We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success and results of the project over the years. During the excavation campaigns in Karabalgasun and Karakorum, students from the National University of Mongolia, from various German universities, and workers from Kharkhorin and the surrounding area have taken part and carried out everything from the heaviest excavation work to the finest preparation and documentation work. Although it is impossible for us to list everyone who has been involved in the project here, we would like to at least mention some long-standing contributors.

Former project directors

Since the project began, a generational change has already taken place. The project began and was successfully managed for many years by

Dovdojn Bayar
Hans-Georg Hüttel

Student and research assistants

During the excavation campaigns, student and research assistants from Germany and Mongolia have contributed to the research as documentation assistants, excavation technicians, section leaders, in the processing of finds and many other tasks.

Janna Fabry
(Section Leader, Research Associate, Public Relations)

Robert Hofmann
(Section Leader, Excavation Technician)

Lea Kohlhage
(find processing, archaeozoology)

Hannah Renners
(section management, scientific collaboration, public relations)

D. Sodnomjamts
(section management, documentation, scientific collaboration)

Ts. Byamba-Erdene
(section management, documentation)

Mirko Oehlert
(section management, documentation)

Matthias Conrad
(section management, documentation)

Jan Linden
(section management, documentation)

Steffen Bayer
(surveying)

Colin Mackenzie
(translations, 3D models of finds)

Frithjof Spangenberg
(documentation, photography, reconstruction drawings)

Judith Blödorn
(section management, documentation)

Burkart Dähne
(section management, documentation)

Christina Michel
(section management, documentation)

Uwe Märtens
(survey)

Agency, translation, organisation

Working in an international project requires a great deal of organisation, translation and cultural mediation to enable smooth and productive cooperation between people from different countries and cultures. This ranges from organising travel and tickets to the sensitive and culturally aware translation of difficult issues.

Kh. Ariunchimeg

Kh. Chinbat
(organisation, translation, cultural mediation)

Logistics & Catering

Fieldwork would be impossible without the commitment and support of our on-site logistics team, which tirelessly takes care of accommodation, food, transport and technology that makes living and working in the steppe possible.

A. Nyamkhuu
(logistics, transport, technology)

P. Munkhdelger
(logistics, kitchen)

N. Khatantsetseg
(Logistics, Kitchen)

Archiving, Restoration and Documentation of the Finds

The artefacts recovered during the excavations require thorough restoration, conservation, archiving, documentation and presentation. These tasks are carried out in close cooperation with the Kharakhorum Museum, the Mongolian Cultural Heritage Centre and conservators from Germany.

M. Oyuntulga
(restoration)

B. Deejidmaa
(restoration)

Andrea Steffen
(restoration)

B. Munkhzul
(archive)

B. Tsetsegmaa
(documentation)

Applied Computer and Geoscience in Archaeology

Since 2018, a collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden has led to the increased use of digital methods in research and mediation, as well as the development of contributions to the virtual museum.

Marco Block-Berlitz and the ArchaeoCopter team
(cooperation with international study programme, 3D documentation/remote sensing)

Martin Oczipka
(cooperation with international study programme, georadar)

Dominik Klenk
(3D model of the Great Hall)

Theresa Minister
(3D reconstruction of artefacts)

Judith Carl Pahlke
(3D reconstruction of artefacts)

Participants of the excursions of the HTW Dresden and the National University of Mongolia
(panorama shots, 3D documentation of finds)