Collections Online

Language

German English

Cookie-Einstellungen

We use cookies and other technologies on our website to read/store information on your device and to process your personal data. If you give your consent for us to do this, we process your information and data for the purposes of integrating external media and analysing usage. As part of this, some data will be transferred to our service providers. Your consent also includes the transfer of your data to third countries, which incurs a risk that authorities in those locations may access and evaluate this data and that your data subject rights may not be enforced. By clicking on ‘Agree to all tools’, you expressly consent to the above-mentioned processes and purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Further information can be found in our privacy policy.

Change individual cookie settings

Here is a summary of all the cookies we use. Cookies are technologies that read information from, or store information on, the end user’s device. You can give your consent to entire categories, or view advanced information to select individual cookies.

Necessary
Always active

Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper functioning of the website.

Statistics

These cookies help us to understand how you interact with our website as a user. For this purpose, we collect anonymised information about your behaviour for our internal evaluation as part of our user analytics. For example, we can find out which topics are of particular interest to you, or which functionalities you use often, or not at all. This enables us to optimise our content and functionalities in order to offer you a more personalised experience.

External (2)

Our portal offers a variety of media, including videos and 3D views of objects. In order to provide technical implementation of these features, we use the services of third-party providers whose content is integrated into our portal. As a result, content and information provided may be disclosed to third parties. We recommend you read the privacy policies of these companies. Your consent includes the processing of data by third parties, including in third countries, where applicable (Art. 49(1) GDPR), where there may be no comparable level of data protection in force.

Musawwarat 1. field diary 19.1.-7.4.1960, kept by Fritz Hintze and others.

  • Dokument
  • Fritz Hintze u.a.
  • Musawwarat es-Sufra (Ort); Sudan (Land)
  • 1960

Egyptologist Fritz Hintze (1915–1993) led the Humboldt-Universität's first field-research projects in Sudan. As the young GDR sought recognition under international law, relations with the north-east African Republic of Sudan, founded in 1956, were important to it at a foreign-policy level. It financed extensive excavations at the ancient sacred Cushitic site of Musawwarat es-Sufra and the reconstruction of the Lion or Apedemak Temple. Today the site is part of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. HU is still active here in the fields of research and cultural preservation. Diaries document the start and progression of the 1960s work. These historical records are today an important source for studies into Sudan archaeology and the history of science.

Detailed information

Collection
HU Sudanarchaeological Collection
Object type
Dokument
Original title
Musawwarat 1. Feldtagebuch 19.1.–7.4.1960
Actors
Fritz Hintze u.a.
Place of origin
Musawwarat es-Sufra (Ort); Sudan (Land)
Date
1960
Inventory number
HU-SUDAN_H_MUS_FT_1960_DV-1
Material
Paper; cardboard
Technique
Handwriting
Exhibition Format
Original
Rights statement
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sudanarchäologische Sammlung & Archiv
Owner
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Exhibition & Module
HU01 After Nature / HU01 02 Main Hall - Modern Cabinet of Curiosities / HU01 02 03 Research Objects