Aylar Abdolahzadeh
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Mail code: 2402Campus: Tempe
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Aylar Abdolahzadeh, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Institute of Human Origins at the Arizona State University.
Trained in anthropological archaeology, international archaeological fieldwork (Iran, France, Germany, U.S.), experimental archaeology, and lithic analysis, her research explores how various factors—such as climate variability, geographic context, and human occupation—intersect and influence the ways in which human interacted with fire, and used it as a technology for a variety of activities in different environmental landscapes during the Late Pleistocene in Europe and Southwest Asia.
Her upcoming work seeks to advance our understanding of human-environmental adaptation by gaining novel insights into traditional uses of fire for land management. This endeavor aims to contribute to the contemporary understanding of climate change.
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania 2022
M.A. Archaeology, University of Tarbiat Modares 2010
B.A. Archaeology, University of Tehran 2008
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 333 | Frauds, Myths and Mysteries |
| ASB 333 | Frauds, Myths and Mysteries |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ASB 333 | Frauds, Myths and Mysteries |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
| ASB 222 | Buried Cities and Lost Tribes |
At the Penn Museum, we brought three lithic collections together in an online catalog, making them digitally available for public and academic access for the first time.
Penn Museum Expedition:
https://www.penn.museum/documents/publications/expedition/64-2/academic…
Blog post:
https://www.penn.museum/blog/museum/the-scrapers-of-Bisitun-cave/