Use and misuse of the ancient environment – Transdisciplinary approaches on clay resources and alluvial fan formation
Field work of the Physical Geography team of Freie Universität Berlin and Ege Üniversitesi İzmir in October 2022
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Unter den Augen der Göttin: Zwei neu entdeckte Felsheiligtümer in der Mikroregion Pergamon
In der Antike war das Verhältnis der Menschen zur Natur stark von der Religion geprägt. Naturphänomene wie Blitz und Donner, aber auch die Morgenröte oder das Reifen der Feldfrüchte wurden mit dem Wirken göttlicher Mächte in Verbindung gebracht. An sie wandte man sich mit der Bitte um Segen oder den Schutz vor Unheil durch die als allmächtig empfundenen Naturkräfte.
Completion of the research at the so-called Lower Western Gymnasion of Pergamon
Field studies on the so-called Lower Western Gymnasion of Pergamon took place on site during the excavation campaign 2021 as part of the TransPergMicro project. In the meantime, the evaluation […]
Lecture Announcement
Lecture Announcement: As part of the conference „Phrygia. Between the East and the West“, organised by the University of Pavia and New York University, Güler Ateş and Felix Pirson will give a talk on „Meter-Kybele in the Pergamon Micro-Region“ on Saturday, 9th April 2022.
The event will be streamed on the Save Ancient Studies Alliance and Digital Hammurabi’s YouTube Channels.
First Milestone-Workshop „Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction“: Some Observations on Challenges and Perspectives
Under the heading „Micro-Regions as Spaces of Socio-Ecological Interaction“, the first milestone-workshop of the TransPergMicro project took place on March 11th and 12th. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event […]
Large Amphora Production Site Discovered in the Vicinity of Pergamon
The discovery of a large amphora production site in the vicinity of Pergamon is of great importance for the study of the ancient city, its micro-region and beyond. The site was recently discovered and investigated during fieldwork of the Archaeological Survey in Pergamon’s surroundings as part of the DFG-funded TransPergMicro project.
From the Fields to the Depots: The Pitane Survey in 2021
Following two years (2019 and 2020) of intensive field survey at Çandarlı (ancient Pitane), which was completed in 2020, this year’s research focus was fully devoted to the study of the artefacts we have collected. We did visit Çandarlı on two occasions, not for more artefact collection, but to verify and discuss some of our observations, as well as to show the research area to our new team members.
Rescue excavation changes history: 14,000-year-old settlement site discovered for the first time on Turkey’s west coast
In the province of Izmir, between the modern towns of Dikili and Bergama (UNESCO World Heritage Site Pergamon-Bergama), layers from the post-Paleolithic period (Epipalaeolithic) were discovered for the first time in a cave and uncovered in the course of a rescue excavation. They are overlaid by an ancient sanctuary of the Anatolian mother deity Meter-Kybele. As an important natural monument, the site was also frequented in the following Byzantine and Islamic eras before falling into oblivion.
Rettungsgrabung schreibt Geschichte: Erstmalig 14.000 Jahre alter Siedlungsplatz an der Westküste der Türkei entdeckt
In der Provinz Izmir wurden zwischen den modernen Orten Dikili und Bergama (UNESCO-Welterbestätte Pergamon-Bergama) in einer Höhle erstmalig Schichten aus der Nach-Altsteinzeit (Epipaläolithikum) entdeckt und im Zuge einer Rettungsgrabung freigelegt. Sie werden von einem antiken Heiligtum der anatolischen Muttergottheit Meter-Kybele überlagert. Als bedeutendes Naturmal wurde der Ort auch in den folgenden byzantinischen und islamischen Epochen aufgesucht, bevor er in Vergessenheit geriet.
Of Ancient Dynasts, Border Guards and Potters – The 2021 Survey in the Pergamon Micro-Region
Since 2019, a German-Turkish team of the DFG-funded TransPergMikro project on the “Transformation of the Pergamon Micro-Region between Hellenism and the Roman Imperial Period” has been investigating selected areas in the vicinity of Pergamon. This year, the team focused mainly on the transition zone between the eastern foothills of the Kara Dağı (Kane) peninsula and the western lower Bakırçay (Kaikos) plain.
Pergamon Aşağı Batı Gymnasion Yapısı Mimari Belgelendirme Çalışmaları
Aşağı Batı Gymnasion yapısına ait kalıntılar Hellenistik kent sınırları içerisinde, batı yamacın eteğindeki Selinus Nehri’nin (Bergama Çayı) kuzey kesiminde yer almaktadır. Yapıya ait sadece birkaç duvar kalıntısı günümüze kadar korunmuştur. […]
Architectural documentation of the so-called Lower Western Gymnasion of Pergamon
The ruins of the so-called Lower Western Gymnasion of Pergamon are located east of the Selinus River at the foot of the city’s western slope within the boundaries of the […]
2021 kazı sezonu Pergamon Amfitiyatrosu çalışmaları
Bergama’da 2021 kazı sezonu kapsamında Pergamon Amfitiyatrosu’nda ayrıntılı mimari belgelemenin üçüncü yılı ve arkeolojik kazıların ikinci aşaması gerçekleştirilmektedir. Arkeolojik ve mimari araştırmalara başlamadan önce Amfitiyatro’da iki haftalık bir temizlik çalışması […]
Work at the Amphitheatre of Pergamon in the 2021 Campaign
The third year of the detailed architectural documentation and the second phase of the archaeological excavations at the amphitheatre of Pergamon have started as part of the 2021 campaign in […]
Pergamon 2021: Bu seneki çalışmaların ilk sonuçları
UNESCO Dünya Miras Alanı olan Pergamon (Bergama)’da, bu seneki arazi çalışmalarında birkaç kafta geride bırakıldı. Araştirmalar pek çok yeni bilgiyi ortaya çıkardı ve önümüzdeki haftalarda yeni keşiflerle ilgili tekrar haber vermeyi umuyoruz!
