Welcome in 2026
Dear Colleagues, Due to the ongoing conflict and prevailing travel advisories affecting Israel and the Palestinian territories, we have made the difficult decision…
Excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 2024
1 ‘Bucket brigade’ at the DEI excavation on Mount Zion Today located outside the city walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, Mount Zion and…
125 Years of DEI
On the occasion of the 125th birthday of the DEI we organize a scientific conference in Jerusalem on 16.-19. October 2023. You can…
Excavation in the Garden of the Dormition Abbey (2021)
Since 2015, the GPIA Jerusalem has been exploring and excavating on Mount Zion, a strategically important hill in the city of Jerusalem located…
“The End of a Dream”
Excavation on Mt. Zion from 1. to 31. July 2020 Due to Covid-19 entry regulations, the excavation in 2020 took place without volunteers….
Article on the Excavation Tall Zira’a published in The Jordan Times
‘House with the Loom’ offers snapshot of daily Iron Age life — German scholar is a newly published article on our excavation on…