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History / Archeology - 30.04.2021
Religions - History / Archeology - 28.01.2021
Politics - History / Archeology - 06.01.2021
Architecture - History / Archeology - 01.12.2020 
How American architects reinvented "liquid stone"
Roberto Gargiani, an architectural historian and professor at EPFL, has penned a new history of concrete in the United States from 1940 to 1970.
Economics / Business - History / Archeology - 17.11.2020
History / Archeology - Sport - 12.10.2020 
Central Asian Horse Riders Played Ball Games 3,000 Years Ago
Researchers have investigated ancient leather balls discovered in the graves of horse riders in northwest China.
History / Archeology - Economics / Business - 29.09.2020 
Zurich Was Linked to Slavery through State Bonds, Trade and Plantations
The city of Zurich supported slavery and slave trade in the 18th century financially and played a role in the deportation of thousands of Africans.
History / Archeology - Art and Design - 04.08.2020
Architecture - History / Archeology - 21.07.2020
History / Archeology - 20.04.2020
Media - History / Archeology - 18.02.2020
History / Archeology - Linguistics / Literature - 23.01.2020 
On the trail of the Swiss Humboldt
The Argentinian Tomás Bartoletti wants to tell history from a global perspective. Since the summer of 2019 he has been doing so at ETH Zurich, where he has been researching the story of the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi and his travels around Latin America.
Event - History / Archeology - 21.11.2019
History / Archeology - 18.06.2019 
Illustrations and first accounts of the great discoveries (16th)
The Latin version of Théodore de Bry's Voyages is available on line in its entirety for the first time.
History / Archeology - 30.04.2019
Computer Science - History / Archeology - 12.02.2019
Environment - History / Archeology - 23.10.2018 
6,4 Million Euros for research into the birth of agriculture in Europe
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) An interdisciplinary team from the universities of Bern, Oxford and Thessaloniki was awarded a grant of 6.4 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC).
History / Archeology - Innovation - 05.07.2018 
"I'm fascinated by how teaching human sciences will evolve"
Béla Kapossy is the new director of EPFL's College of Humanities. He will take up his duties on 1 August.
History / Archeology - Event - 17.05.2018 
The Reformation and the Bolt from Above
On 7 May 1572, the heavens opened over Zurich - after years of extreme weather conditions and crop failures - and a bolt of lightning struck the Grossmünster church, the epicenter of the Zurich Reformation movement.
History / Archeology - 16.02.2018 
Time Machine in the running to become a FET Flagship
2018 will be a pivotal year for the Venice Time Machine project.
Environment - History / Archeology - 31.10.2017 
Three ways to preserve a Neolithic site
An EPFL study commissioned by the Canton of Bern has come up with three possible ways of protecting the Sutz-Lattrigen archaeological site, which offers a rare insight into the lives of pile dwellers.
Physics - History / Archeology - 10.10.2017
Life Sciences - History / Archeology - 20.09.2017
History / Archeology - Earth Sciences - 20.06.2017 
A Wooden Toe: Swiss Egyptologists Study 3000-Year-Old Prosthesis
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists from the University of Basel have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe. The find is almost 3000 years old and was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna close to Luxor.
History / Archeology - Architecture - 31.05.2017 
The man with cities on his mind
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani hasn't just written definitive reference works on urban planning and shaped a generation of ETH architects; he has also run numerous projects of his own.
History / Archeology - 02.05.2017 
The stories of survivors and life after the Holocaust
The «Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors» exhibition, which opens today at the ETH Zurich Archives of Contemporary History, tells the stories of how fourteen eyewitnesses survived the Holocaust and then went on with their lives.
History / Archeology - Environment - 06.04.2017 
Prehistoric alpine farming in the Bernese Oberland
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The people in Switzerland were on the move in the High Alps and running alpine pastures 7,000 years ago and therefore much earlier than previously assumed. A study by the University of Bern that combines archaeological knowledge with findings from palaeoecology comes to this conclusion.
History / Archeology - Environment - 01.02.2017 
Historical copper, trapped in ice
South America's mining industry supplies half the world with copper. The world's largest mines are located in the Andes.
Architecture - History / Archeology - 19.01.2017 
Bringing energy-hungry buildings up to date
As buildings evolve from energy consumers to energy producers, architecture is seeing a major paradigm shift, with building renovations becoming a real challenge.
History / Archeology - Event - 28.11.2016
History / Archeology - 22.11.2016 
Fifty years of the Archives of Contemporary History
What began as a student initiative has today become one of Switzerland's most distinguished archives.
