and "Zwischen Ausgrabung und Ausstellung and " offers 42 contributions on Near Eastern archaeology, Assyriology and the history of science, dedicated to Lutz Martin, who was curator at the Vorderasiatisches Museum (Berlin) for many years. The Festschrift organizes the contributions in thematic blocks. Studies on Tell Halaf in northern Syria are a major focus, both on the excavation and on the finds as well as on the exhibition and restoration of the finds. Numerous other contributions discuss excavations, the art and cultural history of ancient Syria and the archaeology of the Near East. The history of science studies focus on the first excavator of Tell Halaf, Max von Oppenheim, and his contemporaries - including Karl May, Gottfried Semper, Walter Andrae and Gertrude Bell. The Festschrift is supplemented by Egyptological and Assyriological contributions.