TransArea Network Africa (TANA)

The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) looks back on long and multifaceted research tradition on the African continent, whose origins date back to the founding of the Cairo Department in 1906. Building on its early activities in Egypt, the Institute has continuously expanded its research fields over time to include other regions of Africa, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania, Eswatini, Mozambique and South Africa among others. TANA sees itself as a platform for academic dialogue and cooperation. It creates spaces for regular meetings, networking, personal development and inspiration. Through its members, it fosters a wide range of international links within the field of African archaeology, such as the Pan-African Congress, SAFA and Nubian Studies, as well as with organisation involved in the protection of cultural heritage and international cooperation, such as UNESCO and ICOMOS. This booklet provides an insight into the range of activities, perspectives and collaborations of the DAI in Africa and invites readers to rediscover the diversity of archaeological research on the continent.

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Jörg Linstädter (0000-0002-7931-3178); Dennis Beck; Heidi Vuchetich; Moheddine Chaouali; Philipp von Rummel (0000-0001-7545-2181); Dirk Blaschta (0009-0003-1070-6162); Saoussane Yahia; Abdelaziz El Khayari; Tachfine Touri; Moritz Nykamp; Wiebke Bebermeier; Antonia Umlauf ; Jens Jouaux ; Mira Hafiz; Merlin Dittmar ; Oliwia Ullrich ; Alfredo Mederos Martin ; Carlos Odriozola Lloret ; Ignacio Montero Ruiz ; Ingrid Stelzner ; Ulrike Löptien ; Heiner Dietze ; Alissa Mittnik ; Maxime Rageot ; Qi Zeng ; Stefano Cespa ; Sarah Japp ; Mike Schnelle ; Aley Woldesilassie Woldegebriel ; Alfatih Ali Saeed ; Hassan Ebeid-Allah ; Mel’aku Kidane ; Bob Forrester ; Brandi Macdonald ; Bonsile Ndlangamandla ; Nina Stahl ; Clara Jeuthe (0000-0002-8056-6455); Marlene Köster (0000-0002-2438-1237); Cornelia Kleinitz (0000-0003-3090-1881); Wolbert Smidt (0009-0007-5672-2722); Gregor Bader (0000-0003-0621-9209); Alexa Höhn (0000-0003-2943-7858); Ute Verstegen (0000-0002-6577-5144); Ernest K. Fiador (0009-0004-6860-190X); Wazi Apoh (0000-0001-7050-5299); Gerd Weniger (0000-0002-5270-657X) (2026). TransArea Network Africa (TANA) [Data set]. DAI. https://doi.org/10.34780/7j79w9en
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Author(s) Jörg Linstädter ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7931-3178
Dennis Beck
Heidi Vuchetich
Moheddine Chaouali
Philipp von Rummel ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7545-2181
Dirk Blaschta ORCID ID: 0009-0003-1070-6162
Saoussane Yahia
Abdelaziz El Khayari
Tachfine Touri
Moritz Nykamp
Wiebke Bebermeier
Antonia Umlauf
Jens Jouaux
Mira Hafiz
Merlin Dittmar
Oliwia Ullrich
Alfredo Mederos Martin
Carlos Odriozola Lloret
Ignacio Montero Ruiz
Ingrid Stelzner
Ulrike Löptien
Heiner Dietze
Alissa Mittnik
Maxime Rageot
Qi Zeng
Stefano Cespa
Sarah Japp
Mike Schnelle
Aley Woldesilassie Woldegebriel
Alfatih Ali Saeed
Hassan Ebeid-Allah
Mel’aku Kidane
Bob Forrester
Brandi Macdonald
Bonsile Ndlangamandla
Nina Stahl
Clara Jeuthe ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8056-6455
Marlene Köster ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2438-1237
Cornelia Kleinitz ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3090-1881
Wolbert Smidt ORCID ID: 0009-0007-5672-2722
Gregor Bader ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0621-9209
Alexa Höhn ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2943-7858
Ute Verstegen ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6577-5144
Ernest K. Fiador ORCID ID: 0009-0004-6860-190X
Wazi Apoh ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7050-5299
Gerd Weniger ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5270-657X
Maintainer Redaktion KAAK
Version 1.0
Last Updated August 4, 2026, 12:19 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2026, 14:06 (UTC)
Subtitle Archaeological Research of the DAI in Africa
Publisher Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
In Language English
Year of publication 2026
Resource Type General Booklet
DOI 10.34780/7j79w9en