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    Ukraine: How Much Cultural Heritage Has Been Destroyed?
    08.02.2026
    Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) in December 2025—explains the challenges they faced. War Against Culture Why is it important to advance documentation of the destruction of cultural heritage in Ukraine? Ian Kuijt: Much of the international attention currently directed at Ukraine focuses either on the nature of the military conflict or on the loss of human life. But there is another, hidden story about how this war affects history, identity, ...
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    Diversity Strengthens Research
    05.03.2026
    developments and the role of diversity in excellent research. To mark International Women's Day, the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) is inviting you to an event entitled "Different Minds, Better Science: The Benefits of Diversity in Research'. In their presentations, Francesca Ferlaino, a corresponding member of the ÖAW and Scientist of the Year 2025, and Anaïs Angelo, a member of the Young Academy of the ÖAW, will explore the role of diversity in innovative research ...
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    A PALACE COMPLEX AS ADMINISTRATIVE RESIDENCE IN EPHESOS
    12.05.2023
    step, and I ended up working on this project for more than ten years. Thanks to the support of the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, my team and I were for the first time able to carry out a systematic building survey of the already exposed ruins as well as targeted excavations. Subsequently, we studied the history of the building and its use and integrated the results into the larger urban context. We were able to use a 3D laser scan to ...
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    Planet killers: Why asteroids mainly hit in movies
    24.01.2022
    objects from space have shaped the history of the earth. The Chicxulub crater, a 66-million-year-old asteroid impact crater about 180 km across in Mexico, has even been linked to the extinction of the dinosaurs. However, there is no need to worry too much about a "planet killer" at the moment: "A person is more likely to win the lottery than to experience a large impact in their lifetime," says Christian Möstl from the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of ...
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    Library of the Middle Ages 2.0
    07.01.2019
    medical papers, sermons, and textbooks. "You can find everything imaginable in the 25,000 medieval manuscripts, although the majority, of course, concern theology", says Christine Glaßner from the Institute for Medieval Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). Until now, this literary treasure trove from the Middle Ages could only be viewed and analyzed in the respective institutions in Austria. With around 1,200 manuscripts each, the libraries in Melk and ...
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    Egypt’s Treasures – and Tutankhamun’s Underwear – on Display in a Giant Museum in Cairo
    06.11.2025
    opened. It is one of the largest museums in the world and presents, for the first time, the entire treasure of Tutankhamun. “A milestone,” says Irene Forstner-Müller, who heads the Cairo branch of the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW). The archaeologist explains why this museum is so special — for research, for Egypt, and also for Austria. Austrian research prominently featured Ms. Forstner-Müller, the Grand Egyptian Museum has ...
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    ÖAW wählte 31 neue Mitglieder
    21.05.2021
    and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, Niederlande), Religionswissenschaften Nina A. Dmitrieva (Baltische Föderale Immanuel-Kant-Universität, Kaliningrad, Russland), Philosophie Pál Fodor (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of History, Ungarn), Neuere Geschichte, Osmanische Geschichte Sabine Schmidtke (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, USA), Islamwissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche ...
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    ÖAW wählte 31 neue Mitglieder
    21.05.2021
    and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, Niederlande), Religionswissenschaften Nina A. Dmitrieva (Baltische Föderale Immanuel-Kant-Universität, Kaliningrad, Russland), Philosophie Pál Fodor (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of History, Ungarn), Neuere Geschichte, Osmanische Geschichte Sabine Schmidtke (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, USA), Islamwissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche ...
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    Excavations in Israel shed new light on the Bronze Age
    23.11.2018
    But only parts of the Middle and early Late Bronze Age, the historical period about 3,500 years ago, are properly understood. Felix Höflmayer from the Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is seeking to illuminate this period in history. For the second time this year, Höflmayer and his Austrian-Israeli team have carried out excavations in Tel Lachisch. In addition to numerous finds, the scientists were able to gain ...
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    Beyond Dungeons and Dragons: Studying Medieval Table-top Games
    20.06.2025
    Tabletop role-playing games, also known as TTRPGs, have a long history dating back to the 1970s. But it wasn’t until recently that tabletop gaming gained massive popularity with a steadily increasing player base. While TTRPGs are not inherently set in a specific time or place, many focus on the fantasy genre and a medieval setting. Thom Gobbitt of the Institute for Medieval Research (IMAFO) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences is one of many TTRPG enthusiasts and has been ...