Young girls could become priestesses in ancient Greece. But what were their responsibilities? And what do they tell us about how childhood was seen in antiquity?

Barbara Horejs, Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Prehistory & WANA Archaeology at the OeAI, has been elected as a foreign member of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). We offer our warmest congratulations!

At the Board of Trustees meeting on June 22, 2026, the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) approved funding for three individual projects at the OeAI in the field of historical and prehistoric archaeology. A total of 174 projects were approved, with a total…

A new ERC Advanced Grant project is studying the relationship between the interior and exterior in ancient Egyptian cities. OeAI principal investigator Irene Forstner-Müller explains why this topic is relevant to Egyptology and what key questions for…

The European Research Council has awarded its most prestigious grants to Christoph Bock, Irene Forstner-Müller and Jürgen Knoblich – a triple success for the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

On 15 June 2026, the General Assembly of the E-RIHS ERIC, the European Consortium of Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science, approved Austria’s accession. The Republic of Austria is now part of the European consortium of infrastructures for…

Mammoths, wine cellars, and stone tools. Back to the Paleolithic Age with Hannah Rohringer

On 19 May 2026, Barbara Horejs, Deputy Executive Director of the OeAI and Head of the Department of Prehistory & WANA Archaeology, was elected as a new full member of the Académie Internationale de Préhistoire et de Protohistoire (AIPP). We offer our…

Keynote by Anna Dolganov on her project »Decoding Antiquity«

in memoriam

Artworks created as part of an 'artist-in-archaeology' programme run by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) will be exhibited as part of the supporting programme for the 2026 Venice Art Biennale. The artist Elham Hadian is exhibiting works from…