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Priene

Ancient city on the southern slopes of the Mycale Range near the mouth of the Maeander

Location

37° 39' 33.6132" N, 27° 17' 52.0548" E
See map: Geonavigation37.65933727.297793Priene

Recent Activities

Temple of Athena, work of the architect Pytheos © DAIView of the city as seen from the acropolis © DAIVarious projects investigating the history of the city-involving both archaeological fieldwork and the study of architectural history-are now underway at this site, the excavation of which has long been entrusted to the German Archaeological Institute. The present work focuses principally upon the late classical and Hellenistic periods (4th -1st cent. BC) and addresses developments in late antiquity and the Middle Ages as well.

Webpage Die antike Stadt Priene of the Institut für Klassische Archäologie at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main.

Webpage Priene. Wohnen in einer hellenistischen Stadt of the Institut für Klassische Archäologie der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

The projects fall under the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft's Schwerpunktprogramm "Hellenistische Polis" as well as Forschungscluster 3 and the Netzwerk der Abteilung Istanbul des DAI.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Wulf Raeck und Dr. Axel Filges, Archäologisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Grüneburgplatz 1, Fach 146, 60629 Frankfurt am Main, Tel.: 069/798 32311, Fax 069/798 32314

Prof. Dr. Frank Rumscheid und Dr. Ulrich Mania, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Johanna-Mestorf-Straße 5, 24118 Kiel, Tel. 0431/8802053, Fax 0431/8807309

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolf Koenigs, Technische Universität München, Fakultät für Architektur, Lehrstuhl für Bauforschung und Baugeschichte, Arcisstr. 21, D- 80290 München, Tel.: 089-289 22454, Tel.: 089-289 23574, Email: baugeschichte@lrz.tum.de

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Recent projects

  • 15.05.2012

    Wirtschaft als Machtbasis: Vormoderne Wirtschaftssysteme in Anatolien more

  • 17.10.2011

    Hattusa/Boğazköy more

  • 17.10.2011

    Epochenwandel und historische Veränderungssprozesse in Anatolien more

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Completed projects

  • 31.05.2011

    Wissenschaftliches Netzwerk 'Manifestationen von Macht und Hierarchien in Stadtraum und Landschaft' more

  • 31.05.2011

    Byzantine Miletus more

  • 31.05.2011

    Arap Camii more

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Contact

The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) is a »scientific corporation« of the Federal Institution under the auspices of the Foreign Office. The staff of the Institute carries out research in the area of archaeology and in related fields and maintains relations with international scholars.
Furthermore, it organizes congresses, colloquia and tours, and informs the public through the media about its work.  

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