A collection of articles published in the journal WIREs Water and dedicated to the upcoming UrbNet conference Africa and the Indian Ocean past in high definition.

Excavations in Ribe, Denmark show that Viking culture was based on sophisticated production and trade. Is their brutal reputation unfair?

23-27 April 2019. Organised in the framework of the ERASMUS+ project "Ancient Cities".

New student assistant in the Palmyra Portrait Project.

New student assistant in the Danish-German Jerash Northwest Quarter Project.

Summary by PhD student Kirstine Haase.

New publication by the DNRF on this year's theme, diversity and excellence in recruitment and career development of scientists.

New publication by Professor and Centre director Rubina Raja and Professor Achim Lichtenberger (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster).

Lecture at the Museum of Ancient Art and Archaeology by Guest professor Christos Tsirogiannis.

Conference organised by Professor and Centre director Rubina Raja, Professor Jörg Rüpke, and Professor Susanne Rau.