video
“Ancient Apocalypse IV – Written in Stone” – video and podcast by Fredrik Trusohamn for Digging Up Ancient Aliens (2023).
“Egyptian Tomb Oriented to Winter Solstice” – news feature by Emily Gracey for The National Weather Desk (2022).
DAInsight: 50 Jahre Welterbekonvention 2022 (moderation) online lecture series of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2022).
“Frag ein Slammy: Jens Notroff” – social media feature by Insina Lüschen for scienceslam.de (2021).
DAInsight 2021: Neue Forschungen am DAI – (moderation) online lecture series of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2021).
“Archaeologists in Quarantine: Visualisation of Archaeology and Göbekli Tepe with Jens Notroff” – YouTube feature by Natasha Billson for Behind the Trowel (2021).
“Bewahren oder Tilgen? Erinnerungskultur zwischen Gedächtnis und Ikonoklasmus” – (moderation), online panel discussion at Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2020).
“Krisen in der Antike – Bewältigung, Resilienz und ‘neue Normalität'” – (moderation), online panel discussion at the German Archaeological Institute as part of the German Foreign Office’s “Lange Nacht der Ideen 2020” (2020).
“Virtuelle Touren durch die digitale Welt des DAI” – (moderation), online presentation and discussion with Dr. Benjamin Ducke (Head Scientific IT, DAI) and Dr. Nathalie Kallas (Coordinator “Stunde Null” project) as part of the German Foreign Office’s “Lange Nacht der Ideen 2020” (2020).
“Archäologie und Klima – Das Groundcheckprogramm des DAI 2020” – (moderation), online lecture by and discussion with Dr. Jörg Linstädter (DAI, Commission for Archaeology of Non-European Cultures) as part of the German Foreign Office’s “Lange Nacht der Ideen 2020” (2020).
“Science Slam LIVE aus dem Wohnzimmer” – YouTube event by scienceslam.de (2020).
“Gobekli Tepe And The People Who Built It: A Conversation With Archaeologist Jens Notroff”, YouTube feature by Stefan Milo for Archaeology, Anthropology, Evolution (2020).
“Vom Ursprung des DAI” – (concept and illustrations), web clip for Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2019).
“Palmyra GIS”- Digitaler Kulturerhalt in Syrien – (voice-over), web clip by Archaeological Heritage Network for Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (2019).
“The Importance of Göbekli Tepe” – YouTube feature by Kyle Curtis and Steve McRae for The NonSequitur Show (2019).
“Tatorte der Jungsteinzeit” (Terra X) – documentary by Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH for arte and ZDF (2019).
“Tutankhamun Controversy” (Good Morning Europe) – news feature for EuroNews (2019).
“Riddle of the Stone Age Giants” – documentary for National Geographic Channel (2019).
[Turkish: “Göbeklitepe’nin Gizemi” at National Geographic Channel Türkiye.]
“Göbekli Tepe was NOT built by aliens!” – YouTube feature by Megan Lewis for Digital Hamurabi (2018).
“Drogen – Eine Weltgeschichte (1/2)” (Terra X) – documentary by Story House Productions for ZDF (2018).
“Sternstunden der Steinzeit” (Terra X) – documentary by Men@Work Media Services for ZDF (2018).
“Cities” (First Civilizations, episode 3) – documentary by Wall to Wall Productions for PBS (2018).
[German: “Am Anfang war das Wir”, episode 1: “Wir bauen” at Arte.]
[French: “Aux origines des civilisations”, episode 1: “La naissance des villes” at Arte.]
[Spanish: “Primeras Civilizaciones”, episode 3: “Ciudades” at Movistar Cero.]
“Portals to Punishment” (Legendary Locations, season 1, episode 6) – documentary by Ping Pong Productions for Travel Channel (2018).
“Ausgegraben” – web series of short archaeology clips for ZDF info social media: 1. “Die Plastikzeit” (2017), 2. “Arbeitsfeste” (2017), 3. “Bier” (2018), 4. “Archäologische Irrtümer” (2018).
“Garden of Eden” (Secrets, season 4, episode 8) – documentary by blink films for Smithsonian Channel (2017).
