Kedreai Research Project
Welcome to the Kedreai Research Project!
This project is carried out at Sedir Adası, an island close to Marmaris, along the modern Turkish coastline.
In ancient times, the island and its city were known as Kedreai (Κεδρέαι). With slightly more than 800 meters in width, the island seems rather small at first glance. Nevertheless, our research was able to show, that the city Kedreai was continuously inhabited for many centuries and despite being so small, shows several monumental buildings such as the theatre, the city walls, and at least one big sanctuary.
Since people have lived here for so many centuries, there is a broad range of archaeological remains to be discovered.
The aim of this project is to find out, how and why an island like this has been so important in ancient times and how it is connected to the historic events, which happened around it.
On this website, we want to inform you not just about the site and its history but also about our work, our progress and the development of the Kedreai Research Project.
About Us
Who we are
We are an international team of archaeologists and other scientists, which came together to conduct research at Kedreai.
For this purpose, the Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (Turkey) undertook several surveys on and around the island and just started excavations during the last few years. The Saarbrücken University (Germany) is happy to take part in the research, excavation and evaluation and support this project by joining the campaigns.
Prof. Dr. Adnan Diler from Muğla, and Dr. Soner Özen and Dr. Britta Özen-Kleine from Saarbrücken joined forces to bring the Kedreai Research Project to life!
How we work
Next to excavating and carrying out archaeological research, our aim is to maintain the islands flora and fauna whilst simultaneously making it accessible to people, who are interested in our history and cultural heritage. To achieve this, we utilize state-of-the-art technologies to preserve the nature and conduct our research with as little invasion as possible while at the same time making the island and it’s remains more accessible to visitors.