Ayşe Bursalı Curriculum vitae E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D.: Anthropology 2017 – 2022 (expected) University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A. Supervisor: Professor Ian Kuijt M.A.: Archaeology and History of Art – Prehistoric Archaeology 2013 - 2017 Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey Thesis Title: “Inside the Blue Color: Social and Methodological Investigation of the Turquoise Colored Beads Found in Neolithic Barcın Höyük in NW Anatolia” under the supervision of Professor Rana Özbal. B.A.: Anthropology honours, Classics minor 2009 – 2013 McGill University, , , Canada Honours Thesis Title: “A Critical Survey of Archaeology of Ottoman Remains and History, and Possible Contributions of Historical Archaeology” under the supervision of Professor Gwen Bennett. High School Graduation Diploma 2004 - 2009 Istanbul American Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey

WORK EXPERIENCE Pera Museum by Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey Jan 2016 – July 2017 Collection Supervisor, Anatolian Weights and Measures Collection Koç University Archaeology and History of Art Department (ARHA) Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant for Professor Rana Özbal Jan 2014 – Aug 2015 Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant for Professor Çiğdem Maner Sept 2013 – Jan 2014

PUBLICATIONS Book chapters: 2017 Bursalı, A., Özbal, R., Baysal, E., Özbal, H., Yağcı, B. “Neolithic Blue Beads in Northwest Turkey: the Social Significance of Skeuomorphism” Selected Papers in Ancient Art and Architecture vol. 3: Dress and Identity (peer-reviewed). 123 – 141. Archaeological Institute of America. 2017 Bursalı, A., Özbal, H., Özbal, R., Şimşek, G., Yağcı, B., Yılmaz-Akkaya, C., Baysal, E. “Investigating the Source of Blue Color in Neolithic Beads from Barcın Höyük, NW Turkey” Proceedings of the conference The Exploitation of Raw Materials in Prehistory. Sourcing, Processing and Distribution (peer-reviewed). 492 – 505. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Others: 2016 Baysal, E. and A. Bursalı. “First evil eye? The manufacture and use of blue beads in the Neolithic,” PAST - The Newsletter of the Prehistoric Society, Spring, issue 82 2013 Bursalı, A., Berube-Giguere, T., Rusen, R. “Making Friends: The morphological changes of domestication,” Behind the Roddick Gates – The Club Journal (McGill University), Volume II. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2016 “Turquoise Colored Beads of Barcın Höyük – A Case of Skeuomorphism” in the “Barcın Höyük Symposium” organized by Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), Istanbul, Turkey. 2016 “Embodying Life at Barcın Höyük: Evidence from Beads and Figurines in the “Barcın Höyük Symposium” organized by Netherlands Institute in Turkey (NIT), Istanbul, Turkey. Co-presented with Emma Baysal, Ellen Belcher, Aysel Arslan. 2016 “Investigating the Source of Blue Color in Neolithic Beads from Barcın Höyük, NW Turkey” in the conference “Raw Materials Exploitation in Prehistory”, Faro, Portugal. 2015 “Neolithic Blue Beads in Northwest Turkey: the Social Significance of Skeuomorphism” in American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, USA.

EXCAVATIONS July – Aug 2013, 2014, 2015 Barcın Höyük Pottery Neolithic Excavation Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey Trench Supervisor – Wrote final and daily reports, determined excavation loci and procedure in the trench, practiced field methods, prepared and maintained the drawings June 2014 KEYAR - Konya Ereğli Archaeological Survey Konya, Turkey July - Aug 2012 Barcın Höyük Pottery Neolithic Excavation Yenişehir, Bursa, Turkey Trench Assistant – Practiced field methods, maintained databases for trench finds and daily reports, kept photographic account of progress and finds, sorted and evaluated finds June - July 2012 ITA Küçükçekmece Lake Basin, Byzantine Excavations Istanbul, Turkey Trench Supervisor – Assessed the area before excavation, sorted and evaluated finds, wrote reports, contributed to post-excavation treatment of finds June - July 2011 Theodosius Byzantine Harbour Excavation Yenikapı, Istanbul Contributed to the restoration and conservation of excavated wooden shipwrecks and metal fragments

ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY EXPERIENCE Nov 2014-now Founder, Editor, Writer at Arkeofili.com, popular archaeology website in Turkish Writing original research pieces and popular lists/compilations about archaeology, translating news and research articles from English into Turkish, editing articles, surveying Turkish and foreign resources for news pieces, maintaining the website and the social media accounts, creating the webpage with Wordpress Nov 2017 Appeared on the documentary “Suna Kıraç: the North Star” As the Collection Supervisor of Pera Museum March 2016 Invited to give a talk at Dokuz Eylül Uni. in Turkey on Archaeology and the Media June 2015 Appeared on the documentary “The Eye of Istanbul” as archaeology commenter Commentary on photographer Ara Güler's discovery of the ancient city of Aphrodisias May 2014 Koç University Archaeology and History of Art Department (ARHA) Helped organize Graduate Student Symposium “Eating Anatolia: Remembered Histories and Forgotten Foods” Anthropology Student Association at McGill University Sept 2012 – Apr 2013 Vice President of Finances - responsible for the budget, bank account, and expenses. Jan 2012 Editor of McGill Undergraduate Anthropology Journal FIELDS Mar 2011 Organized Festival International du Film Ethnographique du Quebec (FIFEQ)

INTERESTS: Neolithic and Chalcolithic of Anatolia, Balkans &Near East; Personal Ornamentation; Public Archaeology; Historical Archaeology; ArcGIS; Experimental Archaeology.

LANGUAGES: Turkish – native, English – fluent, French – intermediate, Latin – beginner, German – beginner COMPUTER SKILLS: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Photoshop, HTML, Visual Basic, MS Access, ArcGIS, EndNote, Zotero, Wordpress