The Lab & the Library of the Islamic Archaeology Research Unit

AIA library boasts of having the largest collection specializing in Islamic archaeology at Bonn University.
Constructed with great care and diligence through nearly a decade of major and minor research projects, the collection caters specifically to specialists in the fields of Islamic archaeology, ceramics, art history, epigraphy, and ethnography with special emphasis on medieval Islam. Moreover, A good portion of the Read more ...

The AIA’s collection includes ceramics, artifacts, bones, metals, glass, lithics, lab samples, photography, and drawing. The Unit’s assemblage of medieval Islamic ceramics is the largest in Bonn. The collection is grouped into display artifacts, study collections, conservation, and reference ‎collections.

The AIA lab is equipped with binocular microscopes, photographic equipment, storage amenities, ‎drawing sets, and ceramic analysis tools. Many AIA courses include laboratory hours aiming to ‎expose students to basic ceramic reading, fabric examination, and residue analysis. The AIA offers ‎its students the opportunity to participate in the process of restoring, conserving, and labeling ‎archaeological finds held by the unit. ‎