Emma L. Baysal

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest: Prehistory, Material Culture and Archaeological Theory
Email: emma.baysal@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: H-145

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N. Ilgi Gerçek

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Ancient Near Eastern Languages
& History, Latin
Email: ilgigercek@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: H-143

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Benjamin Irvine

Assistant Professor (starting September 2025)

Areas of Interest: Human Osteoarchaeology; Bioarchaeology; Isotopic Analyses; Archaeological Science; Dietary Habits and Subsistence Practices; Agricultural Strategies and Ancient Economies; Mobility and Movement; Human-Environment Interactions
Email: benjamin.irvine@biaa.ac.uk
Office: –

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Michele Massa

Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest: Near Eastern & Anatolian Bronze and Iron Age Archaeology
Email: mmassa@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: H-155

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Bert Smith

Visiting Professor

Areas of Interest: Greek & Roman art,
Archaeology of Anatolian Cities
Director of Aphrodisias excavations
Email: roland.smith@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: T-277

Peter Talloen

Assistant Professor and Department Chair

Areas of Interest: Greek & Roman Archaeology,
Late antique & Byzantine,
Director of Sagalassos excavations
Email: peter.talloen@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: H-133

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Luca Zavagno

Associate Professor
(on sabbatical 2024-2025 academic year)

Areas of Interest: Byzantine Studies
Director of Parnassos Project
Email: luca.zavagno@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: A-329

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Thomas Zimmermann

Associate Professor

Areas of Interest: European and Anatolian Prehistory,
Ancient Metallurgy, Warfare Archaeology,
Human Evolution, Cultural Morphology 
Email: zimmer@bilkent.edu.tr
Office: H-152

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Tuğba Şardan

Administrative Assistant

Email: sardan@bilkent.edu.tr
Phone: +90 312 290 1934
Office: H-149A