Thomas Zimmermann

Thomas Zimmermann is an Associate Professor at the Department of Archaeology, Bilkent University. He earned his PhD from the University of Regensburg, focusing on Copper Age Daggers through research at the Römisch Germanische Zentralmuseum Mainz. His academic work spans interdisciplinary archaeology, combining scientific methodologies with studies of early metallurgy, social stratification in ancient Anatolia, and cultural transitions in Mesopotamia during the Early Holocene.

• PhD in Pre- and Protohistory, European Ethnology, and Classical Archaeology
• Member of Bronze Age Commission, Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques (UISPP)
• Scientific commission member of German-Turkish Academics Society at Göttingen

His research has resulted in co-editing four books and publishing in international peer-reviewed journals. Beyond academia, he collects mechanical timepieces and Star Wars memorabilia.