Pergamon Micro-Region

November 19, 2025

New Publication: Hellenistic Funerary Culture in Pergamon and the Aeolis

The volume brings together sixteen contributions examining funerary landscapes, inscriptions, human remains, and burial practices in Pergamon and the Aeolian cities of Aigai, Kyme, and Elaia, as well as in Mytilene and Antandros.

November 17, 2025

From the Mountains to the City: Field Notes from the Selinus Valley

This season’s fieldwork explored the Selinus Valley upstream of ancient Pergamon, tracing how the river shaped – and was shaped by – human activity. Using geomorphological methods, drilling cores, and pebble counts, the team investigated past fluvial dynamics, flood histories, and modern alterations to understand the evolving relationship between landscape and settlement in the Pergamon Micro-Region.

October 30, 2025

New article published: Study reveals side-effects of the transformation

A new study sheds light on the transformation from the Hellenistic to the Roman Imperial period by demonstrating the impact of increased human activity on soil erosion and alluvial fan growth.

Starke J, Doğan M, Ludwig B, Nykamp M, Schütt B, Becker F (2025): Alluvial fan development mirrors settlement dynamics in the peri-urban surroundings of ancient Pergamon, western Türkiye. Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews

October 10, 2025

City and Micro-Region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)

The two-part conference “City and Micro-Region in the Ancient Mediterranean (and Beyond)” explores how city and micro-regional dynamics shaped the ancient Mediterranean world. Following the successful Madrid event in May, the second colloquium in Istanbul (30 October – 1 November 2025) will focus on questions of connectivity and comparison.

September 12, 2025

From City to Mountains: New Traces of Life and Cult around Pergamon

In August and September, our team set out once again into the Pergamon Micro-Region. From the valleys around the Selinus River to the slopes of the Geyikli Mountains, we traced ancient estates, fortresses, farmsteads, and cult places. These discoveries bring us closer to understanding how Pergamon’s countryside was organized and lived in during the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial periods.

August 24, 2025

New study published: Agricultural potential in ancient Pergamon

by Robert Busch A new article from our project was recently published in the journal PLOS One. The article discusses the natural potential for…

August 24, 2025

Veröffentlichung: Landwirtschaftliches Potenzial im antiken Pergamon – neue Studie erschienen

by Robert Busch Im Journal PLOS One ist ein neuer Artikel aus unserem Projekt erschienen, der sich mit dem natürlichen Potenzial für Ackerbau in der Pergamon…

May 19, 2025

Exchange, Connections and Collaborations: The TransPergMicro PreDoc Workshop 2025

On March 28, the PreDoc-workshop of TransPergMicro brought together early career researchers from across the project to present and discuss their ongoing work related to Pergamon. The workshop was hosted by Freie Universität in the so-called “Holzlaube” and was attended by 18 participants in person and 11 online. The workshop served as a platform to connect the different disciplines involved in TransPergMicro – Physical Geography, Historical Architecture, Classical Archaeology, and Ancient History.

May 12, 2025

From Ambition to Ruin: Interdisciplinary Research tells the Tale of Pergamon’s Forgotten Amphitheater

Hidden beneath centuries of history, the Pergamon Amphitheater tells a story of ambition, innovation, and inevitable decline. Once a symbol of Roman grandeur with a capacity of 15,000 spectators, this remarkable structure has now resurfaced in the light of modern archaeological research, revealing secrets long buried under the dust of time.

May 12, 2025

İhtişamdan Çöküşe: Disiplinlerarası Araştırma, Pergamon’un Unutulmuş Amfitiyatrosunun Hikâyesini Anlatıyor

Yüzyılların tarihini barındıran Pergamon Amfitiyatrosu, ihtişam, yenilikçilik ve kaçınılmaz çöküşün hikâyesini gözler önüne seriyor. Bir zamanlar 15.000 kişilik kapasitesiyle Roma’nın görkeminin bir simgesi olan bu olağanüstü yapı, modern arkeolojik araştırmalar sayesinde gün yüzüne çıkarılarak, zamanın tozu altında uzun süredir gizli kalmış sırlarını ortaya koymaktadır.