Anna Berlekamp

Anna Berlekamp

PhD candidate in Near Eastern Archaeology and ISAC Museum Educator Lead
Biography

Anna is currently a PhD candidate studying Near Eastern Art and Archaeology. Her dissertation examines the socio-political organization, inter- and intra-regional interaction networks, and increasing territoriality of the southwestern half of the Central Plateau in Anatolia during the Middle Bronze Age.  She received her B.S. with Honors in Anthropological Sciences and German from the Ohio State University in 2017. Anna has been a member of survey and excavation projects in Turkey, Oman, Germany, Italy, and Cyprus. She has also conducted laboratory work in archaeobotany and anthracology, magnetometry surveys in Turkey, and utilized GIS methods to study movement in the South Caucasus. Anna is currently a Graduate Fellow in the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning and has taught classes on introductory archaeological methods and the Hittite empire, as well as served as a Writing Intern for first-year undergraduates.

Arts & Humanities Day 2026
ISAC Museum Special Exhibition Tour: Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia
Three thousand years ago, a king inscribed his victories in stone—scholars are only now understanding his power. Hartapu ruled in the eighth century BCE in what is now central Türkiye. He was a little-known ruler until in 2019, when inscribed stone pulled from an introduced the world to a king who claimed to have conquered Phrygia. Curated by ISAC and MES Associate Professor of Anatolian Archaeology, James Osborne, this exhibition tells his story through ancient inscriptions, archaeological finds, and new technologies, including 3D printing and advanced imaging.Join us at UChicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures for a special tour of the exhibition led by Anna Berlekamp, PhD candidate in Near Eastern Archaeology and ISAC Museum Educator Lead. Tickets are required but free; space is limited.Speaker(s): Anna Berlekamp
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