Martin Seyer

Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr.

Martin Seyer

Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr.

Senior Academy Scientist
RG »Historical Archaeology in the Mediterranean«

+43 1 51581-4128
martin.seyer(at)oeaw.ac.at
Dominikanerbastei 16 | 1010 Vienna

Biographical sketch

Studied Classical Archaeology and Egyptology in Vienna. Since 1986 annual participation in the excavations in Limyra (Lycia) and other archaeological projects in Lycia. Since 2001 employee and head of various FWF projects. Since 2007 scientific employee of the ÖAI Vienna as head of the excavations in Limyra. Lecturer at the University, Humboldt University Berlin and KFU Graz. 2023 Habilitation at the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna (venia docendi for Classical Archaeology).

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Publications

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Research interests

Archaeology of Lycia
Studies on urban planning
Burial and funerary studies
Synagogues in the Diaspora

Publications

Ein Antoninianfund aus Limyra. / Schindel, Nikolaus; Orakçılar, Burak; Seyer, Martin.
In: Numismatische Zeitschrift, No. 130, 15.05.2024, p. 246-278.
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Limyra 2018. / Seyer, Martin; Dolea, Alexandra; Brückner, Helmut et al.
In: Kazi Sonuclari Toplantisi, Vol. 41, No. 3, 13.05.2020, p. 125-143.
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Some Aspects of the Urbanistic Development in Limyra in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods. / Seyer, Martin.
In: Revue Archéologique, Vol. 68, No. 2, 03.02.2020, p. 375-389.
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The geoarchaeology of Limyra (SW Turkey) and its environs – new insight into the famous Lycian city. / Seyer, Martin; Stock, Friederike; Symanczyk, Anika et al.
In: Geoarchaeology, Vol. 2020, 13.01.2020, p. 1-16.
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Some Terms for Funerary Monuments of Lycia in the Classical Period 1: Sarcophagi. / Seyer, Martin.
In: Luwic dialects and Anatolian. Inheritance and Diffusion, Barcino Monografica Orientalia 12, Series Anatolica et Indogermanica 1, Vol. 12, 13.01.2020, p. 251-284.
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The excavation at Limyra/Lycia 2018: Preliminary Report. / Seyer, Martin; Dolea, Alexandra; Bes, Philip et al.
In: Anatolia Antiqua, Vol. XXVII, 20.12.2019, p. 231-252.
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Limyra 2018. / Seyer, Martin; Dolea, Alexandra; Çimen, Görkem et al.
In: N/A, Vol. 17, 20.12.2019, p. 191-197.
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Limyra 2016. / Seyer, Martin; Dolea, Alexandra; Brückner, Helmut et al.
In: News Bulletin on Archaeology from Mediterranean Anatolia, Vol. 15, 11.12.2017, p. 56-66.
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The excavation at Limyra/Lycia 2016: Preliminary Report. / Seyer, Martin; Dolea, Alexandra; Brückner, Helmut et al.
In: Anatolia Antiqua, Vol. 25, 04.12.2017, p. 143-160.
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Limestone, diorite and radiolarite. First compositional data of burnt clay objects from Limyra. / Peloschek, Lisa; Seyer, Martin; Yener-Marksteiner, Banu et al.
In: Adalya, Vol. 20, 18.09.2017, p. 241-266.
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Limyra 2015. / Seyer, Martin.
In: Kazi Sonuclari Toplantisi, Vol. 38, 21.05.2017, p. 151-164.
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The Archaeological Survey on Toçak Dağı (Limyra) 2015. / Seyer, Martin; Lotz, Helmut; Brandstätter, Pascale.
In: Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı, Vol. 34, 1, 15.05.2017, p. 201-216.
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Limestone, Diorite and Radiolarite: First Petrographic Data of Fired Clay Objects from Limyra (Southwest Turkey). / Peloschek, Lisa; Seyer, Martin; Yener-Marksteiner, Banu et al.
In: Adalya, Vol. 20, 2017, p. 241-266.
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Toçak Dağı Zirvesi Yüzey Araştırması (Limyra) 2015 – Survey on Toçak Dağı (Limyra) 2015. / Seyer, Martin; Lotz, Helmut; Brandstätter, Pascale.
In: News of Archaeology from Anatolia’s Mediterranean Areas, Vol. 14, 15.06.2016, p. 275-281.
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The Survey on Toçak Dağı. / Seyer, Martin; Lotz, Helmut; Brandstätter, Pascale.
In: News of Archaeology from Anatolia’s Mediterranean Areas, Vol. 14, 22.05.2016, p. 275-281.
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Limyra 2015. / Seyer, Martin.
In: News of Archaeology from Anatolia’s Mediterranean Areas, Vol. 14, 22.05.2016, p. 79-86.
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Limyra 2014. / Seyer, Martin.
In: Kazi Sonuclari Toplantisi, Vol. 37, 22.05.2016, p. 519-538.
