Vita
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Academic and Professional Background
- Born in 1977
- 2000: B.A. in Classical Archaeology at Istanbul University, Istanbul
- 2003: M.A. in Classical Archaeology at Istanbul University, Istanbul (Individual Representation in Hellenistic and Roman Priene)
- 2004-2005: Visiting student at Goethe University, Frankfurt (with PhD scholarship granted by DAAD)
- 2006-2008: Local assistant at the Visual Archives of German Archaeological Institute, Istanbul Branch
- 2008-2010: Visiting student at Goethe University, Frankfurt (with PhD scholarship granted by Gerda Henkel Stiftung)
- 2010: PhD in Classical Archaeology at Istanbul University, Istanbul (Mosaics in Perge: Macellum, Southern Baths and Eastern Gallery of the Late Antique Square)
- 2011-2012: Adjunt Faculty at Canadian University of Dubai, School of Architecture & Interior Design, Dubai
- 2014-2015: Adjunt Faculty at Işık University, Vocational School, Istanbul
- 2016-2020: Assistant Professor at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Department of Archaeology, Antakya-Hatay
- 2004- : Coordinator of the Bulletin de l’AIEMA (Association internationale pour l’étude de la mosaique antique) for Turkey
- April - July 2020: Visiting Professor at Goethe University, Frankfurt (within the framework of International Campus program)
Archaeological Fieldwork
- 1997: Assos Excavation Project (Prof. Dr. Ü. Serdaroğlu), team member
- 1998, 2004-2009: Perge Excavation Project (Prof. Dr. H. Abbasoğlu), team member
- 1999-2003: Priene Excavation Project (Prof. Dr. W. Raeck,) team member
- 2002: Sagalassos Archaeological Project (Prof. Dr. M. Waelkens), team member
- 2012: Issos Archaeological Project (Prof. Dr. M. Spanu), deputy director
- 2011- : Zeugma Archaeological Project (Prof. Dr. K. Görkay), mosaic specialist
- 2016- : Excavations at the Hippodrome of Antioch and Vicinity (Prof. Dr. H. Pamir), as deputy director
Research Interests
- Greek and Roman mosaics, with focus on geometric mosaics and use of mosaics in sepulcral and public contexts
- Antioch mosaics, preparation of a geographical database
- Ancient Antioch, with focus on public architecture
- Hippodromes and Circuses
- Archaeology and public, perception of ancient cultures by modern societies
Publications
Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals:
- Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I.R., “Perge Mozaik Atölyeleri ve Akdeniz Havzası Mozaik Ekolleri İçerisindeki Yeri”, Adalya XIX, 2016, 169-227.
Papers in Conference Proceedings:
- Pamir, H. – Kaya, D. – Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I.R., “A New Geometric Mosaic Decorating a Monumental Public Building in Antioch: Preliminary Remarks”, Proceedings of the XIVth Colloquium of AIEMA, 15-19 Oct 2018, Nicosia (in print).
- Pamir, H. – Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I.R., “A New Initiative for the Study of Antioch Mosaics” Proceedings of the XIVth Colloquium of AIEMA, 15-19 Oct 2018, Nicosia (in print).
- Pamir, H. – Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I. – Henry, A., Antakya Hipodrom ve Çevresi Kazıları 2018”, 41. Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı 17-21 Haziran, Diyarbakır (in print).
- Pamir, H. – Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I. – Henry, A., Antakya Hipodrom ve Çevresi Kazıları 2017”, 40. Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı 7-11 Mayıs 2018, Çanakkale (2019), Cilt 2, 339-363.
- Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I.R., “Mosaics Decorating the Southern Baths in Perge”, G. Trovabene (ed.), La Mosaique Greco Romain XII, Proceedings of the XIIth Colloquium of AIEMA, 11-15 Sept 2012, Venice (2015) 249-257.
- Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, I. R., “Perge Mozaikleri: Güney Hamam, Macellum ve Güney Bazilika Portiği Mozaikleri Hakkında Ön Değerlendirmeler”, K. Dörtlük - T. Kahya – R. Boyraz Seyhan – T. Ertekin (eds.), International Young Scholars Conference I: Anatolian Mediterranean, 04-07 November 2009, Antalya (2012) 151-159.
- Işıklıkaya, I.R., “Mosaics in Perge: Preliminary Report on the Mosaics of the Macellum”, M. Şahin (ed.), XIth International Conference on Ancient Mosaics, 16-20 October 2009, Bursa (2011) 467-483.
- Işıklıkaya, I.R., “Traces of Earlier Cultures in Anatolia and Their Perception in Modern Turkey”, U. Kelp (ed.), Cultural contacts and exchange − Case studies from Anatolia, M. Dalla Riva, H. Di Giuseppe (eds.), Meetings between Cultures in the Ancient Mediterranean. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Classical Archaeology, 22-26 Sept 2008, Rome, Bollettino di Archeologia on line I 2010 / Volume speciale G / G2 / 2.
- Işıklıkaya, I.R., “Comparison of Conventional and Photogrammetric Documentation of Mosaics at the Agora of Perge”, A. Ben Abed-Ben Khader (ed.), Lessons learned: Reflecting on the Theory and Practice of Mosaic Conservation. Proceedings of the 9th Conference of ICCM, 29 Nov – 3 Dec 2005, Hammamet (2008) 358-361.
Contribution to Exhibition Catalogues:
- Işıklıkaya, I.R., (with Karagöz, Ş., Kızıltan, Z., Delemen, İ. and Çokay-Kepçe, S.), Catalogue of finds from the Greek and Roman Periods for the international exhibition “Women in Turkey from Prehistory to the End of the Ottoman Empire”. F. Çağman – N. Ölçer (eds.), Mothers, Goddesses and Sultanas, Women in Turkey from Prehistory to the end of the Ottoman Empire, Exhibition in the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels, 6 Oct 2004-16 Jan 2005 (2004), 240-249.
Book Translations:
- Schachner, A., Hattuşa: Efsanevi Hitit İmparatorluğu’nun İzinde (Orig. “Auf der Suche nach dem sagenhaften Großreich der Hethiter”), Trans. I.R. Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, Istanbul, 2019.
- Seeher, J., Hattuşa Kerpiç Kent Suru: Bir Rekonstrüksiyon Çalışması (Orig. “Die Lehmziegel-Mauer von Hattuşa. Bericht über eine Rekonstruktion”) Trans. I.R. Işıklıkaya-Laubscher, Istanbul, 2007.
- Peschlow-Bindokat, A., Tarihöncesi İnsan Resimleri: Latmos Dağları'ndaki Prehistorik Kaya Resimleri (Orig. “Frühe Menschenbilder. Die prähistorischen Felsmalereien des Latmos”) Trans. I.R. Işıklıkaya, Istanbul, 2006.
- Brinkmann, V. – Scholl, A. (eds.), Renkli Tanrılar: Antik Dönem Heykeltraşlığında Çokrenklilik (Orig. “Bunte Götter: Die Farbigkeit antiker Skulptur”), Trans. I.R. Işıklıkaya, Istanbul, 2006.
Book Reviews:
- Işıklıkaya, I.R., “A. Peschlow-Bindokat: Feldforschungen im Latmos, Milet Band III”, Belleten LXXIV, Nr. 269 (April 2010) 253- 257.