Location British Institute at Ankara, Atatürk Bulvarı No:154
Date and time
Friday 24 May 2024
07:00 - 16:30 (London BST)
09:00 - 18:30 (Ankara UTC+3)
This one day workshop on the recent zooarchaeological studies in Turkey brings together thirteen experts, to discuss the developments in the field of human-animal relationship.
Please note that this workshop has reached full capacity for in-person attendance and attendees can now only register to attend on Zoom.
Programme
09:15-09:30 Welcome and Opening Speeches
09:30-10:00 The provenancing of animals with the aid of stable isotopes: the example of Sagalassos
Dr Wim Van Neer | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
10:00-10:30 Ongoing zooarchaeological evaluation of Roman and Byzantian Istanbul Yenikapı Metro and Marmaray Excavations
Prof Dr Vedat Onar | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
10:30-11:00 Hunting, herding and the question of earliest management of cattle in Central Anatolia
Ögr Gör Dr Özlem Saritas | BIAA/Hitit University
11:00-11:15 Tea Break
11:15-11:45 Zooarchaeological evaluation and possible early cattle domestication, at Pre-Pottery Neolithic B(PPNB) site of the Gre Filla Southeastern Anatolia
Doc Dr Derya Silibotlaz | Gaziantep University
11:45-12:15 Early cattle herds are now grazing in the pastures of Central Anatolia, Tepecik-Çiftlik.
Doc Dr Can Yümni Gündem | Batman University
12:15-12:45 Animal exploitation at Eksi Höyük
Doc Dr Gülçin ilgezdi | Ahi Evan University
12:45- 13:45 Lunch Break+ BIAA Collection Tour
13:45- 14:15 A snaphot into sheep domestication history through the lens of ancient DNA
Dr Fusun Özer | Hacettepe University
14:15- 14:45 Equid archaeogenomics in Anatolia
Dr Mustafa Özkan | Middle East Technical University
14:45- 15:15 Herding, management and meat consumption at Başur Höyük during the Early Bronze Age
Aylin Badem | Batman University
15:15-15:45 Stable isotope analysis and animal management at Bronze Age Kültepe- Kaneš
Dr Benjamin Irvine | British Institute at Ankara
15:45- 16:00 Tea Break
16:00- 16:30 Dairy farming and pasture-cheesemaking in North-eastern Turkey
Ögr Gör Dr Fatih Tatari | Bilkent University
16:30-17:00 Osseous artefacts from Patara
Dr Ögr Üyesi Ayça Gerçek | Osmaniye University
17:00-17:30 The British İnstitute at Ankara animal bone reference collection from analogue to digital
Gonca Özger | British Institute at Ankara
The workshop will take place at the BIAA, and online via Zoom. Please register for online attendance here.