Digital Archaeology and Classics | 12 months, full time
Deadline: 27 June 2025
We look forward to your application!
June 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
💼 Job offer:
Administrative trainee (f/m/x) in Digital Archaeology and Classics | 12 months, full time
Deadline: 27 June 2025
We look forward to your application!
Administrative trainee (f/m/x) in Digital Archaeology and Classics | 12 months, full time
Deadline: 27 June 2025
We look forward to your application!
We are delighted to invite you to the opening of »Exposed Layers«, a solo installation by artist Elham Hadian, on June 16 at 6pm at Barvinskyi Art Gallery. It is the result of an artistic engagement with archaeological fieldwork in Svinjarička Čuka, an early Neolithic settlement in southern Serbia.
June 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We are delighted to invite you to the opening of »Exposed Layers«, a solo installation by artist Elham Hadian, on June 16 at 6pm at Barvinskyi Art Gallery. It is the result of an artistic engagement with archaeological fieldwork in Svinjarička Čuka, an early Neolithic settlement in southern Serbia.
🏺 Join us for European #Archaeology Days! From Friday to Sunday, our colleagues Nirvana Silnovic and Robert Krickl will share their latest research results about #colours in Antiquity with visitors at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and Museum Carnuntinum.
#polychromon
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#polychromon
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June 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🏺 Join us for European #Archaeology Days! From Friday to Sunday, our colleagues Nirvana Silnovic and Robert Krickl will share their latest research results about #colours in Antiquity with visitors at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna and Museum Carnuntinum.
#polychromon
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#polychromon
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📽️ The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF visited #Ephesos last week. 📅 Tune in on July 12 at 12:00 pm ORF 2 for a new documentary about the antique city by V. Tatschl marking this year's anniversary of 130 years of Austrian research at Ephesos.
June 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📽️ The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF visited #Ephesos last week. 📅 Tune in on July 12 at 12:00 pm ORF 2 for a new documentary about the antique city by V. Tatschl marking this year's anniversary of 130 years of Austrian research at Ephesos.
✨ 130 years of Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
To effectively handle such a significant archaeological undertaking, a dedicated and skilled team is essential. Huge thanks to our amazing excavation crew!
To effectively handle such a significant archaeological undertaking, a dedicated and skilled team is essential. Huge thanks to our amazing excavation crew!
May 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
✨ 130 years of Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
To effectively handle such a significant archaeological undertaking, a dedicated and skilled team is essential. Huge thanks to our amazing excavation crew!
To effectively handle such a significant archaeological undertaking, a dedicated and skilled team is essential. Huge thanks to our amazing excavation crew!
✨ 130 years of Austrian Ephesos Excavations: In 2019, archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine commercial and dining district at Domitian's Square. The area was abruptly destroyed in 614/615 AD, preserving household items under a thick layer of ash, offering a rare glimpse into ancient life.
May 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
✨ 130 years of Austrian Ephesos Excavations: In 2019, archaeologists uncovered a Byzantine commercial and dining district at Domitian's Square. The area was abruptly destroyed in 614/615 AD, preserving household items under a thick layer of ash, offering a rare glimpse into ancient life.
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
1962-1985, Terrace House 2, a building complex with luxury flats in the heart of the antique city, was unearthed. To allow visitors to marvel at the unique painting and mosaic decoration in place, a protective roof was erected by the OeAI in 1999/2000.
1962-1985, Terrace House 2, a building complex with luxury flats in the heart of the antique city, was unearthed. To allow visitors to marvel at the unique painting and mosaic decoration in place, a protective roof was erected by the OeAI in 1999/2000.
May 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
1962-1985, Terrace House 2, a building complex with luxury flats in the heart of the antique city, was unearthed. To allow visitors to marvel at the unique painting and mosaic decoration in place, a protective roof was erected by the OeAI in 1999/2000.
1962-1985, Terrace House 2, a building complex with luxury flats in the heart of the antique city, was unearthed. To allow visitors to marvel at the unique painting and mosaic decoration in place, a protective roof was erected by the OeAI in 1999/2000.
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
In the 50s, the first buildings (e.g. Temple of Hadrian, Basilica of St John) were re-erected. In 1978, the re-erection of the Celsus Library - today a famous selfie motive - was completed after almost 10 years of work.
In the 50s, the first buildings (e.g. Temple of Hadrian, Basilica of St John) were re-erected. In 1978, the re-erection of the Celsus Library - today a famous selfie motive - was completed after almost 10 years of work.
May 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
In the 50s, the first buildings (e.g. Temple of Hadrian, Basilica of St John) were re-erected. In 1978, the re-erection of the Celsus Library - today a famous selfie motive - was completed after almost 10 years of work.
In the 50s, the first buildings (e.g. Temple of Hadrian, Basilica of St John) were re-erected. In 1978, the re-erection of the Celsus Library - today a famous selfie motive - was completed after almost 10 years of work.
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
Today, Ephesos is the most visited archaeological site in Türkiye. Around 4 million people visit the antique ruins every year. Since 2015, the site is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Today, Ephesos is the most visited archaeological site in Türkiye. Around 4 million people visit the antique ruins every year. Since 2015, the site is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
May 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
Today, Ephesos is the most visited archaeological site in Türkiye. Around 4 million people visit the antique ruins every year. Since 2015, the site is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Today, Ephesos is the most visited archaeological site in Türkiye. Around 4 million people visit the antique ruins every year. Since 2015, the site is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.