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  • News
    Development into a large-scale enterprise
    01.01.1969
    Under director of excavations Hermann Vetters in particular, the Ephesos excavation developed into a major undertaking. However, the intensive excavation activities also raise questions about the preservation of the uncovered monuments.
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    First re-erections
    09.05.1957
    The Temple of Hadrian and the Basilica of St John are re-erected.
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    Curetes Street
    01.01.1954
    The »resurrection« of Ephesos as a ruined city and tourist attraction began in the 1950s with the uncovering of the city's most important arterial road, the Curetes Street.
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    Exposure of entire urban areas
    01.01.1954
    From 1937 to 1953, archaeological work was interrupted by the Second World War. In the following decades, entire areas of the city were excavated with great labour and machinery. Franz Miltner and Fritz Eichler are in charge of the excavations.
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    Resumption after the First World War
    01.01.1926
    After the interruption caused by the First World War, excavations were resumed in 1926. The focus is on the Bath-Gymnasium complex and Christian monuments such as St Mary's Church, St John's Basilica and the Cemetery of the Seven Sleepers.
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    Research across the centuries
    01.01.1910
    The approach of the first excavators is a very modern one. They wanted to record the topography of the city and its development over the centuries. Not only the Greco-Roman monuments are taken into account, but also Islamic ones.
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    First Publication
    01.01.1906
    The first volume of the series »Forschungen in Ephesos« was published in 1906.
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    Discovery of the Parthian Monument
    01.01.1903
    Even in the early years, archaeologists made sensational finds, such as the Parthian Monument in 1903. It was erected in the early years of the reign of Antoninus Pius (approx. between 141 and 145 AD) and is now largely housed in the Ephesos Museum in Vienna.
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    Establishment of the OeAI
    01.10.1898
    In response to the extremely successful excavations in Ephesos, the Austrian Archaeological Institute is founded and begins its work in 1898. Its first director is Otto Benndorf.
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    Building an expedition house
    01.01.1896
    An expedition house is built in nearby Selçuk. It still serves as a base for the excavation team today.