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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

 

39. Hein, I., Kibaroğlu, M., Schauer, M., Hein, A., Polymeris, G. S., Molera, J., Pradell, T., (Eds.). 2025. Ceramic Analysis: Laboratory Methods. Cambridge Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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38. Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Kibaroğlu, M., Ercan, H. Ü., Opitz, J., 2025. Characterization of clay deposits in the Ceyhan Plain (Eastern Cilicia, Turkey): Integrated petrographic, mineralogical, geochemical, and geospatial analysis for provenance studies of ancient ceramics. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 65, 105240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105240

 

37. Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Crewe, L., Martin, M. A. S., Hein, I., Monien, P., Bergoffen, C. J., 2025. A comparative archaeometric study of Late Bronze Age Black Lustrous and Red Lustrous Wheel-made Wares from the Eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 65, 105216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.105216

 

36. Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Monien, P.,  2025. Long-distance trade relations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age: An archaeometric study of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware (RLW) using petrographic, elemental and Sr-Nd isotope analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 61, 104965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104965

 

35- Schachner, A., Alparslan, M., Baskın, S., Becker, J., Bolatti Guzzo, N., Gruber, M., Kibaroğlu, M., Krüger, D., Marazzi, M., Mielke, D., Morra, V., Repola, L. and Schwemer, D., 2024. Die Ausgrabungen in Boğazköy-Ḫattuša 2023. Archäologischer Anzeiger 1,:1–238. doi:10.34780/fa2t-66da.

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34. Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Mielke, P. D., 2024. Geschichte schreiben mit Chemie und Mineralogie – Archäometrische Forschungen zur hethitischen Keramik. Antike Welt, 3(24), 22-27. (Antike Welt)

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33. Kibaroğlu, M., 2024. Archäometrische Analyse von Keramik: Spurensuche in Tonscherben mit naturwissenschaftlichen Methoden.

Antike Welt, 3, 6–7. |PDF|

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32. Kibaroğlu, M., Schuhmacher, T. X., Mederos, A., Falkenstein, F., Manuel Vargas, J., Mertz-Kraus, R., Hacıosmanoğlu, S., 2024. Investigating the Late Chalcolithic pottery production and consumption at Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, SW-Spain): An archaeometric analysis using petrographic and LA-ICP-MS techniques. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 53, 104299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104299

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31. Mielke, D. P., Kibaroğlu, M., 2023. Mit naturwissenschaftlichen Analysen auf den Spuren hethitischer Töpferei. Archäometrische Forschung zur Produktion und Distribution hethitischer Keramik. Alter Orient aktuell 20, 16–25.

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30. Kibaroğlu, M., Schuhmacher, Th.X., Mederos Martín, A., Falkenstein, F., Bashore Acero, Ch., 2022. Petrographische Untersuchungen an spätchalkolitischer Keramik aus Valencina de la Concepción (Sevilla, Spanien). Vorläufige Ergebnisse und Ihre archäologische Interpretation, MM 63, 12–41, https://doi.org/10.34780/e6y3-736r |PDF|

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29. Kibaroğlu, M., Behrendt, S., Viefhaus, T., Mielke, D.P., 2022. Archaeometric Investigations of Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery from Oymaağaç Höyük/Nerik, Central Black Sea Region, Turkey, in: F. Manuelli – D. P. Mielke (eds.), Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery Traditions at the Margins of the Hittite State. Archaeopress, Oxford, p. 60-80. |PDF|

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28. Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Mönninghoff, H., Opitz, J., 2022. Technological continuity and change in Late Bronze and Iron Age Plain Ware pottery from Sirkeli Höyük (Cilicia, southern Anatolia). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 45, 103625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103625

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27. Kibaroğlu, M., 2021. Archaeometric Analysis of Early Bronze Age Dark Rimmed Orange Bowl Ware (DROB Ware) from the Upper Khabur (NE-Syria) and the Upper Tigris Valley (SE-Anatolia). Arkeoloji Dergisi (1), 91–106. |PDF| DOI: 10.51493/egearkeoloji.857928

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26. Mielke, D. P., Kibaroğlu, M., Behrendt, S., Viefhaus, T., 2021.Archäometrische Charakterisierung einer neu entdeckten Keramikgattung aus der Spätbronzezeit Anatolien. Metalle Sonderheft 11, 52-54. |PDF|

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25. Kibaroğlu, M., Blum, S. W. E., 2020. Petrographic Analysis of Chalcolithic Ceramics from Alacalıgöl, Northwestern Turkey. In: Blum, S. W. E., Efe, T., Kienlin, L., Pernicka, E., (eds.), From Past to Present. Studies in Memory of Manfred O. Korfmann. STUDIA TROICA Monographien 11. Rudolf Habelt Verlag, Bonn, p. 81–108.

