As a lecturer, journalist, and author, he founded the Archive for Civilization Research in 1973 with a collection of images and documents as well as interviews on archaeology and cultural history. This resulted in extensive publications in print media, over 20 multimedia lectures with more than 3,000 events to date. Travel to numerous countries and their cinematic implementation have also been key focuses of his versatile topics. Since 2016, weekly posts on social media have gained great resonance worldwide. More informations at: www.archiv-hertel.de