Maps detailing the ancient city of Pergamon, located in the Bergama district of western Turkey’s Izmir province, have been modernized and digitalized for better accessibility, by the German Archeological Institute in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The German Archeological Institute has mapped out 12.5 square kilometers of the ancient city of Pergamon and made it available on its digital platform, while archaeological work at the UNESCO World Heritage site is ongoing. Felix Pirson, honorary professor at Leipzig University and the first director of the German Archaeological Institute in Istanbul since 2006 and director of the Pergamon excavation team, stated that the new maps served…