 

24. Falb, Ch., Kibaroğlu, M., 2020. The Frankfurt University’s Southeast Anatolia Project (SOAP): Retracing Settlements, Pots, and People. In: C. Castel, J.-W. Meyer, Ph. Quenet (eds.), Circular Cities of Early Bronze Age Syria, SUBARTU 42, Turnhout, Brepols Publishers 42, p. 61–74.

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23. Kozal, E., Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Kibaroğlu, M., Sunal, G., 2020. A General Outlook to the Connections between Alalakh and Cyprus in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages: Textual, Archaeological and Archaeometric Studies. In: Yener K.A., Ingman T. (eds), Alalakh and its Neighbours. Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement Series 55, Peeters Publishers, Leuven. p. 419 – 432.

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22. Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Klügel, A., Hartmann, G., Monien, P., 2019. New evidence on the provenance of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware (RLW): Petrographic, elemental and Sr-Nd isotope analysis. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 24: 412–433. |PDF| 

 

21. Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Kibaroğlu, M., Sunal, G., Kozal, E., Gutsuz, P., 2017. Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Cypriot Ceramics (White Slip I and II and Monochrome) from Tell Atchana/Alalakh(Hatay) in the Amuq Valley. Archaeometry 60 (3), 471-488.|PDF|

 

20. Kibaroğlu, M., Falb, C., Hartmann, G., 2017. Application of strontium isotope analysis to provenance studies of Early Bronze Age North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 16, 573-588. |PDF|

 

19. Momigliano, N., Kibaroğlu, M., 2017. The Çaltılar Archaeological Project: Archaeological, Archaeometric, and Ethnoarchaeological Investigations of Pottery Production and Consumption in Southwest Turkey. In: Ç. Maner, M.T. Horowitz, A.S. Gilbert (eds.), Overturning Certainties in Near Eastern Archaeology A Festschrift in Honor of K. Aslıhan Yener, Bril, Leiden, 477-502. |PDF|

 

18. Gutsuz, P., Kibaroğlu, M*., Sunal, G., Hacıosmanoğlu, S., 2017. Geochemical characterization of clay deposits in the Amuq Valley (Southern Turkey) and the implications for archaeometric study of ancient ceramics. Applied Clay Science 141, 316-333. |PDF| 

 

17. Kozal, E., Kibaroğlu, M., 2017. Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware Archaeometry Project 2014-16 Studies. ANMED 15, 312-319. |PDF| 

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16. Kibaroğlu, M., 2015. Archaeometric Investigations of Kura-Araxes Ware: A Review. In: M, Işıklı and B, Can (eds), International Symposium on East Anatolia—South Caucasus Cultures Proceedings. Vol. I, pp.221-230. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. |PDF|

 

15. Kibaroğlu, M., Hartmann, G., 2015. Application of Sr-Isotope Geochemistry to Provenance Study of archaeological Ceramics: A Case Study on the North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware from NE-Syria and SE-Anatolia. METALLA 7: 104-106|PDF|

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14. Ay, E., Kibaroğlu*, M., Berhold, C., 2014. A multi-analytical approach to characterize an Early Bronze Age cosmetic material from Müslümantepe, Southeastern Anatolia. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 6, 125-131. |PDF|

 

13. Kibaroğlu,M., Thumm-Doğrayan, D., 2013. Trojan pithoi: A petrographic approach to provenance of Bronze Age storage vessels from Troy. Applied Clay Science 82, 44-52. |PDF|

 

12. Kibaroğlu,M., Falb, Ch., 2013. The Frankfurt University’s Southeast Anatolia Project (SOAP): Archaeometric investigations on Early Bronze Age pottery. Applied Clay Science 82, 53-61. |PDF|

