DOI: 10.17026/ar/nmjpgp
title: Replication Data for: Deep-mapping the Asklepieion of Pergamon
title: Data compilation for the deep map of the Asklepieion of Pergamon
title: Askperg

description: &lt;p&gt;This dataset presents the geodatabase which underlies the Deep Map of the Asklepieion of Pergamon. The data is incorporated in a GIS environment (QGIS or ArcGIS) and uses ArcGIS Story Maps to draw out spatial narratives – see https://deepmappingsanctuaries.org/asklepieion-of-pergamon/; an online version was developed by the Geodienst of the University of Groningen, see http://askperg.org.&lt;br&gt; 
The dataset consists of 16 geopackages (.gpkg files) which can be imported into other GIS programs as shapefiles. Together the geopackages present a spatial and temporal compilation of the published archaeological finds and textual evidence relating to the Asklepieion of Pergamon. A full description of this process is given in A. Katevaini and C.G. Williamson (2025) 'Deep-mapping the Asklepieion of Pergamon. Charting the path through challenges, choices, and solutions', Open Archaeology, 1-34.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The primary publications are the excavation reports Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion, Volumes 1-5 (1968-2011) and Altertümer von Pergamon VIII. Die Inschriften von Pergamon. Teil 3. Die Inschriften des Asklepieions (Habicht 1969). For consistency, the data adheres to the terminology, descriptions, and categories presented in these volumes. A full list of publications that form the source for the dataset is shown below.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The geopackages are divided into 10 feature geopackages and 5 referential geopackages, 4 of which are non-spatial with no geometry. These consist of reference tables with common spatial and temporal values applied across the individual geopackages for cross-referencing purposes. Note that the spatial data of the feature files are broadly indicated as described in the excavation reports (see Katevaini & Williamson 2025). The geopackages may be downloaded individually, or in an additional collective &lt;strong&gt;Layer Definition File&lt;/strong&gt;: AskPerg_AllLayers_LayerDefinitionFile.glr&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feature geopackages&lt;/strong&gt; include the following:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_ArchitecturalFeaturesTable_v1.0.gpkg – polygon file with all of the architectural features identified in the AvP XI series&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_ArchitecturalFeatures_ID_v1.0.gpkg – polygon file with unique identifiers as look up table&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_SacredWay_v1.0.gpkg – line file with the trajectory of the sacred road from Pergamon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_AeliusAristides_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced passages in Aelius Aristides&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_Ceramics_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced ceramics&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_Clay_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced clay objects – lamps, terracottas, utensils&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_Varia_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced objects in stone, bone, metal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_Coins_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced coinage&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_CoinageOriginPoints_v1.0.gpkg – point file showing the origins of coinage&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_Inscriptions_v1.0.gpkg – point file with georeferenced inscriptions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Referential geopackages&lt;/strong&gt; include the following files:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_SpatialFeatures_Geometry_v1.0.gpkg – polygon file, referencing specific areas for temporal overlap of objects in the same space&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_SpatialFeatures_nogeometry_v1.0.gpkg – table referencing specific areas for temporal overlap of objects in the same space&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_BuildingPhases_nogeometry_v1.0.gpkg – table referencing the construction phases (Bauphasen) identified by the excavators&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_TemporalPhases_nogeometry_v1.0.gpkg – table referencing common historical periods&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AskPerg_GlobalPhases_nogeometry_v1.0.gpkg – table referencing larger historical periods&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;List of publications:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Archaeological data:&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AvP XI.1 = Ziegenhaus, O. and G. de Luca (1968) Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion. Teil 1. Der südliche Temenosbezirk in hellenistischer und frührömische Zeit, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AvP XI.2 = Ziegenhaus, O. and G. de Luca (1975) Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion. Teil 2. Der nördliche Temenosbezirk und angrenzende Anlagen in hellenistischer und frührömischer Zeit, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AvP XI.3 = Ziegenhaus, O. (1981) Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion. Teil 3. Die Kultbauten aus römischer Zeit an der Ostseite des Heiligen Bezirks, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AvP XI.4 = De Luca, G. (1984) Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion. Teil 4. Via Tecta und Hallenstraße. Die Funde, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; AvP XI.5 = Hoffmann, A. and G. De Luca (2011) Altertümer von Pergamon XI. Das Asklepieion. Teil 5. Die Platzhallen und die zugehörigen Annexbauten in römischer Zeit, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Deubner, O. (1938) Das Asklepieion von Pergamon; kurze vorläufige Beschreibung, Berlin: Verlag für Kunstwissenschaft.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Strocka, V.M. (2012) 'Bauphasen des kaiserzeitlichen Asklepieions von Pergamon', Istanbuler Mitteilungen 62, 199-287.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Epigraphic data:&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; IvP I = Fränkel, M. (1890) Altertümer von Pergamon VIII. Die Inschriften von Pergamon. Teil 1. Bis zum Ende der Königzeit, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Von Spemann.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; IvP II = Fränkel, M. (1895) Altertümer von Pergamon VIII. Die Inschriften von Pergamon. Teil 2. Römische Zeit. Inschriften auf Thon, Altertümer von Pergamon VIII, Berlin: Von Spemann.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; IvP III = Habicht, C. (1969) Altertümer von Pergamon VIII. Die Inschriften von Pergamon. Teil 3. Die Inschriften des Asklepieions, Altertümer von Pergamon, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Boehringer, E. (1966) 'Die Ausgrabungsarbeiten zu Pergamon im Jahre 1965', Archäologischer Anzeiger 1966/4, 415-503.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Hepding, H. (1907) 'Die Arbeiten zu Pergamon 1904-1905, II. Die Inschrifiten', AM 32, 241-377.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Jacobsthal, P. (1908) 'Die Arbeiten zu Pergamon 1906-1907, II. Die Inschriften (Taf. XXIII)', AM 33, 375-420.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Meier, L. (2009) 'Inschriften aus dem Asklepieion von Pergamon', Chiron 39, 395-408.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Müller, H. (1987) 'Ein Heilungsbericht aus dem Asklepieion', Chiron 17, 193-233.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Müller, H. (1989) 'Ein neues hellenistisches Weihepigramm aus Pergamon', Chiron 19, 499-553.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Müller, H. and M. Wörrle (2002) 'Ein Verein im Hinterland Pergamons zur Zeit Eumenes II', Chiron 32, 191-236.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Also other corpora (CIG, IG, SEG etc)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Aelius Aristides:&lt;/i&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Behr, C.A. (1968) Aelius Aristides and the Sacred Tales, Amsterdam: Hakkert.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Behr, C.A. (1981) P. Aelius Aristides. The complete works. Volume II. Orations&lt;/li&gt; XVII-LII. Translated into English by Charles A. Behr, Leiden: Brill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Note: the base map for Pergamon and the surrounding area is available here: https://www.dainst.blog/transpergmikro/pergamon/pergamon-map/&lt;/p&gt;
description: This dataset belongs to the project 'Deep-mapping the Asklepieion of Pergamon', conducted by Christina Williamson as part of the project 'Connecting the Greeks: Multi-scalar festival networks', funded by the Dutch Research Council (project VC.GW17.144) and conducted via the University of Groningen. The data was assembled under the auspices of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), and the Pergamon excavation team directed by Prof dr F. Pirson, Dr G. Ateş, and Dr. U. Mania.
The data collection process is fully described in A. Katevaini and C.G. Williamson (2025) 'Deep-mapping the Asklepieion of Pergamon. Charting the path through challenges, choices, and solutions', Open Archaeology, 1-34. The online website (http://askperg.org) was developed by the Geodienst at the University of Groningen, with Peter Merx as the principal developer.

Note that the base map for Pergamon and the surrounding area belongs to the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and is available via the URL: https://www.dainst.blog/transpergmikro/pergamon/pergamon-map/