معرفی
Associate Professor Derya Silibolatlız Baykara is affiliated with Gaziantep University Migration Institute since 2020, specializing in Urbanization and Social Integration. Previously, she served as an Anthropology Department Lecturer at Van Yüzüncü Yil University (2019-2020) and Research Assistant at Middle East Technical University (2009-2013).
- Education: Ph.D. in Settlement Archaeology (Middle East Technical University, 2014), MA in Settlement Archaeology (2009), BA in Physics and Paleoanthropology (Ankara University, 2005)
Her research focuses on Zooarchaeology, Paleoanthropology, and Archaeometry, analyzing animal remains from Paleolithic to Hellenistic periods in Anatolia. Key projects include isotopic studies at Kültepe-Kanesh and ancient DNA analysis in Southeastern Anatolia. She has authored 8 book chapters and 13 peer-reviewed articles.
Scientific Awards:
- Research Fellowship, British Institute at Ankara (2023)
- Turkish Fellowship, American Research Institute (2011)
- Work Award, YÖK (2013)
She has supervised 4 theses and participated in 30 international/national conferences, including studies on Neanderthal-human interactions at Üçağızlı II Cave and pig domestication during PPNB. Her teaching includes courses on Research Methods in Migration Studies and Environmental Archaeology.
