CONFERENCE: Archaeo-Informatics 2026

Archaeo-Informatics 2026, 24-25 November 2026, Istanbul.

Co-organised by the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (DAI) Istanbul, the Middle East Technical University (METU) and the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA).

Archaeology has entered an era of unprecedented digital production. With just a few clicks, enormous amounts of information can now be generated – in the field, in laboratories, in archives, and through research infrastructures around the world. Excavations produce thousands of images, measurements, spatial records, and 3D models; scientific analyses create increasingly complex datasets; and collections and archives are continuously being transformed into digital resources.

This abundance of information offers extraordinary opportunities for archaeological research, collaboration, and public engagement. At the same time, it presents fundamental challenges: How can digital data be preserved over the long term? How can different datasets communicate with one another? How can archaeological knowledge be made accessible, sustainable, and meaningful for future generations?

The Archaeo-Informatics Meeting 2026 invites researchers, field archaeologists, heritage specialists, data managers, digital humanists, software developers, librarians, archivists, and museum professionals to contribute papers exploring the evolving relationship between archaeological practice and digital infrastructures.

Under the theme “From the Field to the Screen: Challenges and Perspectives of Digital Storage and Publications”, the meeting will focus on how archaeological information is created, organised, preserved, visualised, shared, and published in increasingly digital research environments.