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11. Kibaroğlu, M., Falb, Ch., 2012. Naturwissenschaftliche Analysen. In: Falb, Ch., (Hrsg.), Die unverzierte frühislamische Keramik aus Kharab Sayyar, Nordostsyrien. Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, Wiesbaden, 47-60. |PDF|

 

10. Kibaroğlu, M., Sagona, A., Satır, M., 2011. Petrographic and geochemical investigations of the Late Prehistoric ceramics from Sos Höyük, Erzurum (Eastern Anatolia). Journal of Archaeological Science 38, 3072-3084. |PDF|

 

9. Momigliano, N., Greaves, A., Hodos, T., Aksoy, B., Brown, A., Kibaroğlu, M., Carter, T., 2011. Settlement history and material culture in southwest Turkey: Report on the 2008–2010 survey at Çaltılar Höyük (northern Lycia). Anatolian Studies 61, 61-121. |PDF|

 

8. Kibaroğlu, M., Satır, M., Kastl, G., 2009. Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis on the Provenance of the Middle Bronze and Late        Bronze/Early Iron Age Ceramics from Didi Gora and Udabno I, Eastern Georgia. Journal of Archaeological Science 36, 2463–2474. |PDF|

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7. Kibaroǧlu, M., 2009. Lazlar ve Güney Kafkasyalıların Etnik Kökenleri ve İlk Anayurtları. In: Aksoylu, K., Laz Kültürü: Tarih, Dil, Gelenek ve Toplumsal Yapı. Phoenix Yayınevi, p. 22–39. |PDF|

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6. Kibaroğlu, M., Falb, Ch., Satır, M., 2008. On the origin of the Northmesopotamian Metallic Ware: A new view from Sediment Geochemistry. In: Yalçın, Ü, (ed.), Anatolian Metal IV. Der Anschnitt, Beiheft 21, 211–223. |PDF|

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5. Kibaroǧlu, M., 2008. Petrographische und geochemische Untersuchungen an archäologischer Keramik aus Nordost-Syrien, Südost-Anatolien, Ost-Anatolien und Ost-Georgien (PhD thesis). Geowissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, p. 250. |PDF|

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4. Kibaroğlu, M., 2006. Petrographische und Geochemische Untersuchungen zur Herstellungs-technik an Keramik-waren aus Didi Gora und Udabno I in Ost-Georgien. Archäologische Mitteilungen aus Iran und Turan 37: 357–361. |PDF|

 

3. Kibaroğlu, M., 2005. Sedimentary geochemical approach to the provenance of the non-calciferous Mesopotamian Metallic Ware. Archeometriai Muhely 2, 48–51. |PDF|

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2. Kibaroǧlu, M., 2001. Geochemische Eigenschaften der vulkanischen Gesteine von Küre und Kervansaray. Geowissenschaftlichen Fakultät, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, p. 59.

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1. Kibaroǧlu, M., 1994. Geologie von der Umgebung von Seydim (Corum) (Bachelor thesis), Technische Universität in Istanbul, p. 42.

 

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Oral presentation

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Kibaroğlu, M., Mielke, D.P., Șişman-Tükel, F., 2024. Hittite pottery from Boğazköy/Ḫattuša: Understanding production through petrographic and chemical analysis. Oral presentation at the 8th ARCH_RNT Symposium (Archaeological Research and New Technologies), Kalamata, Greece, October 3–5, 2024.

 

Mielke, D.P., and Kibaroğlu, M., 2023. Archaeometric Analysis of Hittite Pottery from Boğazköy and Ortaköy: Preliminary Results of Petrographic and Chemical Analyses. Presented at the International Ortaköy-Şapinuva Workshop, Hitit Üniversitesi, Çorum, Turkey, 13–15 September 2023.

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Kibaroğlu, M., and Mielke, D. P., 2023. Archaeometric Investigations on the Production and Distribution of Hittite Pottery. Paper presented at the 13th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE), Copenhagen, Denmark, 22–26 May 2023.

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Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Klügel, A., Hartmann, G., Monien, P., 2023. Petrographic and geochemical analysis of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware: a contribution to long-distance trade relations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age. University of Istanbul-Cerrahpasa, Maden Fakültesi, 18.01.2023.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2022. Long-distance trade relations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age: an archaeometric contribution. 6.12. 2022, Institut für Archäologien, Universität Innsbruck, Austria.

