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
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

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.
March 31, 2025

The archaeology in geoarchaeology: examples from field mapping during the 2024 campaign of the physical geography group

During the 2024 joint fieldwork of Freie Universität Berlin and Ege Üniversitesi, we explored the eastern lower Bakırçay plain, mapping geomorphological features. Collaborating with archaeologists, we investigated the ancient Bakırçay River’s shifting course, focusing on fluvial traces and elevations to better understand its historical hydrology. Stay tuned for our findings!
January 21, 2025

Patience, Precision, and Pavonazzetto: An Intern’s Story from Pergamon

I’m Yaren Esen, an architecture student at İzmir Institute of Technology, and I had the opportunity of joining the 2024 Pergamon Excavation campaign as an intern with the Historical Building Research Team from the Berlin Technical University. Led by the PhD-candidate Léa Geisler, the team has been focusing on the East Baths of the Gymnasium in Pergamon. During my internship, I learnt the different methods of documenting and cataloging the building parts.