German Protestant Institute of Archaeology

Logo GPIA
The institute in Jerusalem in 2007
The entrance of the institute in Jerusalem in 2007
The garden of the institute in Jerusalem in 2007
The theodolite used by Gottlieb Schumacher in the museum of the institute
Tall Zira'a in spring 2008

The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute, founded in 1900 is one of the most important biblical archaeological institutes in the Near East. Its German name is Deutsches Evangelisches Institut für Altertumswissenschaft des Heiligen Landes (DEI) which translates literally to the German Protestant Institute for Classical and Ancient Studies in the Holy Land.[1]

  1. ^ Kenkel, Frauke & Vieweger, Dieter. (2014). The German Protestant Institute for Classical and Ancient Studies in the Holy Land (DEI) at the same time Research Centre of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in 2013. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina-Vereins. 130. 114-+.