In fiscal year 1938–1939, the budget for the excavations department was 65,000 Reichsmark, about 12% of the Ahnenerbe's total budget. More than a third of that went to the Haithabu activities. Under Jankuhn's direction four more archaeological departments were set up: in April 1938 the "Forschungsstätte für naturwissenschaftliche Vorgeschichte" (a laboratory for analyzing pollen) was established at Dahlem under the leadership of . The "Forschungsstätte für Wurtenforschung" at Wilhelmshaven led by , the "Forschungsstätte für germanisches Bauwesen" led by Martin Rudolph and the "Forschungsstätte für Urgeschichte" directed by followed in 1939.