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Observing Movement on Abraded Stones:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interdisciplinary Approaches from Ancient Pedestrian Traffic to Cultural Heritage Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop presents the results of Testimony of Stones: A New Method in Ancient Traffic Analysis (TAS), a research project supported by the Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the project’s final dissemination meeting, the workshop evaluates the findings of this multidisciplinary research, which investigates ancient traffic, mobility, and movement patterns through the combined perspectives of archaeology, digital humanities, architectural analysis, cultural heritage studies, and rock mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing together experts from diverse scientific fields, the workshop explores topics ranging from urban movement networks, pedestrian transportation modelling, and the spatial organization of public spaces to the characterization of Ephesian marbles, digital infrastructures for traffic research, and the long-term transformation of architectural environments. It also provides an opportunity to discuss how FAIR principles can be applied to specific research domains, including ancient mobility studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the workshop addresses contemporary dimensions of tourism and mobility, examining their effects on archaeological sites and the challenges they pose for heritage management in T\u00fcrkiye and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Presentation \/ Testimony of Stones: A New Method in Ancient Traffic Analysis (TAS)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Murat Dirican<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie Curie Fellow, Faculty of Archeology, Leiden University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mustafa Erkayao\u011flu<\/em><\/strong> \/ Project Advisor at the Secondment Institute<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Tuna Kalayc\u0131<\/em><\/strong> \/ Project Advisor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeological Sciences, Faculty of Archeology, Leiden University.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring the Relationship Between Architectural Orientation and Urban Movement Networks at Ancient Kerkenes \/ Yozgat – T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Candidate Atakan Ataba\u015f<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Anthropology, University of Central Florida<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pedestrian Transportation Analysis at Ancient Kerkenes \/ Yozgat – T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Scott Branting<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Anthropology and the Florida Space Institute, Director of the Kerkenes Project, University of Central Florida.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marble Landscape of Ancient Ephesus through Quarrying, Provenance and Distribution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Vasiliki Anevlavi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.F.R.I. Fellow National Hellenic Research Foundation \/ Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Dr. Walter Prochaska<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traces of Change: Architectural Alterations as a Prerequisite for the Continued Use of the<\/strong> Ephesian Theater into the Byzantine Period<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Gudrun Styhler-Ayd\u0131n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group Leader, Research Group Bauforschung, Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian<\/em> Academy of Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial and Public Spaces in Ephesus: Functions, Spatial Distribution, and Patterns of<\/strong> Pedestrian Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Lilli Zabrana<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department of Historical Archaeology, Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Academy of<\/em> Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeological Site Monitoring with Non-Destructive Physico-Mechanical Testing Methods: Long-Term Performance Assessment in the Zelve Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Nazl\u0131 Tunar \u00d6zcan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associate Professor, Department of Geological Engineering, Division of Applied Geology, Hacettepe University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting the Past: Archaeological Heritage and Tourism in T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. G\u00fcl Pulhan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorary Research Fellow, The British Institute at Ankara<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Access and FAIR Data for Digital Archaeology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Nurdan Atalan \u00c7ay\u0131rezmez <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The British Institute at Ankara<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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