Excavation of the Pergamon Altar
Excavación del Altar de Pérgamo
- Date
- 1878-1886 · confidence high
- Place
- Bergama, Turkey
- Credited to
- Carl Humann
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
German engineer Humann led the official excavations of the Pergamon acropolis and uncovered the reliefs of the great Hellenistic altar dedicated to Zeus and Athena, with its Gigantomachy frieze. The pieces were moved to Berlin, where the monument is reconstructed today in the Pergamon Museum.
What it led to
- Pergamon Museum in Berlin
- German classical archaeology in Asia Minor