Dr.
SERA YELÖZER KILIÇ
Education
Doctorate
Istanbul University
Prehistoric Archaeology
Master's Degree
Istanbul University
Prehistoric Archaeology
Bachelor's Degree
Istanbul University
History
Research Areas
- Arkeoloji
- Tarihöncesi
- Materyal kültür
- Kimlik
Work Experience
2022 /
2023
University of Bordeaux
Ingénieur de recherche
2024 /
2025
Koç Universitesi Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
Postdoctoral Researcher
2023 /
2026
National Geographic Society-‘Small things, big stories’ Project
Postdoctoral Researcher
Publications
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"Invisible archaeologies of decolonisation: Western Asian archaeology, a view from Türkiye",
Yelözer, Sera; Baysal, Emma; , Public Archaeology, (2026) 1-24 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14655187.2025.2594804 -
"Bodies and behaviours: archaeological material culture and the interpretation of identity at the Neolithic transition"
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Baysal, Emma; , Personal adornment in past societies: weaving and wearing identity, , Springer (2026) -
"From prehistoric shores: marine shell ornaments, landscape, interaction and the Neolithic transition in Anatolia",
Yelözer, Sera; Baysal, Emma; , Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, (2024) Vol.53, No.104312, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104312 -
"Initial processes of sedentism atop the Central Anatolian plateau: recent results from Balıklı.",
Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Goring-Morris, Nigel; Munro, Natalie; Özbaşaran, Mihriban; Kayacan, Nurcan; Ergun, Müge; Uzdurum, Melis; Kalkan, Fatma; Duru, Güneş; , Antiquity, (2024) Vol.98, No.401, 1163 - 1180 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.100 -
"Searching for the individual: characterising knowledge transfer and skill in prehistoric personal ornament making",
Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Baysal, Emma; , Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, (2023) Vol.30, 172–202 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-022-09589-z -
"TAG Türkiye Serisi TAG Türkiye Toplantısı Bildirileri 3"
Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Uzdurum, Melis; Sezgin, Ece; , Ege Yayınları (2023) -
"Symbolism in action: techno-typology, function, and human-artefact dynamics in figures/non-figured bone plaques from Pre-Pottery Neolithic Boncuklu Tarla, Turkey",
Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Kodaş, Ergül; Çiftçi, Yunus; Baysal, Emma; , Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, (2022) Vol.65, No.101393, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2022.101393 -
"Entangled at death: beads, gender, and life cycles during the central Anatolian Early Neolithic; Aşıklı Höyük as a case study"
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Özbaşaran, Mihriban; , The mummy under the bed: essays on gender and methodology in the Ancient Near East, , Zaphon (2022) -
"Space making and home making in the world’s first villages: reconsidering the circular to rectangular architectural transition in the Central Anatolian Neolithic",
Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Duru, Güneş; Özbaşaran, Mihriban; Uzdurum, Melis; Kuijt, Ian; , Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, (2021) Vol.64, No.101357, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101357 -
"Yaşamda ve ölümde: Akeramik Neolitik Dönem’de boncuklar ve kimlikler, Aşıklı Höyük örneği"
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Alarashi, Hala; , Türkiye arkeolojisinde takı ve boncuk: arkeometrik çalışmalar, , Ege Yayınları (2021) -
"Materyal kültür ve toplumsal cinsiyet ilişkisi"
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Arslan, Aysel; , Materyal kültür ve insan, , Bilgin Kültür Sanat (2021) -
"The foot of the hare, the tooth of the deer and the shell of the mollusc: Neolithic osseous ornaments from Aşıklı Höyük (central Anatolia, Turkey)"
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; Christidou, Rozalia; , Beauty and the eye of the beholder: personal ornaments across the millennia, , Cetatea de scaun (2020) -
"The beads from Aşıklı Höyük "
, Yelözer Kılıç, Sera; , The early settlement at Aşıklı Höyük: Essays in honour of Ufuk Esin, , Ege Yayınları (2018)
Courses Offered
| Course Name | Course Code | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Things do tell tales: an archaeology of objects | KHAS 1378 | 2025/26 Spring |
| Dressing the past: an archaeology of clothing, adornment, and public appearance | KHAS 1380 | 2025/26 Spring |
| Things do tell tales: an archaeology of objects | KHAS1378 | 2025/26 Spring |
| Dressing the past: an archaeology of clothing, adornment, and public appearance | KHAS1380 | 2025/26 Spring |