An article in scilog - the science magazine of the FWF

On July 19, 2024, the Children's University Day 2024 took place at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. There were exciting lectures and workshops on the Roman period & the Middle Ages, fake news & school 200 years ago or graffiti & plants to…

from the late antique hilltop settlement at Burgbichl in Irschen (Austria) Cooperation project with the University of Innsbruck

We were shocked to learn that our esteemed colleague Dr. Isabella Theoktisti Benda-Weber passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on June 27.

Isabella had been working at the Austrian Archaeological Institute since 1991, where she not only took on…

A new »display window« in Flavia Solva focuses on the animals in Roman times

POSTDOC POSITION (F/M/X) (full-time, 40h per week) in the “Ancient Music” working group of the Department of Classical Studies. Deadline: 15 September 2024

It is with deep sadness that we have to announce the death of Priv. Doz. Dr. Sabine Ladstätter. After a serious illness that was endured with great dignity, our dear colleague, friend and former Managing Director passed away on June 3 surrounded by…

Steskal succeeds the recently deceased Sabine Ladstätter, who had headed the renowned Austrian excavation in western Turkey since 2010.

Funding for two publication projects

Dive into the fascinating world of science

In Lower Austria, a local winegrower has discovered mammoth bones that are approximately 30,000 to 40,000 years old. It is the most significant find of this kind in more than 100 years. Researchers from the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the…

Exhibition »Il regno di Aḫḫijawa. I Micenei e la Sicilia«

Funding for one OeAI project

Dive into the fascinating world of science

Scurvy was not only found among mariners. This is shown by archaeological studies carried out by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Using bone finds from the early medieval Jauntal valley in southern Austria, researchers discovered that infants and…

Review of the conference on March 20/21, 2024

Funding for two OeAI projects

Workshop »Scepticism, unbelief, and theological reflection«

Congratulations to our colleague Bogdana Milic for being awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship. She will move to the Spanish National Research Council in Barcelona with her project »Distinct regional identities in Upper Mesopotamia at the onset of…