Tell Iztabba, view from north.

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.

Previous announcements

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

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.

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2020. Information in German is available 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.

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2019. Information in German is available here.

Horvat Kur, Area A; photographed by Limor Griffin on 06/07/2018; © www.kinneret-excavations.org.

This year’s scientific conference of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine takes place from 09.-11.12.2016 at Erbacher Hof in Mainz/Germany. The conference is entitled “Temples, Synagogues, Churches and Mosques. Sacred Architecture in Palestine from the Bronze Age to Medieval Times”. A detailed program can be downloaded here.

Because of the limited number of overnight accommodation, we suggest an early registration. Bookings are possible starting from August 1, 2018:

preferably online at www.ebh-mainz.de, or
by email: ebh.akademie@bistum-mainz.de, or
by telephone: Erbacher Hof; +49-6131-257-0

Please indicate  “Temples, Synagogues, Churches and Mosques” on your booking.

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2018. Information in German is available here.

The German Society for the Exploration of Palestine announces scientific subsidies for the year 2017. Information in German is available here.

This year’s scientific conference of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine takes place from 09.-11.12.2016 at Erbacher Hof in Mainz/Germany. The conference is entitled “Palestine and the Mediterranean”. A detailed program can be downloaded here.

Because of the limited number of overnight accommodation, we suggest an early registration. Bookings are possible starting from September 15, 2016:

preferably online at www.ebh-mainz.de, or
by email: ebh.akademie@bistum-mainz.de, or
by telephone: Erbacher Hof; +49-6131-257-0

Please indicate  “Palestine and the Mediterranean” on your booking.

The journal of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine – ZDPV – is now also available online via JSTOR. Note, however, that there is a “moving wall” of three years. At present, access is limited to institutions only.

Please inquire at your local library if access is provided. The ZDPV is part of JSTOR’s “Arts & Science Collection IX”.

Free access to ZDPV 1-30 (1878-1906) is provided by www.archive.org.

We completely revised our website and we hope that you easily accommodate with it. Enjoy trawling through the new (and old) web contents.

This year’s scientific conference of the German Society for the Exploration of Palestine takes place from 14.-16.11.2014 at Erbacher Hof in Mainz/Germany. The conference is entitled “Magic in Ancient Palestine, Egypt, and the Near East”. A detailed program can be downloaded here.

Because of the limited number of overnight accommodation, we suggest an early registration. Bookings are possible starting from June 18, 2014:

Please indicate  “Magic in Ancient Palestine” on your booking.

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