Objective Prehistoric archaeology in western Anatolia has been poorly pursued since the beginning of excavations in this area in the 19th century. Especially the central coast between Pergamon and Ephesos represents a terra incognita in most prehistoric periods of humankind.The project focuses mainly on two distinctive chronological and cultural horizons the period of the first permanent settlements (sedentism) in Neolithic and the development to proto-urban centres in Early Bronze Age period. Combining both huge research topics in one project would enable a broad spectrum of cultural modelling, based upon multidisciplinary diachronic and comparative studies concerning changing societies in a changing environment from the 7th to 3rd millennium BC.New archaeological excavations as well as environmental surveys in different micro-regions (Pergamon and Ephesos) are the essential methods to produce modern documented data that will be analysed with a broad multidisciplinary and international team of scientists and students. Besides archaeology, those disciplines are geophysics, paleogeography, metallurgy, inorganic chemistry, petrography/mineralogy, geology, zoology, botany, anthracology, organic chemistry, physics and anthropology.To achieve an integrated picture and to concentrate the broad spectrum of studies a focus on the following three research topics is proposed: 1. Archaeological Periods and Definitions of Cultures 2. Societies in Changing Environments 3. Communication, Exchange and Interregional Relationships. The applicant has already performed investigations in these highly promising regions and could thereby successfully demonstrate a great gain in knowledge of basic cultural developments of humankind in prehistory. Fields of science humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryprehistorynatural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryhumanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeologynatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologypetrologypetrography Programme(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) ERC-SG-SH6 - ERC Starting Grant - The study of the human past Call for proposal ERC-2010-StG_20091209 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Coordinator OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Address Dr. ignaz seipel-platz 2 1010 Wien Austria See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dagmar Melman (Ms.) Principal investigator Barbara Horejs (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Beneficiaries (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Austria EU contribution € 596 388,00 Address Dr. ignaz seipel-platz 2 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Dagmar Melman (Ms.) Principal investigator Barbara Horejs (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUER ARBEIT UND WIRTSCHAFT Participation ended Austria EU contribution € 660 040,00 Address Stubenring 1 1010 Vienna See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gudrun Krakhofer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
