Stuart Blaylock holds a BA in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham (1978) and a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology from the University of Swansea (2005). He came to Turkey in 1980 to work on excavations at Tille Höyük, which he directed from 1984–1990. He subsequently conducted post-excavation and museum projects and published the final report on Tille’s Iron Age levels. More recently he has co-directed rescue excavations at Gre Amer with Gül Pulhan (2009–2019) and was appointed as a BIAA Honorary Research Fellow in 2020. Stuart has also pursued a career as a consultant archaeologist and architectural historian, publishing widely in both fields.
Fields of Expertise: Near Eastern Archaeology, Pottery and Artefact Studies, Architectural History and Buildings Archaeology
