Last Thursday, January 22nd, 2026, we, in collaboration with CM System GmbH Gotha and the ABORA team, presented the new website www.abora.eu the public for the first time. It has been live since then. On that day, the CMS team and Dominique presented the completely redesigned website of the internationally renowned research and expedition project. For the first time, the platform brings together more than three decades of experimental archaeology, maritime research, and interdisciplinary science in a clear, documented, and freely accessible format.
The new portal provides a comprehensive overview of the DILMUN and ABORA expeditions, the Cheops Project, current research projects such as the Canary Islands, Tenerife, and Cuba projects, and preparations for the upcoming ABORA V Atlantic mission. In addition to historical expeditions, the site focuses on new archaeometric dating methods, large-scale experiments, and previously unpublished research findings. ABORA.eu sees itself not only as an archive, but also as a vibrant research platform – and as an invitation to rethink the history of early seafaring and global contacts.
Here again is the link to the new platform: www.abora.eu
The initial upload of the new website took place at the offices of CM System GmbH in Gotha. The following members of the operational management team were present (from left to right): Dorit Temme (direct operator), Heiko Bley (managing director), Julia Prokopidis (web design), and Dr. Dominique Görlitz (ABORA project).
A look at the new homepage, which features a new informational video about all the important ABORA missions. The tabs at the top show the new categories: ABORA I-IV to ABORA V, as well as "News" and other “Projects”. These new categories have been developed in great detail and are richly illustrated. Numerous video links will be added in the coming weeks. There's also a direct link to ABORA TV – the Nuoflix.de platform – where all the new documentaries about Dominique Görlitz's research and innovative projects are presented in a multimedia format! Any questions? Just visit and explore…
As an example, let's open the "Projects" tab. This category has been completely redesigned and updated for the first time. In addition to the well-known "Cheops Project," it includes the transdisciplinary Canary Islands projects, where the ABORA team is investing considerable resources and effort to elucidate the origins of the Canary Islands' indigenous population. All of Görlitz's research projects are currently listed here. But this is a start. An identical English version will follow shortly!
Several partners of the ABORA Project, which originated in Gotha, attended the presentation. Besides ABORA members, representatives from the Gotha Thuringian Allgemeine (newspaper) and Oskar TV were also present. Ronald Bellstedt, head of NABU Thuringia (pictured on the right), has been involved since the beginning.
Let's take another look at the "ABORA I-IV" section. This section outlines the most important developments and results within the 26 years of ABORA projects. It would be too extensive to discuss every expedition. Perhaps the most significant projects for archaeology were ABORA II (2002) and ABORA III (2007).