The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Rome founded in 1829 as the Istituto di corrispondenza archeologica, is the oldest research institute for archaeology in Rome.

The Institute focusses on archaeological and classical research projects and monument preservation schemes throughout Italy and North Africa. The department's archaeological and architectural research projects concentrate on Italy and its neighbouring regions – especially the Adriatic, North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria), and Central Europe. Their primary chronological focus are the Late Bronze Age (2^nd half of the 2^nd millennium BC), the Early Iron Age to late antiquity (4^th – 6^th  centuries AD), and the Early Middle Ages (7^th –8^th centuries AD) with occasional  excursions  into modern times.

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