The research project is dedicated to the material appearance of ancient cities, which is investigated as a mirror as well as a formative component of social structures and processes. Furthermore, the commission develops and supports projects on the archaeology of ancient cities and the testing of interdisciplinary methods.
The confrontation with classical antiquity is a decisive characteristic of Western culture. Research into the afterlife of antiquity, especially in the Renaissance period, is one of the central themes of art historical research. For the "Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance", the scientific discussion always starts from the concrete ancient monument that was…
Roman stone architecture represents a unique treasure of cultural heritage that gives evidence of early forms of sustainable urbanity in Germany. However, most of it has survived as dislocated building elements (disiecta membra), whose existence so far has hardly been known, let alone published. The academy project therefore serves to index, link and evaluate this corpus of material (approx.…
The project identifies, records, edits and evaluates coin finds from antiquity. It thus lays the foundation for the historical analysis of this important source material. In view of the mass of finds from the entire ancient Mediterranean region and the neighbouring areas as well as the period under investigation from the 7th century BC to the 9th century AD - in the east until the end of the…
The Swiss Inventory of Coin Finds (SICF) is an information and documentation centre which records and documents the numismatic sources – coin finds and relevant documents – from Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
The Swiss Inventory of Coin Finds (SICF) was founded in 1992 by the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAHS). We have been located since 2015 at…