[German: “Der Garten Eden”, Aufgedeckt – Rätsel der Geschichte at ZDF info and Kabel Eins Doku.]
“Gateway to Eden” (What on Earth, season 3, episode 6) – documentary by WAG TV for Discovery, Science Channel (2016).
“Lokman Bizim Şehirde: Bölüm Şanlıurfa” – documentary by Lokman Dağ for TV360 (2015).
“The Mystery of an Ancient Pyramid – subterranean tunnel excavations in Mexico” – documentary for Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (2014).
“Taşların Dili – Göbeklitepe – Özgür Uygarlıklar” – documentary by Şarküteri Prodüksiyon for İZ TV (2013).
“Göbekli Tepe – Der älteste Tempel der Menschheit” – documentary by maakii GmbH for Westdeutscher Rundfunk (2013).
audio
“Melisch unterwegs mit Nick Nash” – (voice-over) – Radio interview by Claudia Melisch for Radio Unterwelten vor Ort, Vereinsradio des Berliner Unterwelten e.V., (2022).
“Schliemanns Erben: Wie arbeiten Archäologen heute?” – Radio interview with Dieter Kassel for Deutschlandfunk Kultur (2022).
“Kleine Schwerter und riesige Pfeiler” – Interessant Podcast: Interviews und Diskussionen mit Wissenschaftler/innen by Daniel Probst (2021).
“Jens Notroff” – Casettes Podcast: a series of interviews, Episode 6 by William July (2021).
“Der Beginn der Landwirtschaft – Zivilisation und Risiko” – radio feature by Dagmar Röhrlich for Bayern 2 RadioWissen (2020).
“Asteroids, Micro Diamonds, and the Younger Dryas” – Archy Fantasies podcast, episode 106, by Serra Zander for The Archaeology Podcast Network (2019).
“Die Wissenschaft der Reste – Archäologe Jens Notroff im Gespräch” – SWR2 Matinee, radio feature via SWR2 (2018).
“Weltreisen und blutige Lippen – Im Gespräch mit einem echte Abenteurer” – ArchaeoGames podcast, Symposion 03, by Dom Schott (2018).
“Das Schweigen der Steinkreise. Kosmische Kalender, Kraftorte oder geheimnisvolle Kultstätten?” – radio feature by Friederike Weede for Bayern 2 (2017).
“Göbekli Tepe, Bad Fox, No Comet” – Archy Fantasies podcast, episode 73, by Serra Zander with Jeb Card for The Archaeology Podcast Network (2017).
“Glaube versetzt Steine. Über die Anfänge von Religion und Zivilisation” – radio feature by Volkart Wildermuth for Deutschlandfunk (2016).
“After-Work-Partys in der Steinzeit” – radio feature by Shelly Kupferberg for kulturradio rbb (2016).
“Göbekli Tepe, a conversation with Jens Notroff” – Anarchaeologist podcast, episode 30, by Tristan Boyle for The Archaeology Podcast Network (2016).
writing
“Talla de un hombre sujetándose el pene es la representación narrativa más antigua del mundo” by Felipe Espinosa Wang for dw.com (12.12.2022).
“Früheste Bildgeschichte ist angeblich 11000 Jahre alt” by Karin Schlott for spektrum.de (12.12.2022).
“11.000 Jahre altes Relief eines Mannes mit Penis gibt Rätsel auf” by Julia Sica for Der Standard (09.12.2022).
“Archaeologists find world’s oldest narrative story, and it’s intense” by Aaron Reich for The Jerusalem Post (08.12.2022).
“Un homme tenant son pénis figure sur la plus ancienne œuvre narrative du monde” by Brice Louvet for science post.fr (08.12.2022).
“Man holding penis and flanked by leopards is world’s oldest narrative carving” by Kristina Killgrove for LiveScience (08.12.2022).
“Victorian Pseudoscience on a Netflix Budget: “Ancient Apocalypse” and the Paradox of Science Communication Online” by Holly Walters for The Familiar Strange (21.11.2022).
“Auf den Spuren der Zeit” by Christoph Cadenbach for Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin (30.09.2021).
