Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Izmir, Bergama, Turkey
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About Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot
Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot in Izmir, Bergama, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.1320N 27.1830E controls access to Izmir resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Izmir, Bergama, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1977 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot main structure
c. 1917
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1977–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.1320° N · 27.1830° E · 199 m · 3 mapped features
Pergamon Altar North Frieze Depot — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
39.1328° N · 27.1839° EPergamon Altar North Frieze Depot — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
39.1310° N · 27.1823° EPergamon Altar North Frieze Depot — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
39.1335° N · 27.1842° E