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The Multifaceted Port System of Pergamon’s Sea Front : Elaia, Pitane, Kane, and Beyond

Eric Laufer
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Bernhard Ludwig
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Felix Pirson
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Martin Seeliger
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Résumé

The Kane-Peninsula in modern-day Turkey is a promontory blocking great parts of the Kaikos valley from the sea. Within a coastline of approximately 45 km at least three harbor cities were located in antiquity: Elaia, Pitane and Kane. To understand the various ports, anchorages and landings along the Kane peninsula and the Bay of Elaia, the Kane Regional Harbour Survey has been conducted since 2014 (DAI Istanbul – University Cologne – ERC RomPort). The project was conceptualized as a multi-disciplinary archaeological project including geophysical and shallow-water geoarchaeological prospections. In conjunction with the latest research in Elaia, the harbor city of Pergamon, the project offered the chance to study the coastal zone of a micro-region with a hierarchy of major and minor ports and bays suitable for cabotage and their relationship to Pergamon in a diachronic perspective. Furthermore, this region is also a good example to investigate the changes in the location, the maritime infrastructure, the economic and political importance as well as the frequentation of harbour sites during the Roman period compared to the Classic and Hellenistic era. In this paper we will outline the development of Pegamon’s sea front in a diachronic perspective from the Classical era to Roman Imperial times based on the latest research along the coast of the Kane peninsula and the Bay of Elaia. On the one hand, we will concentrate on the major port cities of Kane, Pitane, and Elaia, their historic development and their maritime infrastructure. On the other hand, we will introduce minor anchorages and coastal sites and ask for their significance within the local harbor networks. Key questions are: How did the different port cities and anchorages relate to each other? How did the harbour infrastructure and facilities develop from Classical to Roman Imperial times? What were the driving factors that changed the local maritime networks and the relevance of the different port cities?
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hal-03918254 , version 1 (02-01-2023)

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Stefan Feuser, Anca Dan, Eric Laufer, Bernhard Ludwig, Felix Pirson, et al.. The Multifaceted Port System of Pergamon’s Sea Front : Elaia, Pitane, Kane, and Beyond. 1st International Conference of Mediterranean Harbour and Coastal Archaeology 2022. Mediterranean Harbour Cities, Sep 2022, Marseille, France. ⟨hal-03918254⟩
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