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Kibaroğlu, M., Schuhmacher, T-X.,   Mederos Martín, A., Falkenstein, F., Mertz, R.,  Acero, C. B., 2022. Pottery Production and Consumption in Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain): An Archaeometric Contribution. DAI-Athen „Ökonomische Konnektivitäten: Transport, Austausch und geographische Kontexte“, 16.-18. Nowember 2022, Athen.

 

Ekin Kozal, E.,  Kibaroğlu, M., 2022. Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware als Indikator für spätbronzezeitliche Handelsnetze im Ostmittelmeerraum: Archäologische und archäometrische Aspekte. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Kolloquium zum Alten Orient, 10. 05. 2022.

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Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Klügel, A., Hartmann, G., 2021. Provenance Identification of Late Bronze Age Black Lustrous Wheel-made Ware (BLW) from Tell Atchana in Amuq Valley (Southern Anatolia): Petrographic, Elemental and Sr-Nd Isotope Analysis. Geological Congress of Turkey, May 24-28 (online).

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2019. Application of strontium and neodymium isotope analysis to provenance studies of archaeological ceramics. Possibilities and limitations. Archaeological finds and analytical methods, Ceramics, Stone and Metals. 12.-13. December 2019, Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Klügel, A., Hartmann, G., Monien, P., 2019. Tracing the Provenance of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware (RLW): Petrographic, Geochemical and Sr-Nd Isotope Analysis. 19th European Meeting of Ancient Ceramics (EMAC 2019), Barcelona, Spain.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2019. Petrographic analysis on Bell Beaker and local Chalcolithic ceramic from Valencina de la Concepción (Seville, Spain). The chalcolithic ›Mega‹-Site of Valencina de la Concepción (Seville). First results and discussion around the archaeological scientific investigations, German Archaeological Institute Madrid, 23rd and 24th of May, 2019.

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Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Klügel, A., Hartmann, G., Monien, P., 2018. On the Origin of Red Lustrous Wheel-made Ware (RL): Preliminary Results of Chemical, Sr and Nd Isotopic Analysis and Archaeological Interpretation. 11th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (ICAANE),  03.04.2018–07.04.2018, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2014. Tracing the Clay Source of the Mesopotamian Metallic Ware from Southeast Anatolia (SOAP Project): An Application of Major, Trace Element and Sr Isotope Geochemistry. The 20th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Istanbul, September 10-14, 2014.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2014. Tracing the Clay Source of North Mesopotamian Metallic Ware from Southeast Anatolia: An Application of Major, Trace Element and Sr-Isotope Geochemistry. Seramik Arkeometrisi ve Güncel Gelişmeler, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Izmir. 10. 12. 2014.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Falb, Ch. and Hartmann, G. Tracing the clay source of North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware: preliminary results of geochemical and Sr-isotope analysis. 2nd International Ilisu Dam Archaeology Symposium, Siirt University, Turkey, 7-10 October 2013

 

Kibaroğlu, M.,  Archaeometric Investigations of the Kura-Araxes Ware: A Review. International Symposium on East Anatolia - South Caucasus Cultures, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey 10-13 October 2012,

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Petrographische und Geochemische Analyse zur Herkunftsbestimmung von frühbronzezeitlicher Keramik aus Nordost-Syrien. Magistranden- und Doktorandenkolloquium, Altorientalisches Seminar, University of Tübingen, 11.02.2006

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Bianchi, A. and Satır, M. Provenance of Dark-Rimmed Orange Bowls Ware from NE-Syria and SE-Anatolia: Microscopic and Geochemical Investigation. Jeoarkeoloji-Arkeojeofizik Sempozyumu, the Technical University of Yildiz in Istanbul, 23-25. 11. 2005

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Archäometrische Untersuchungen an prähistorischen Keramikwaren aus Nordost-Syrien und Südost-Anatolien. Geodynamik-Seminer, Institute for Geoscience, University of Tübingen, 14.6.2005

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Archäometrische Untersuchungen an prähistorischen Keramikwaren aus Nordost-Syrien und Südost-Anatolien. Graduiertenkolleg “Archäologische Analytik” der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, 14.05.2005

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Provenance Study of Potteries from North East Syria, Southeast and East Anatolia, Armenia and Georgia. Hungarian National Museum, 08.03.2005

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Herkunftsbestimmung von frühbronzezeitlicher Keramik aus Nordostsyrien und Südost-anatolien. Internationales Symposium “Anatolian Metal IV, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum., 10-12. 02. 2005.

