The Lycia Project

Along the southwestern coast of Turkey is a land of sarcophagi, a legendary land of Cyclopes and mythical heroes - Lycia. Today, the rocky, mountainous landscape is thinly populated and teeming with ancient ruins. A historical and archaeological adventure around every corner.

An international research team under the direction ofthe University of Tübingen is striving to shed light upon the settlementhistory of the romantic Lycian landscape.
The film camera was there tocapture a glimpse of:

• the singular nature of the field methodology employed in this difficult and harsh terrain
• the latest research results on location
• the use of three dimensional computer animation by the Projectto enhance the understanding and presentation of the ancient material
• the impressive 2,400 number of findspots thus recorded in the 90 sq.km. area surveyed (= 1998)
• the attitudes and opinions of local inhabitants within the region to the surrounding ancient remains

Duration: 43'34''
Format: Betacam SP
Script and Direction: Christoph Würzburger
Camera: Martin Constien
Editing: Christoph Würzburger/Manfred Edel
Sound: Volker Hahn
Music: Günter Reznicek
Mixing: Wolfgang Frank.

PREMIERE: 16. 9. 1998 SWR 3 20.15 Uhr