“Drinking the Beer of Eternity: Scientific Research Indicates that Beer was the Inspiration for the Earliest Human Civilization” by N. N. for sciencemadefun.net (06.09.2021).
“Archaeologists ‘breathtaking discovery’ of ancient stone circle ‘older than Stonehenge'” by Joel Day for express.co.uk (26.08.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: le rovine di un luogo di festa” by Malvolia Gallo for barsport.net (24.08.2021).
“An immense mystery older than Stonehenge” by Andrew Curry for BBC Travel (16.08.2021).
[French: “Découverte archéologique : l’immense et mystérieux site turc construit 6000 ans avant Stonehenge”, BBC News Afrique (19.08.2021).]
[Indonesian: “Penemuan arkeologi situs Gobekli Tepe di Turki,‘menulis ulang’ kisah peradaban manusia”, BBC News Indonesia (19.08.2021).]
“Göbekli Tepe è un posto incredibile” by N. N. for il Post (24.06.2021).
“Noticed” – news feature by Philip Moscovitch for Halifax Examiner (11.05.2021).
“Pop-Kultur und Passion: Wenn Dr. Grey und Luke Skywalker die Berufswahl bestimmen” by Maren Hoffmann and Sebastian Maas for SPIEGEL ONLINE / SPIEGEL+ (27.03.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: les ruines d’un lieu de fêtes” by Miriane Demers-Lemay for Quebec Science (15.02.2021).
“Göbekli Tepe: The Temple That Hints at What Humans Were Up to 11,000 Years Ago” by Jesslyn Shields for howstuffworks.com (06.10.2020).
“An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display. Where our ancestors began to elevate themselves above nature.” by Jo Marchant for Nautilus Magazine (02.09.2020).
[Turkish: “Göbekli Tepe’nin uzun ve gizemli tarihi”, gazete duvaR (September 2020).]
“Archaeologists, activists alarmed by online calls to demolish Pyramids” by Shahira Amin for Al Monitor (17.06.2020).
“Popularity of Turkey’s ancient temple worries archaeologists” by Paul Benjamin Osterlund for Al Monitor (29.01.2020).
“Das eigentlich Spannende passiert am Schreibtisch” by Christine Persitzky for abi>> Magazin der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (05.12.2019).
“Türkiye’nin en önemli inovasyon ve teknoloji buluşması bir vapurda yapıldı” by Doğan Satmış for Turkiye Turizm (13.10.2019).
“Karahantepe’de 250’den fazla dikilitaş bulundu” by Hilal Bardakcı for bilimma (10.09.2019).
“Mystery behind morphed ancient skulls discovered around the world” by Jamie Seidel for news.com.au (22.07.2019).
“Sesshaft dank Bier, vermeintliche Holznägel, Papyrusmüll und das Quaken der Frösche” by Petra Wodtke for Berliner Antike-Blog (09.07.2019).
“Göbekli Tepe: los secretos del misterioso primer santuario humano” by Alejandra Folgarait for infobae (07.05.2019).
“Uluburun ile aynı sularda daha eski batık bulundu” by Hilal Bardakcı for bilimma (10.04.2019).
“Alkohol: Elixier der Menschheit” by Urs Willmann for ZEIT online (16.01.2019).
“We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (05.12.2018).
“Am Anfang war die Steuer” by Manfred Dworschak for DER SPIEGEL 33/2018 (11.08.2018).
“Die Falle Ackerbau: So fing das Elend der Menschheit an” by Manfred Dworschak for SPIEGEL ONLINE / SPIEGEL+ (10.08.2018).
“Meilensteine der Zivilisation” by Andreas Schöttl for Stimme.de (27.07.2018)
“Authorities Opened That Black Sarcophagus and Found Three Mummies Stewing in Sewage” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (19.07.2018).
“Boost for Turkey’s Gobeklitepe as UNESCO adds ‘ground zero for human history’ to World Heritage List” by Menekse Tokyay for Arab News (03.07.2018).
“The Silurian Hypothesis: What if humans were not Earth’s first civilisation?” by Jamie Seidel for The Advertiser (26.04.2018).