Life Sciences - History / Archeology - 15.03.2016 
Made in Zurich: The World’s First Animal Encyclopedia
In the 16th century, Conrad Gessner set about the remarkable task of cataloging all animals of the then-known continents.
History / Archeology - Social Sciences - 23.02.2016
Art and Design - History / Archeology - 17.12.2009
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The empire strikes back
In recent years, nationalist leaders have staked claims on lost territories in order to restore the glory of former empires.
In recent years, nationalist leaders have staked claims on lost territories in order to restore the glory of former empires.
Roberto Gargiani, an architectural historian and professor at EPFL, has penned a new history of concrete in the United States from 1940 to 1970.
Researchers have investigated ancient leather balls discovered in the graves of horse riders in northwest China.
The city of Zurich supported slavery and slave trade in the 18th century financially and played a role in the deportation of thousands of Africans.
The Argentinian Tomás Bartoletti wants to tell history from a global perspective. Since the summer of 2019 he has been doing so at ETH Zurich, where he has been researching the story of the Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi and his travels around Latin America.
The Latin version of Théodore de Bry's Voyages is available on line in its entirety for the first time.
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) An interdisciplinary team from the universities of Bern, Oxford and Thessaloniki was awarded a grant of 6.4 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC).
Béla Kapossy is the new director of EPFL's College of Humanities. He will take up his duties on 1 August.
On 7 May 1572, the heavens opened over Zurich - after years of extreme weather conditions and crop failures - and a bolt of lightning struck the Grossmünster church, the epicenter of the Zurich Reformation movement.
2018 will be a pivotal year for the Venice Time Machine project.
An EPFL study commissioned by the Canton of Bern has come up with three possible ways of protecting the Sutz-Lattrigen archaeological site, which offers a rare insight into the lives of pile dwellers.
From golden emperor to filled Buddha
With PSI's neutron beams, metal objects can be rendered transparent. This helps archaeologists not only to see what is hidden in their hollow spaces.
With PSI's neutron beams, metal objects can be rendered transparent. This helps archaeologists not only to see what is hidden in their hollow spaces.
X-ray and neutron imaging for palaeontologists and archaeologists
The interior of fossils and artefacts that are hundreds, thousands and yes, sometimes millions of years old can be examined at two PSI research facilities. A conversation with Federica Marone and Eberhard Lehmann, who are opening a new view into the past with their methods. Ms. Marone, Mr. Lehmann - palaeontologists and archaeologists regularly come to you to look inside fossils and ancient objects with your non-destructive analysis methods.
The interior of fossils and artefacts that are hundreds, thousands and yes, sometimes millions of years old can be examined at two PSI research facilities. A conversation with Federica Marone and Eberhard Lehmann, who are opening a new view into the past with their methods. Ms. Marone, Mr. Lehmann - palaeontologists and archaeologists regularly come to you to look inside fossils and ancient objects with your non-destructive analysis methods.
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists from the University of Basel have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe. The find is almost 3000 years old and was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna close to Luxor.
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani hasn't just written definitive reference works on urban planning and shaped a generation of ETH architects; he has also run numerous projects of his own.
The «Last Swiss Holocaust Survivors» exhibition, which opens today at the ETH Zurich Archives of Contemporary History, tells the stories of how fourteen eyewitnesses survived the Holocaust and then went on with their lives.
Media releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The people in Switzerland were on the move in the High Alps and running alpine pastures 7,000 years ago and therefore much earlier than previously assumed. A study by the University of Bern that combines archaeological knowledge with findings from palaeoecology comes to this conclusion.
South America's mining industry supplies half the world with copper. The world's largest mines are located in the Andes.
As buildings evolve from energy consumers to energy producers, architecture is seeing a major paradigm shift, with building renovations becoming a real challenge.
What began as a student initiative has today become one of Switzerland's most distinguished archives.
In the 16th century, Conrad Gessner set about the remarkable task of cataloging all animals of the then-known continents.
"The information about the site is very limited, but we still have the ruins"
"Analysis of historical urban development broadens our perspective on how urban spaces are shaped and deployed.
"Analysis of historical urban development broadens our perspective on how urban spaces are shaped and deployed.
Verschmähte Pracht
Zurich - University of Zurich Die Malerei gilt als Inbegriff der Kunst. Wandteppiche und andere textile Kunstwerke werden dagegen als zweitrangig wahrgenommen und wenig erforscht.
Zurich - University of Zurich Die Malerei gilt als Inbegriff der Kunst. Wandteppiche und andere textile Kunstwerke werden dagegen als zweitrangig wahrgenommen und wenig erforscht.