 

 

 

Abstract/Poster

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Kibaroğlu, M., Kozal, E., Crewe, L., Martin, M., Hein, I., Monien, P., Bergoffen, C.,  2024. Production and distribution of Late Bronze Age Black Lustrous wheel-made Ware (BLW) in the Eastern Mediterranean: An archaeometric perspective. 8th ARCH_RNT Symposium (Archaeological Research and New Technologies), Kalamata, Greece, October 3–5, 2024.

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Semiz, B., Kibaroğlu, M., Dedeoğlu-Konakçı, F., 2024. Neolithic pottery from Ekşi Höyük in the Upper Menderes Basin in Western Anatolia: An archaeometric investigation of raw material sourcing and manufacturing processes. 8th ARCH_RNT Symposium (Archaeological Research and New Technologies), Kalamata, Greece, October 3–5, 2024.

 

Kibaroglu, M., 2015. Archaeometric Analysis of Dark Rimmed Orange Bowl Ware from Northeast Syria and Southeast Anatolia. 13th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC13), Athens, Greece.

 

Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Kibaroğlu, M., Gutsuz, P., Sunal, G., Kozal, E., 2015, Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Late Bronze Age Cypriot Ceramics from Tell Atchana/Alalakh (Hatay), In Amuq Valley, 13th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Athens, Greece.

 

Kozal, E., Hacıosmanoğlu, S., Gutsuz, P., Kibaroğlu, M., Sunal, G., 2015, Archaeological and Archaeometric Analysis of Cypriot Pottery from Alalakh, 15th Anniversary of Alalakh Excavations: Workshop, Hatay, Turkey.

 

Kibaroğlu, M., 2015. Application of Sr Isotope Geochemistry to Provenance Study of Archaeological Ceramics: A Case Study on the North-Mesopotamian Metallic Ware from NE-Syria and SE-Anatolia. Jahrestagung Archäometrie und Denkmalpflege 2015, Mainz, Germany,  25.-28. März 2015.

 

Kibaroğlu, M. and Falb, Ch., 2011. The Frankfurt University’s Southeast Anatolia Project: Archaeometrical Investigations on Early Bronze Age Pottery. 11th European Meeting of Ancient Ceramics (EMAC 2011), Vienna, Austria

 

Kibaroğlu, M. and Thumm-Doğrayan, D., 2011. Trojan Pithoi: A Petrographic Approach to Provenance and Production Technique of Middle Bronze Age Storage Vessels from Troy. 11th European Meeting of Ancient Ceramics (EMAC 2011), Vienna, Austria

 

Momigliano, N., and Kibaroğlu, M., 2011. Çaltılar Archaeological Project - Archaeological, Archaeometrical and Ethno-archaeological Investigations of Pottery Production and Consumption in SE-Turkey, in Mediterra2011 Uluslararası Katılımlı Akdeniz’de Seramik Kültürü Sempozyum, 14-16. 11. 2011, Antalya, Turkey

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Satır, M. and Işıklı, M., 2007. The New Searches for Kura-Araxes Cultural Complex : The Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Sos Höyük Kura-Araxes Ceramics. 9th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 24-27 October 2007

 

Kibaroğlu, M., Bianchi, A. and Satır, M., 2005. Kuzey Doğu Sriye ve Güney Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde bulunan Dark Rimmed Orange Bowl seramiğinin kökeni: mikroskopik ve jeokimyasal incelemeler.  Jeoarkeoloji - Arkeojeofizik Sempozyumu, Technical University of Yildiz in Istanbul, 23-25. 11. 2005

 

Kibaroğlu, M. and Satır, M., 2003. Provenance Study of the Medial-Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age ceramics from Didi Gora and Udabno I, Eastern Georgia: Using Mineralogical and Geochemical Methods. 7th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC’03), Lisbon, 27 - 31. 10. 2003

 

Kibaroğlu, M. and Satır, M. 2000, Geochemistry of Basaltic Rocks of the Küre-Ophiolite Complex and Kervansaray, Central Pontides, Northern Turkey. International Eastern Sciences Colloqium on the Aegean Region (IESCA-2000)