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  • News
    Otto Benndorf
    01.01.1893
    In 1893, Otto Benndorf, an archaeologist at the University of Vienna, proposes Ephesos excavations to the imperial-royal Ministry of Culture. At this time, Germany was celebrating major scientific discoveries in Troy and the British in Egypt. The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy is therefore also looking for a representative archaeological excavation.
  • News
    Discovery of the Artemision
    31.12.1870
    1870 J. T. Wood discovers the Temple of Artemis. However, due to the poor state of preservation and the lack of finds, his sponsors ended their support. In 1874, Wood had to stop his work.
  • News
    Uncovering numerous buildings
    01.01.1865
    Wood suspected the sanctuary of Artemis in the Hellenistic-Roman district. In the course of his excavations, numerous buildings such as the Bouleuterion, the so-called Tomb of Luke and the Great Theatre were at least partially uncovered.
  • News
    First excavation
    01.04.1863
    In 1863, the English railway engineer John Turtle Wood makes numerous sondages. On behalf of the British Museum, he searches for the Artemision, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
  • News
    Early travelogues
    01.01.1450
    The location of Ephesos has been known since time immemorial, as many buildings have never been completely buried. Numerous travellers describe and draw the ancient ruins, e.g. Cyriacus of Ancona or Evliya Çelebi.
  • Lectures 21.10.2026 , Southampton
    Martin Steskal:
    Multiple archives within a single port and its canal – the example of Roman Ephesus (Türkiye) Brückner, H. (Speaker) & Steskal, M. (Speaker) 21 Oct 2026

    PortGEN Project Open Day
  • Lectures 22.09.2026 , Wien
    Martin Steskal:
    Austrian Archaeology in Ephesos between Science, Empire, and Cultural Prestige (1895–1914) Steskal, M. (Speaker) 22 Sep 2026

    History of Austrian/Austro-Hungarian Archaeology in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean, Mid-19th to Mid-20th Centuries
  • Lectures 18.09.2026 , Schlierbach
    Martin Steskal:
    Zwischen den Welten – Erfahrungen aus Archäologie und internationaler Zusammenarbeit Steskal, M. (Speaker) 18 Sep 2026

    ASV-Talks „Zwischen den Welten: Lernen aus globalen Erfahrungen"
  • Lectures 24.08.2026 , Wien
    Martin Steskal:
    Ephesos – A Metropolis of the Ancient World and Modern Archaeological Project - Part II Steskal, M. (Speaker) 24 Aug 2026 → 29 Aug 2026

    25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies
  • Lectures 24.08.2026 , Wien
    Martin Steskal:
    Ephesos – A Metropolis of the Ancient World and Modern Archaeological Project - Part I Steskal, M. (Speaker) 24 Aug 2026 → 29 Aug 2026

    25th International Congress of Byzantine Studies