Tell Iztabba, view from north.

Conference “Current Archaeological and Historical Research in the Southern Levant,” December 6–8, 2024, Erbacher Hof, Mainz

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The Board of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine (DPV) invites you to the next Members’ Meeting, which will take place on December 6, 2024, at the Erbacher Hof in Mainz. The Members’ Meeting is part of the conference “Current Archaeological and Historical Research in the Southern Levant,” which will also be held from December 6 to 8, 2024, at the Erbacher Hof in Mainz.

You can find all important information in the Program of the DPV Conference 2024, and the Registration Form for the DPV Conference 2024.

Please note that registration for the conference this year is not handled by the Erbacher Hof but by the Biblical Archaeological Institute of the University of Tübingen. We therefore ask you to send the fully completed Registration Form to: evi.stanger@uni-tuebingen.de.

To secure your place, we recommend early registration. Please be aware that the registration deadline for the conference is October 31, 2024. After this date, the remaining rooms at the Erbacher Hof will be allocated to other guests.

The Board would be very pleased to welcome many of you to the conference and the Members’ Meeting.

A plaque from Tel Rehov. Source: © Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Scientific Conference 2022: Representations of Goddesses and Gods in Palestine

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine is organizing a conference on “Representations of Goddesses and Gods in Palestine” in Mainz from December 2 to 4, 2022. The conference venue, the Erbacher Hof, is located in the center of Mainz, close to the cathedral. Fourteen lectures by researchers from Germany and abroad will deal with the topic of representations of gods for different time periods from the Chalcolithic to the Roman period. In addition, two key notes will present results of recent excavation projects in the region. For the first time, the Helga Weippert Prize for the promotion of young scientists will be awarded during the conference. The program of the public conference, to which all interested parties are cordially invited, can be found here. Registration for the conference can be made through the Akademie Erbacher Hof.

Gezer Calendar (Replica); https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendrier_de_Gezer#/media/Fichier:Gezer_Calendar_-_Replica_1.jpg

Helga Weippert Prize of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine

In 2022, the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine is awarding the Helga Weippert Prize for outstanding dissertations or habilitations in the fields of the archaeology, history, religion, culture and regional studies of Palestine for the first time. The prize is endowed with €2,000. It serves to promote young scientists in German-speaking countries and is named after the biblical archaeologist and Old Testament scholar Helga Weippert (1943-2019). More information can be found [ddownload id=”3665″ style=”link” text=”here”] (in German).

Scientific Subsidies 2020

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2020. Information in German is available [ddownload id=”3462″ style=”link” text=”here”].

A treasure trove of 24 gold coins and a gold earring discovered in a well-hidden bronze pot during ongoing excavation and conservation work in the ancient harbor of Caesarea. Found among the hoard of Fatimid dinars are six extremely rare 11th century Byzantine coins. Photo © Israel Antiquities Authority.

Scientific Subsidies 2019

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2019. Information in German is available [ddownload id=”3342″ style=”link” text=”here”].