Zeytinli Bahçe: the 1999-2007 excavations. The long history of a site at the crossroads of Mesopotamia and Anatolia

Andrea Ricci is an archaeologist specialised in the study of the prehistory of Southwestern Asia. He completed his first MA studies at Sapienza University in Rome (Italy) and he obtained a second MA degree at Durham University (UK). After receiving his PhD in the framework of the Graduate School “Human Development in Landscapes” at Kiel University, he held a post-doctoral position at the Eurasia Department of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin (Germany). He is currently a scientific coordinator of the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS at Kiel University. His research focuses on the study of human-environment dynamics, Holocene cultural landscape transformations, the process of Neolithization, and the emergence of the first forms of social and economic complexity. He has conducted field projects in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Syria.This Shelby White and Leon Levy Program publication project shall be directed by Prof. Marcella Frangipane and Dr. Ricci, who will coordinate the contribution of the various specialists, as well as the production and publication of the monograph.