German Protestant Institute of Archaeology

Logo GPIA

The garden of the institute in Jerusalem in 2007

The theodolite used by Gottlieb Schumacher in the museum of the institute

The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), Research Unit of the German Archaeological Institute, founded in 1900, is a leading biblical archaeological institute in Jerusalem. 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]

^ 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-+.

[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-+.

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