We hope the conversations started during these two days will continue — and lead to new questions, research approaches and collaborations. 🤝 6/6

A big thank you to all our speakers, chairs and participants — both on site and online — for sharing their research, questions and ideas and making these two days such a stimulating exchange! 🙌 And many thanks to everyone who worked behind the scenes. 💪 4/6

Throughout the conference, we explored archaeological iron from three interconnected perspectives: its context, including questions of production, technology and provenance; corrosion processes and states of preservation; and conservation as part of an artefact’s biography. 2/6

Two days of inspiring presentations, discussions and interdisciplinary exchange at the conference “Archaeological Iron: Context, Corrosion and Conservation” have come to an end. 1/6 #Archaeology #conservation

Our colleague Detlef Gronenborn shares a quick update in German from this year's excavations at the Kapellenberg near Hofheim. New discoveries are shedding light on a 6,000-year-old Neolithic burial monument. 🏺 #archaeology

Out now & #openaccess: Azzurra Scarcis LEIZA Publication "Ricontestualizzare i vecchi scavi: L’area sacra urbana dell’antica Kasmenai e le sue dediche metalliche" doi.org/10.11588/pro...

🧱 How stone preserves history: The new project funded by @erc.europa.eu #ConstruEnS, led by LEIZA's Prof. Dr. Dominik Maschek, explores #Roman monumental buildings as archives of society, environment, and power. Funded with €2.5M over 5 years. idw-online.de/de/news873165 #Archaeology #ERCAdG

Proud to be recognised once again with the audit@berufundfamilie.de certificate. LEIZA received the certificate with distinction for its long-term commitment to a family-friendly and inclusive workplace. Many thanks to our team for making this possible every day. #TeamLEIZA

Yesterday at the 4th LEIZA Dialogue for Democracy, we discussed a question that feels increasingly urgent: What happens when culture and cultural heritage come under pressure in times of war&crisis? Thanks to all speakers, participants, and guests for an open, thoughtful, and engaging discussion!

Now #openaccess: Ralf-Dietrich Kahlke (Ed.): The #Pleistocene of #Untermassfeld near Meiningen (Thüringen, Germany), Monographien des RGZM, Vol. 40,4 & 40,5: doi.org/10.11588/pro... doi.org/10.11588/pro... #Archaeology

Now online: letters, drawings and documents from the estate of Ludwig Lindenschmit, founder of today’s LEIZA and a pioneer of archaeology as a research discipline. Around 2,600 archival records are now searchable online. 🔎 www.archivportal-d.de/objekte?quer... #Archaeology #History

Big congratulations to Danai Theodoraki on publishing her thesis on Neolithic Franchthi and high-resolution climate variability! The publication is now out here: doi.org/10.11588/pro... #LEIZArchaeology #Archaeology #Research

💸 Participation is fully funded: Accommodation, lectures, workshops, excursions, coffee breaks & evening events are included. (Travel costs excluded.) 📅 Application deadline: June 5, 2026 📍 Mainz | August 17–21, 2026

Master’s students, doctoral candidates & postdocs — this is for you: From August 17–21, 2026, the first Summer School of the Leibniz ScienceCampus RECOMENT will take place at LEIZA in Mainz. All Infos in the thread & on: www.lwc-recoment.de/veranstaltun... 1/2

🎉 Congratulations to our Deputy Director and Head of Roman Archaeology, Dominik Maschek, on his election to Academia Europaea – a prestigious, peer-reviewed honor recognizing outstanding scholars across Europe. #LEIZArchaeology #AcademiaEuropaea

We cordially invite you to participate in our summer school from August 17 to 21, 2026. The application deadline is May 15th, 2026. For more details, see www.lwc-recoment.de/veranstaltun...

New in LEIZA Publications and #OpenAccess: Fragmentation in Greek Sanctuaries and Bronze Age Hoards (eds. A. Scarci & H. Baitinger) explores why objects were deliberately broken - from ritual practices to recycling - across Europe and the Mediterranean. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #Archaeology

New #OpenAccess release: Beyond Hunting (eds. L. Kindler & S. Gaudzinski-Windheuser) revisits the “Man the Hunter” paradigm & explores diverse early human lifeways, from subsistence to social roles. doi.org/10.11588/pro... #Archaeology

In response to an international call for assistance, Germany can provide assistance worldwide for the emergency care of threatened cultural heritage, in the event of natural or human-made disasters.

The Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU), developed by German partners as part of the #KulturGutRetter project by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), the LEIZA and the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), has been officially registered in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Through our conservation expertise, LEIZA supports the ACT4PRESPA project and the protection of Prespa’s shared cultural heritage. These finds were recovered by our conservator Matthias Heinzel. In silent remembrance.

At LEIZA, we focus on the analysis of these unique finds. Special attention is also given to the conservation of composite materials & the complex interaction between wood & iron. Through analysis (here: x-ray CT) & testing of conservation methods, we work towards sustainable long-term preservation.

When the water retreated, history emerged: Lower water levels transformed planned underwater research into systematic surveys & excavations along the exposed lakeshore. At the eastern shore of the lake archaeologists uncovered rare remains of medieval wooden architecture and numerous movable finds.

A shared effort across borders 🤝 ACT4PRESPA brings together partners from North Macedonia, Greece, and Albania, working to expand knowledge of the region’s underwater archaeological heritage and to valorize its most significant cultural assets.

Our mission: conserving and scientifically studying exceptional archaeological finds from Prespa Lake.

🌊 Hidden heritage beneath Prespa Lake: At LEIZA, we are proud to contribute to the ACT4Prespa project – part of the EU for Prespa Programme for the Sustainable Development of the Prespa Lake Area on the border between North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. #LEIZAworldwide #Archaeology

"Beacons and Military Communication from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period" explores pre-modern signalling systems & landscapes of defence. Co-edited by Marie Ødegaard, Stuart Brookes, & our colleague Thorsten Lemm. #OpenAccess now; print edition out 26 Feb. #Archaeology doi.org/10.1163/9789...

Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and restful holidays ✨ Thank you for the inspiring exchange and your engagement across our different formats throughout the year. We’re taking a short social media break and will be back on 12 January. #LEIZArchaeology

We are happy about the recognition of our work and want to thank all team members (archaeologists, students, cook, drivers) as well as the local community members who made our work and these discoveries possible. 📸 Horsepower / U. Brosseder, Noost Bayarkhuu

This year's excavations focused on Middle Bronze Age burials at 5 sites in western&central Mongolia (1800-1500 BCE). Their analyses will contribute to a better understanding of the socio-cultural dynamics & the integration and growing importance of the horse in eastern Eurasian pastoral communities.