Pergamon Micro-Region

October 10, 2022

Under the gaze of the goddess: Two newly discovered rock sanctuaries in the Pergamon Micro-Region

In antiquity, people’s relationship with nature was strongly influenced by religion. Natural phenomena such as thunder and lightning, but also the dawn or the ripening of crops were associated with the intervention of divine powers. People turned to them for blessings or protection from harm by the forces of nature, which were perceived as omnipotent.

October 10, 2022

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.

October 10, 2022

Tanrıçanın bakışları altında: Pergamon çekirdek bölgesinde yeni keşfedilen iki kaya kutsal alanı

Antik çağda insanın doğayla olan ilişkisi, çok güçlü bir şekilde din üzerinden şekillenmekteydi. Gök gürültüsü ve şimşek gibi doğa olaylarının yanı sıra şafak vakti ya da ekinlerin olgunlaşması da ilahi güçlerle ilişkilendirilirdi. İnsanlar, her şeye kadir olarak algılanan bu güçlere doğanın gazabından korunmak ya da onun bereketini dilemek için dua ederlerdi.

April 20, 2022

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…

April 7, 2022

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.

April 2, 2022

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…

March 14, 2022

Pergamon Yakınında Büyük Bir Amphora Üretim Yeri Keşfedildi

Bu nedenle Pergamon’un yakınlarında keşfedilen geniş bir amphora üretim alanı, yalnızca antik kentin değil, çekirdek bölgesinin ve daha da ötesinin araştırılmasında büyük önem taşımaktadır. Buluntu yeri DFG (Alman Araştırma Vakfı) tarafından finanse edilen TransPergMikro projesi çerçevesinde Pergamon’un yakın çevresinde yürütülen yüzey araştırmaları esnasında keşfedildi.

March 14, 2022

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.

December 1, 2021

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.

November 23, 2021

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.