Carolyn Chabot Aslan
Koç University
History Department
Rumelifeneri Yolu
Sariyer, 34450, Istanbul, Turkey
011-90-212-338-1511
caslan@ku.edu.tr
Major Fields of Research: Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean from the
Bronze age to Archaic period. Fieldwork at the sites of Troy and Seddülbahir in
Turkey. Research interests include the study of social complexity, ancient architecture
and spatial arrangements, and the function of ceramics in feasting and ritual.
Education
Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D.
2000
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Dissertation title: The Architectural Expression of Social
Categories at Five Early Bronze Age West Anatolian Communities
Dissertation advisor: James C. Wright
Special topic exams passed:
Archaeological Theory, Aegean Prehistory, Greek Cities, and
Anatolian Archaeology
Bryn Mawr College, MA
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Thesis title: A Study in Late Cypriot Spatial Organization
Thesis advisor: J.P. Dessel
1997
Cornell University, BA
Double major in Archaeology and Classics
Summa cum laude
Distinction in all subjects
Honors thesis title: Prehistoric Sardis
1994
Employment
Koç University, Istanbul
Assistant professor, History Dept.
The Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural
Heritage Management Masters program
Adjunct professor/instructor, History department
Courses:
World civilizations
Introduction to Archaeology
Ancient Greece and Rome
2004present
20002004
Anatolian Archaeology (graduate course)
Mythology and Religion
European History from Antiquity to 1700
Archaeological Methods and Theory (graduate course)
Publications
“Individual, Household, and Community Space in Early Bronze Age
2006
Western Anatolia and the Nearby Islands”
In Space and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology.
Ed E. C. Robertson, J.D. Seibert, D.C. Fernandez,
and M.U. Zender, Calgary, University of Calgary Press, p. 133-140.
"Ilion Before Alexander: Recent finds of Protogeometric, Geometric,
and Archaic pottery from area D9" Studia Troica 12, p. 81-129.
2002
“Pottery from the West Sanctuary at Troy: Protogeometric,
Geometric and Archaic Periods”
Manuscript (350 pages) accepted for publication in Studia Troica
Series, final reports of the Troy excavations
“Research at the Ottoman Fortress of Seddulbahir”
Forthcoming in the publication of the International Symposium
of Excavations, Surveys and Archaeometry, 2007
“End or Beginning? The Late Bronze age to Early Iron age Transition at
Troia.”
Forthcoming in the publication of the Oxford University
conference entitled: Forces of Transformation: The End of the
Bronze Age in the Mediterranean, 2007
Fieldwork
Seddülbahir, Turkey
Director of excavations as part of the Kaletakım restoration
and Museum project at the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir
present
in the Gallipoli peninsula.
Ottoman and World War I periods
2005-
Troy, Turkey
Ceramic specialist for the publication of early Iron Age
and Archaic pottery (1999-present)
Ceramic analyst (1996-1998)
Excavator (1995), Late Bronze Age and Roman periods
1995present
Sardis, Turkey
Excavator (1992-1994), Lydian and Roman periods
Assistant Registrar (1992-1993)
19921994
Ithaca, New York
Archaeological survey participant, American Indian site
1993
Méréaucourt, France
Excavator, megalithic grave gallery
1991
Tel Haror, Israel
Archaeological field school participant, Late Bronze Age temple
1990
Conferences/Presentations
“Iron Age Ceramics at Troia”
Workshop on the research results of the Troy excavations
Tübingen University, Germany
2006
“Research at the Ottoman Fortress of Seddülbahir”
International Symposium of Excavations, Surveys and
Archaeometry (Kazi, Arastirma ve Arkeometri Sempozyumu)
Çanakkale, Turkey
2006
“End or Beginning? The Late Bronze age to Early Iron age Transition
at Troia.”
Conference: Forces of Transformation: The End of the Bronze
Age in the Mediterranean
Oxford University
2006
“Individualism/Collectivism in Archaeological Research”
American Anthropology Association Annual Meeting
Chicago
2003
“Ceramic Evidence for Function in the West Sanctuary at Troy”
Colloquium on the Cultural History of Ilion
American Institute of Archaeology Annual Meeting
New Orleans
2002
“The Use of Pottery in Ritual at Ilion During the Archaic Period”
American Institute of Archaeology Annual Meeting
Philadelphia
2002
“Individual, Household, and Community Space in Early Bronze Age
Western Anatolia and the Nearby Islands”
Chacmool conference on “Space”
University of Calgary, Canada
2001
"Archaic Pottery from the Sanctuary at Troy"
2000
Symposium on the Sanctuary at Troy
University of Cincinnati
"Elite Residences in Late Bronze Age Cyprus"
1999
American Society for Oriental Research Conference
Boston
“Changing Architectural Expression in Cyprus”
University of Pennsylvania Graduate Symposium on
Culture Change in the Ancient World
Philadelphia
1998
"Troy and the Trojan Gold"
Newark Art Museum presentation
New Jersey
1997
Professional Service
Board member, Social Sciences Institute, Koç University
2006
Anatolian Civilizations Institute fellowship review committee
2005-2006
Graduate Co-coordinator, Koç University, Anatolian Civilizations
and Cultural Heritage Management Masters Program
present
2004-
Curriculum revision committee for undergraduate history courses
2005–2006
Co-organizer of the Social Science Seminar series at Koç University
2004-2005
Committee member for Graduate Student Writing Program Development 2005
Leader of a tour to Troy and Assos for the undergraduate
History club at Koç University
2005
Tour leader for an ARIT tour to Troy and Assos
2001
Language Skills
Ancient Greek – able to teach beginners level course
French – advanced
Turkish – advanced
German – intermediate reading level