The Bhutan Swiss Archaeology Project

The Bhutan Swiss Archaeology Project was initiated by the Royal Government of Bhutan and his excellency Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley, former Minister of Bhutan, with the overall goal to «Contribute to the preservation of Bhutan's cultural heritage and income generation from tourism through strengthening and institutionalization of archaeology». The formal cooperation started in 2008 with the excavation of the medieval fortress of Drapham Dzong in Bumthang. The 1st Educational Workshop on Archaeology within the Bhutan Swiss Archaeology Project cooperation was held in Thimphu and Bumthang from March 28 to April 1, 2011. It was organized as a joint initiative of the Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites, MoHCA, Royal Government of Bhutan, HELVETAS Bhutan, and the Swiss Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research SLSA. Invited lecturers were from the Dept. of Prehistoric Archaeology of the University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Philippe Della Casa), the Laboratory of Dendrochronology and Underwater Archaeology of the City of Zurich (Dr. Andreas Mäder), and the Museum Rietberg of the City of Zurich (lic. phil. Peter Fux).
The formal cooperation, focusing on knowledge transfer, is set to support the kingdom of Bhutan in archaeological heritage management, specialized educational programs for Archaeology, and public valorization of archaeological sites.

Della Casa, Philippe (2019). Back to Bhutan, 2017-2018. Zürich: Eigenverlag.

Karma, Tenzin; Burkart, Ulrich; Bader, Christian; Hart, Benjamin; Keiser, Alex (2019). Undertakings in 2017 and 2018 in Phojikha as Part of Phase III of the Bhutan-Swiss Archaeology Project. Zürich: SLSA.

Della Casa, Philippe; Fux, Peter; Schneiter, Daniel (2017). Archäologisches Engagement weltweit. as. Archäologie Schweiz, 40(3):16-23.

Della Casa, Philippe; Fux, Peter; Dorji, Nagsho; Tenzin, Karma; Kinga, Sangay; Wangchuk, Tenzin; Tshering, Namgyel; Bader, Christian (2014):The Bhutan-Swiss Archaeology Project 2014: strengthening institutional structures and scientific cooperations Liechtensteinische Stiftung für archäologische For; Museum Rietberg Zürich. SLSA Annual Report 2014. Zürich: SLSA, 167-170.

Fux, Peter; Walser, Christoph; Tshering, Namgyel (2014):Archaeology in the kingdom of Buthan: Exploring the country's prehistory. Zürich, Schweizerisch-Liechtensteinische Stiftung für Archäologische Forschungen im Ausland

Della Casa, Philippe; Fux, Peter; Walser, Christoph; Pommaret, Francoise (2013):Buthan-Swiss archaeology project 2013: Report on activities and outlook. Zürich, Schweizerisch-Liechtensteinische Stiftung für Archäologische Forschungen im Ausland

Della Casa, Philippe; Fux, Peter; Mäder, Andreas (2012):Bhutan-Swiss collaboration to institutionalise archaeology in Bhutan. Zürich, Schweizerisch-Liechtensteinische Stiftung für Archäologische Forschungen im Ausland.

International Cooperation Bhutan Switzerland

 Prof. Dr. Philippe Della Casa, Dr. Peter Fux, Dr. Eberhard Fischer (SLSA), Christian Bader (SLSA), Karma Tenzin (MoHCA), Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites, MoHCA, Royal Government of Bhutan; HELVETAS Bhutan; Swiss Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research SLSA

2011 bis 2020