Daily work during the excavations in the basilica of Doliche
Research Focus “Ancient Cultures”
© Forschungsstelle Asia Minor

The study of antiquity is characterised by an exceptional range of academic disciplines. Characterised by a very high degree of internationality, Ancient History, Classical and Christian Archaeology and Classical Philology focus on a large number of cultures in the Mediterranean region. Multidisciplinary alliances are also used to create long-term perspectives on ancient lifeworlds that contribute to current discourses.

At the centre of research and teaching are texts, images and artefacts, but also spaces, imaginative horizons and worlds of meaning. In text and material research as well as environmental history, various methodological bridges to computer science and the natural sciences are created. A series of editing projects and several active excavations – among others in Greece, Turkey, Armenia and Israel – offer students a wide range of opportunities for research-intensive learning.

© FOR Xenokratie

Xenocracy at Local Level - Administration and Cultural Entanglement in the Pre-Modern Era

DFG Research Group

The research group is being funded by the DFG since 2022 and is a cooperation between the University of Münster, the University of Cologne and the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg. On the one hand, it focuses on the localisation of xenocratic rule, its modes of operation, modes of mediation and forms of symbolic representation on site. On the other hand, it sheds light on the administration, its representatives and administrative practices.

© Uni MS – KHK

Legal Unity and Pluralism

Käte Hamburger Kolleg

The Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Legal Unity and Pluralism” (EViR) at the University of Münster has been funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research since 2021. Fellows from all over the world, together with scholars from Münster, examine the dynamic tension between legal unity and pluralism from antiquity to the present. This is the first attempt to systematically investigate the phenomenon in its entire historical depth and across disciplinary boundaries