Carolyn Chabot Aslan
Koç University
Archaeology and History of Art Program
Rumelifeneri Yolu
Sariyer, 34450, Istanbul, Turkey
011-90-212-338-1511
caslan@ku.edu.tr
Research Interests: Archaeology and ancient history of Anatolia and
Greece. Fieldwork conducted at the sites of Troy and Seddülbahir in Turkey.
Research interests include the study of Troy and the Trojan War, ancient
religious practices, ceramics, individual/community interactions and
architecture.
Teaching Subjects: World History. European History. Ancient History.
Mythology and Ancient Religion. Classical Archaeology. Archaeological
Theory. Anatolian Archaeology.
Education
Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D. (2000)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Bryn Mawr College, MA (1997)
Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology
Cornell University, BA (1994)
Double major in Archaeology and Classics
Summa cum laude
Distinction in all subjects
Employment
Koç University, Istanbul
Assistant professor, Archaeology and History of Art Program
Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management Masters
program
(2004-present)
Adjunct professor/instructor, History Program (2000-2004)
Courses taught:
World civilizations
European History from Antiquity to 1700
Introduction to Archaeology
Ancient Greeks and Romans
Mythology and Religion
Troy and the Ancient Mediterranean World
Anatolian Archaeology (graduate course)
Archaeological Methods and Theory (graduate course)
Publications
“New Evidence for a Destruction at Troy in the mid 7th century B.C.”
Studia Troica 18, 2009, p. 33-58.
“End or Beginning? The Late Bronze age to Early Iron age Transition at Troia”
In Forces of Transformation: The End of the Bronze Age in the
Mediterranean, eds. C. Bachhuber and R. G. Roberts, Oxbow Books,
2009, p. 142-149.
“Swan Imagery at the West Sanctuary at Troy”
In SOMA 2007: Proceedings of the XI Symposium on Mediterranean
Archaeology, Istanbul Technical University, 25-29 April 2007,
ed. Çiğdem Özkan Aygün, BAR International Series 1900,
Archaeopress, Oxford, 2009, p. 54-60.
“Narratives of Destruction and Construction: The Complex Cultural Heritage
of
the Gallipoli Peninsula”
Co-author with Lucienne Thys-Şenocak
In The Archaeology of Destruction, ed. Lila Rakoczy, Cambridge
Scholars Publishing, 2008, p. 29-47.
“Gelibolu Yarımadası Tarihsel Savaş Alanı Arkeolojisi Araştırmaları:
Seddülbahir Kalesi Projesi” (Research of the Historical and Battlefield
Archaeology of the Gallipoli Peninsula: The Ottoman Fortress at
Seddülbahir)
Co-author with Lucienne Thys-Şenocak and Rahmi N. Çelik
TÜBA-AR 11: 2008, p. 105-120.
“Research at the Ottoman Fortress of Seddülbahir, 2005-2006”
co-author with Lucienne Thys-Şenocak and Rahmi N. Çelik
Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı 25 (International Symposium of
Excavations, Surveys and Archaeometry), Turkish Ministry of Culture
and Tourism, Ankara, 2008, volume 2, p. 63-76.
“Patara”
World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago, World Book Publishing, 2007.
“Individual, Household, and Community Space in Early Bronze Age Western
Anatolia and the Nearby Islands,” In Space and Spatial Analysis in
Archaeology. eds. E. C. Robertson, J. D. Seibert, D. C. Fernandez,
and M. U. Zender, Calgary, University of Calgary Press, 2006, p. 133140.
"Ilion Before Alexander: Recent finds of Protogeometric, Geometric, and
Archaic Pottery from area D9." Studia Troica 12, 2002, p. 81-129.
Forthcoming
“Gray Ware at Troy in the Protogeometric through Archaic Periods.”
Conference proceedings for the International Conference on Pontic
Grey Wares, Constanza, Romania, 2010.
“A Place of Burning: Hero or Ancestor Cult at Troy”
forthcoming in Hesperia
In Preparation
“The West Sanctuary at Troy: Protogeometric, Geometric and Archaic
Periods”
To be published as part of final reports of the Troy excavations,
Philipp von Zabern press.
Reviews
Review of Susan Langdon, Art and Identity in Dark Age Greece 1100-700
B.C.E. (Cambridge University Press). American Journal of Archaeology
113, 2009.
Conferences/Presentations
“City and Citadel at Troy from the Late Bronze Age through the Roman
Period”
Co-author: Brian Rose
Cities and Citadels Symposium, RCAC, Istanbul, 2009
“Hero Cult at Troy”
American Institute of Archaeology Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, 2009
“Archaic Grey ware at Troia”
International Conference on Pontic Grey Wares
Bucharest – Constanza, Romania, 2008
“Teaching Troy: Studying the Reuse of the Legend in World History”
World History Association Annual Conference
London, 2008
“Swan Imagery at the West Sanctuary at Troia”
Studies on Mediterranean Archaeology conference (SOMA)
Istanbul Technical University, 2007
“Ceramics and Culture Change at the Transition from the Bronze to Iron Age
at Troy”
American Institute of Archaeology Annual Meeting
San Diego, 2007
“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 (Uluslararası Kazı,Yüzey Araştırması 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"
Symposium on the West Sanctuary at Troy
University of Cincinnati, 2000
"Elite Residences in Late Bronze Age Cyprus"
American Society for Oriental Research Conference
Boston, 1999
“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
Fieldwork and Research Projects
Troy, Turkey
Specialist for the publication of early Iron Age and Archaic phases
(1999-present)
Ceramic analyst (1996-1998)
Excavator, Late Bronze Age and Roman periods (1995)
Seddülbahir, Turkey
Member of the Documentation, Excavation, and Conservation project
at the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir, directed by Lucienne ThysŞenocak and Rahmi N. Çelik (2005-present)
Director of excavations (2005-2006)
Pergamon, Turkey
Member of a collaborative project with the Pergamon excavation team,
the city of Bergama, Mimar Sinan University and Istanbul Technical
University to improve the site management and education programs
(2008-present)
Sardis, Turkey
Excavator (1992-1994), Lydian and Roman periods
Assistant Registrar (1992-1993)
Méréaucourt, France
Excavator, megalithic grave gallery (1991)
Tel Haror, Israel
Archaeological field school participant (1990)
Professional Service
Co-coordinator of the Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage
Management Masters Program at Koç University (2004-present)
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanites, Executive Council, Koç
University (2009-present)
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanites, Academic Council, Koç
University (2006 – 2009)
Research Center for Anatolian Studies fellowship review committee (20052008)
Co-organizer of the Social Science Seminar series at Koç University (20042005)
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 American Research Institute in Turkey tour to Troy and
Assos (2001)