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The drowning of the ancient Limyra (Southwestern Turkey) by rising ground-water during Late Antiquity to Byzantine times. / Lotz, Helmut; Rantitsch, Gerd; Prochaska, Walter et al.
In: Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 109 (2016), 20.04.2016, p. 203-210.
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Aphrodisischer Marmor am Kenotaph des Gaius Cäsar in Limyra in Lykien. / Prochaska, Walter; Seyer, Martin; Plattner, Georg A.
In: Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Instituts, Vol. 83, 30.05.2015, p. 223-236.
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A Synagogue in Limyra? Preliminary Report on a Byzantine Building with Jewish Elements. / Seyer, Martin; Lotz, Helmut.
In: Journal of Ancient Judaism, Vol. 4, 15.06.2013, p. 133-148.
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Limyra 2012. Doğu Kapı Kazısı – East Gate Excavation. / Seyer, Martin; Lotz, Helmut.
In: News of Archaeology from Anatolia’s Mediterranean Areas, Vol. 11, 15.06.2013, p. 83-85.
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Historische Archäologie im Mittelmeerraum. Historical Archaeology in the Mediterranean. / Steskal, Martin; Auinger, Johanna; Baier, Christoph et al.
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Jahresbericht 2025. 2026. p. 79–92.
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Historische Archäologie im Mittelmeerraum. Historical Archaeology in the Mediterranean. / Steskal, Martin; Baier, Christoph; Gauß, Walter et al.
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Jahresbericht 2024. Wien, 2025. p. 81–91.
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Historische Archäologie im Mittelmeerraum. Historical Archaeology in the Mediterranean. / Steskal, Martin; Baier, Christoph; Gauß, Walter et al.
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Jahresbericht 2023. Wien, 2024. p. 85–98.
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Historische Archäologie im Mittelmeerraum. Historical Archaeology in the Mediterranean. / Steskal, Martin; Baier, Christoph; Fugger, Verena et al.
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Jahresbericht 2022. Wien, 2023. p. 81-93.
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Gün Yüzüne Çıkarılmış” bir Geç Antik ve Bizans Dönemi Likya Şehri Limyra. Doğu Şehrinin Mimari Yüzey Araştırması. / Uytterhoeven, Inge; Seyer, Martin; Durak, Koray (Editor) et al.
Türkiye’de Bizans Çalışmaları. Yeni Araştırmalar, Farklı Eğilimler.. Istanbul, 2022. p. 65-81.
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The Jewish Building in Limyra. / Seyer, Martin; Ovadya, S. (Editor).
Taşlara Kazınan Yahudi Kimliği / Jewish Identity Engraved in Stones. Istanbul: 500. 500. Yıl Vakfı Türk Musevileri Müzesi / The Quincentennial Foundation of Museums of Turkish Jews, 2021.
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Pillar tombs and the Achaemenid rule in Lycia. / Seyer, Martin; Dahlén, A. (Editor).
Achaemenid Anatolia: Persian presence and impact in the Western satrapies 546–330 BCE. BOREAS 37. Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet, 2020. p. 31.
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Zur städtebaulichen Entwicklung Limyras im Hellenismus und in der frühen Kaiserzeit. / Seyer, Martin; Quatember, Ursula; Quatember, U. Lohner-Urban - U. (Editor).
Zwischen Bruch und Kontinuität. Architektur in Kleinasien im Übergang vom Hellenismus zur römischen Kaiserzeit / Continuity and Change – Architecture in Asia Minor during the transitional period from Hellenism to the Roman Empire; BYZAS 25. Istanbul: Ege Yayinlari, 2020. p. 363-380.
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Vorbild im Monumentalen: Zur Adaption dynastischer Grabanlagen in Lykien. / Seyer, Martin; Berns, C. (Editor); Huguenot, C. (Editor).
Greek Monumental Tombs. Regionale Muster und ihre Rezeption im ägäischen Raum in klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit. Berlin, 2020. p. 267-294 (GATEWAYS 7).
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Geophysikalische Untersuchungen in Limyra. / Seyer, Martin; Dündar, Erkan (Editor); Aktaş, Şevket (Editor).
LYKIARHISSA, Festschrift für Havva İşkan. Istanbul: Ege Yayınları, 2016. p. 611-627.
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The City of Perikle: Limyra. / Seyer, Martin; İşkan, Havva (Editor); Dündar, Erkan (Editor).
From Lukka to Lycia: The Country of Sarpedon and St. Nicholaos,. Istanbul: Yapı ve Kredi Yayınları, 2016. p. 260-273.
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Zum Löwengrab von Xanthos. / Seyer, Martin; Blakolmer, Fritz (Editor); Seyer, Martin (Editor) et al.
Angekommen auf Ithaka, Festgabe für Jürgen Borchhardt zum 80. Geburtstag. 2016. p. 67-82.
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