Harbours from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages

Archaeology and history of regional and supraregional transportation systems

Since June 2012 the German Research Foundation (DFG) supports the scientific research of “Harbours from the Roman Period to the Middle Ages” within the grant of the Special Research Programme (known by its German acronym SPP - Schwerpunktprogramm).

After the first of three year period, the following projects have completed their research within the SPP.

The Priority Programme concluded the first phase with an international conference in Kiel

Harbours as objects of interdisciplinary research – Archaeology + History + Geosciences

from the 30th of September to the 3rd of October 2015. More information on the conference can be viewed here.