“How ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Anticipated the Rise of the Ancient Aliens Meme” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (02.04.2018).
“Schwerter wie Löffel. Was Mini-Waffen über große Krieger sagen” by Ina Matthes for Märkische Oderzeitung (17./18.03.2018).
“Arqueología del siglo XXI: los herederos de Indiana Jones” by Alejandra Folgarait for La Nación (28.02.2018).
“Unearthed: Why we’ve got monuments like Stonehenge all wrong” by for New Scientist (10.01.2018).
“The world’s oldest known stone structure may hold a morbid secret” by Jamie Seidel for The Daily Telegraph (28.06.2017).
“The World’s Oldest Known Temple Was Home to a ‘Skull Cult’” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (28.06.2017).
“Stars in their eyes” by CWA staff for Current World Archaeology 83/2017 (25.05.2017).
“Scientists Think These Ancient Carvings Depict an Apocalyptic Comet Impact” by Becky Ferreira for motherboard.vice.com (03.05.2017).
“13,000-Year-Old Tablet In Mysterious Temple Reveals Ancient Comet Impact” by Robin Andrews for IFLScience (24.04.2017).
“Das Rätsel der Zivilisation” by Felix Firme & Isabella Galanty for Berliner Zeitung (08./09.04.2017).
“Our 9,000-Year Love Affair With Booze” by Andrew Curry for National Geographic Magazine (February 2017).
“World’s Oldest Temple to Be Restored. The ancient site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey has rewritten the early history of civilization” by Andrew Curry for National Geographic (20.02.2016).
“Ancient Aliens in Bulgaria! Plus: A German Interview with Jens Notroff on Pseudohistory at Göbekli Tepe” by Jason Colavito for jasoncolavito.com (16.11.2015).
“Before farming, writing, or the wheel, humans began perfecting the skyscraper” by Cara Giaimo for Atlas Obscura (16.10.2015).
“Hunter, gatherer… architect? Civilisation’s true dawn” by David Robson for New Scientist (02.10.2013).
“World’s oldest temple built to worship the dog star” by Anil Ananthaswamy for New Scientist (14.08.2013).
“The Sanctuary. The world’s oldest temple and the dawn of civilisation” by Elif Batuman for The New Yorker (December 2011).
[German: “Das Heiligtum. Göbekli Tepe – ein Tempel aus der Morgenröte der Zivilisation”, Lettre International 101, 2013.]
“The Birth of Religion” by Charles C. Mann (Photography by Vincent J. Musi) for National Geographic Magazine (June 2011).
[German: “Die Geburt der Zivilisation”, National Geographic Deutschland (June 2011).]
interviews
“Jens Notroff, Archaeologist, Illustrator, and Science Communicator” – by Teh Chin Liang for dave’s travel corner (2022).
“Warum nicht beides?” – by Viktoria Heinemann for Berliner Antike Kolleg (2020).
“Twitter’ın fenomen bilim insanları” – by Hilal Bardakcı for bilimma (2019).
“Nachgefragt – bei Jens Notroff” by Thuy Anh Nguyen for Wissenschaft im Dialog (2019).
“Archäologische Zeitreise – Jens Notroff ist jetzt bei Real Scientist DE!” by Real Scientists DE for Real Scientists DE (2018).
“Wie feierten die ersten Biertrinker?” by Uwe Ebbinghaus for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Blogs: Reinheitsgebot. Das Blog zum Bier (2018).
“Feiern in der Jungsteinzeit” by Angelika Franz for P.M. History (2017).
“Göbekli Tepe: In the Eyes of the Excavation Team” by Burcu Basar for Bizarre Journeys (2017).
“Göbekli Tepe ile İlgili Tüm Merak Ettikleriniz: Jens Notroff Röportajı” by arkeofili staff for arkeofili (2016). [English translation here]
“Göbekligate! Ein verschwörerisches Interview mit Jens Notroff” by László Matthias Simon-Nando for ARCHäologische PHANTastereien (2015).
“Sketches from the Field: Interview with Archeologist Jens Notroff” by Joanna Riquett for Hayo Magazine (2015).