{"id":4517,"date":"2021-02-08T08:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/?post_type=person&#038;p=4517"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T14:25:20","slug":"atakan-atabas","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/person\/atakan-atabas\/","title":{"rendered":"Atakan Atabas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atakan is a doctoral student in the Anthropology Department at the University of Central Florida. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in Management Information Systems from Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University in Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye, a master\u2019s degree in Classical Archaeology from Florida State University, and a master\u2019s degree in Art History from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His primary academic focus revolves around Bronze and Iron Age Anatolian Art and Archaeology. He has actively contributed to various archaeological projects, participating in Spring Creek\/Florida excavations, Assos, K\u00fcltepe, and Yalburt Yaylas\u0131 Archaeological Landscape Research Project. He is currently a team member of the Kerkenes Project in T\u00fcrkiye, where his research examines the orientation of buildings at Kerkenes and its relationship with social order in Kerkenes society. His work incorporates Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, and quantitative research methodologies, as well as artificial intelligence to analyze ancient architecture and spatial organization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Research Interests\/Specializations:<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Anatolian Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>Digital Archaeology<\/li>\n<li>Ancient Settlements<\/li>\n<li>Ancient Architecture<\/li>\n<li>Geographical Information Systems<\/li>\n<li>Machine Learning in Archaeology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6227 img-fluid alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/Atakan-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing a white shirt and glasses sits in an excavation site, holding a brush and smiling. 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