Ufuk Esin | |
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| Born | 11 October 1933 İzmir, Turkey |
| Died | 19 January 2008 (aged 74) Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Thesis | Kuantitatif Spektral Analiz Yardımıyla Anadolu’da Başlangıcından Asur Koloni Çağına Kadar Bakır ve Tunç Maden Eserler (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kurt Bittel |
| Other advisors | Halet Çambel |
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| Discipline | Archaeology |
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| Institutions | Istanbul University (1957–2008) |
Ufuk Esin (11 October 1933 – 19 January 2008) was a Turkish archaeologist known for pioneering archaeological science in Turkey and for her excavations at Aşıklı Höyük. She was a professor at Istanbul University from 1966 until her retirement in 2000 and was instrumental in founding the Turkish Academy of Sciences.[1]