Daphni Doepner

Dr. Daphni Doepner is a researcher at the University of Bonn, affiliated with the Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology and the Department of Classical Archaeology. Her career spans decades of fieldwork and research in Southern Italy and Sicily, focusing on Greek votive practices and terracotta artifacts.

• Academic roles include research assistantships (Cologne, Bonn), postdoctoral work with DFG funding, and teaching assignments at multiple universities.
• Current research projects: "Votings at the Temple of Apollo in Syracuse" (Fritz Thyssen Foundation) and analysis of terracottas from Troy.

Her research integrates excavation, artifact analysis, and digital documentation, as seen in publications like Steine und Pfeiler für die Götter (2002) and Große Statuetten in Medma (2020). She has contributed extensively to academic journals and co-led digital cataloging efforts in ARACHNE.

Publications focus on Greek sanctuaries in Western contexts, votive typologies, and terracotta functions. Recent works (2015-2019) emphasize digital humanities integration and cross-regional comparisons between Sicilian, South Italian, and Anatolian sites.

• Scientific awards: Gerda Henkel Foundation Graduate Scholarship (1992-1994), DFG Research Grant (1997-2002).
• Collaborations: Romano-Germanic Museum Cologne, University of Münster teaching, and ARACHNE digital platform development.