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Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship of the Neukirch FoundationThe Dr. Dieter and Sigrun Neukirch Foundation invites applications for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships to support research projects in the fields of archaeology, classical languages, and geography. The fellowships are awarded for a duration of one year and must be carried out at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU). The monthly funding amounts to €1,200 plus an additional €150 for material expenses for graduate fellowships and €1,750 plus an additional €250 for material expenses for postdoctoral fellowships. The Neukirch Foundation aims to promote academic research and scholarship at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), with a particular focus on supporting early-career researchers. Applications are now open, and the deadline for submission is May 15, 2025. For further details on the application process, please click here. |
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Special Exhibition: Wanderlust – Ancient Adventurers, Explorers, and Conquerors
Travel plays a central role in many ancient myths. Daring journeys and perilous quests lead heroes to distant lands. Among the most famous are the wanderings of Odysseus and his thrilling tales of adventure. The demigod Heracles had to venture to the very edges of the world—and even into the Underworld—to complete his twelve labors. Ancient geography blended reality with legend: wild centaurs in Thessaly, fierce Amazons by the Black Sea, and gold-guarding griffins at the northernmost edge of the known world, in the fabled land of the Hyperboreans. But travel was not just the subject of myths—it was a fundamental part of ancient life. Whether journeying to grand festivals in distant cities and sacred sites, exploring new territories, expanding trade networks, founding cities, or embarking on military campaigns, travel shaped the ancient world. For the people of antiquity, it was far more than an adventure—travel created myths, gave rise to cities, connected cultures, and opened new trade routes. This special exhibition explores the fascinating stories of ancient heroes, explorers, and conquerors and how their journeys transformed the ancient world. We warmly invite you to the grand opening of our new special exhibition!
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EU-Peace-Project ‘Our Cultural Heritage - The Basis of Our House Europe’The archaeological departments of the universities of Marburg (geoarchaeology), Giessen (classical archaeology), Comillas (landscape archaeology), Mostar (Roman archaeology) and Sarajevo (remote sensing) have joined forces for the EU-Peace project ‘Our Cultural Heritage - The Basis of Our House Europe’ in order to train students at an international level in the conservation and management of cultural heritage. Through joint courses, workshops and summer and spring schools conducted in English, the program will teach and test approaches and practices of cultural heritage conservation and management on both theoretical and practical levels. The practical training will involve applying traditional excavation and conservation methods, as well as learning innovative digital techniques, which will be taught in the field during ongoing excavations. The programme will begin in spring 2025 with a Spring School at excavation sites in Sarajevo and Mostar. Participation in the Spring School 2025 is limited to three participants per university; expressions of interest are invited. |
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