Category: Geography

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 14, 2025

Exploring Social Metabolism: Insights from the 2nd TransPergMicro Milestone Workshop in Istanbul

The 2nd Milestone Workshop of the TransPergMicro project, held on January 10-11, 2025 at the Orient-Institut in Istanbul, brought together an interdisciplinary range of scholars to explore the concept of social metabolism in historical contexts. The event was intended as a further ‘milestone’ in advancing our understanding of material and energy flows between societies and their environment, with a particular emphasis on the project’s research focus, i.e., the Pergamon Micro-Region between the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial periods.
November 26, 2024

Announcement: International Symposium on Human and Ecology Relations Through the Ages

We are excited to announce the upcoming International Symposium on Human and Ecology Relations Through the Ages, taking place from 4–6 December 2024 at Ege University in Izmir.
In the first session, Felix Pirson of the German Archaeological Institute and the TransPergMicro project will give a presentation titled: “Human Environment Interaction in the Pergamon Micro-Region: Challenges and Perspectives for Interdisciplinary Research.”