Staff profile

I specialize in the analysis of archaeological materials using archaeometric techniques, including ceramic petrography, scanning electron microscopy, XRF, ICP and X-ray diffraction. Although incorporating data at the micro-level, I am a landscape-oriented anthropological archaeologist interested in human adaptation to changing social, economic, and environmental conditions, especially as related to increasing settlement density. I currently run the Durham Archaeomaterials Research Centre (DARC) (www.darclab.com), an analytical research facility based in the Department of Archaeology that offers advanced chemical and materials analysis for academia and industry.

My research focuses on understanding the social and economic changes that accompanied the development of the first urban landscapes of the ancient Levant. I am especially interested in using a combination of archaeometric and landscapes approaches to assess changes in the modes of ceramic production and exchange that paralleled increased settlement nucleation during the Bronze Age in the Levant and what this information can tell us about the development and nature of early states.

I completed my doctoral dissertation titled 'Urbanization in the Levant: an Archaeometric Approach to Understanding the Social and Economic Impact of Settlement Nucleation in the Biqāc Valley, Lebanon’ in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Since 2002, I have participated in several field projects in Lebanon and Syria. I currently co-direct the Tell Koubba excavations (Koubba, North Lebanon) with Professor Graham Philip

I am a Co-Investigator on the Leverhulme funded 'Did British Tin Sources and Trade make Bronze Age Europe?' working with Dr Ben Roberts. I am also a collaborator on the Canadian funded CRANE project (Computational Research on the Ancient Near East: An Archaeological Data Integration, Simulation, and 3-D Visualization Initiative) with Prof Graham Philip. Together, we run a work package entitled 'Fuelling the State' which investigates through an experimental program the social and environmental impacts of increased fuel consumption on the development of early Near Eastern states.

• Ceramic Analysis, Ceramic Petrography, and the Application of Materials Science in Archaeology
• Archaeological Science
• Human Interaction and Environmental Impact on Ancient Landscapes
• The Social and Economic Development of Early States
• Prehistoric Levant
• 3-D Digital Imaging and Printing

Chapter in book

• Pottery Supply in Roman Exeter and the South-West
  Bidwell, P., Badreshany, K., & Taylor, R. Pottery Supply in Roman Exeter and the South-West. In S. Rippon, & N. Holbrook (Eds.), Studies in the Roman and Medieval Archaeology of Exeter: Exeter, A Place in Time. Oxbow Books
• The South European Pottery, 1250–1550
  Gutiérrez, A., Blake, H., Badreshany, K., & Hughes, M. (in press). The South European Pottery, 1250–1550. In S. Rippon, & N. Holbrook (Eds.), Studies in the Roman and Medieval Archaeology of Exeter: Exeter, A Place in Time
• The ICP-AES and -MS analysis of medieval and later ceramics from Buckfast Abbey and other sites in south Devon
  Badreshany, K. The ICP-AES and -MS analysis of medieval and later ceramics from Buckfast Abbey and other sites in south Devon. In S. Brown (Ed.), Excavations and Building Recording at Buckfast Abbey, Devon, 1984-2017
• The Pottery
  Badreshany, K. The Pottery. In J. Kamlah, & H. Sader (Eds.), Tell El-Burak 1: The Middle Bronze Age: With Chapters Related to the Site and to the Late Medieval Period. (1). Harrassowitz
• The ICP-AES and MS Analysis of Middle Saxon to Medieval Pottery
  Badreshany, K. The ICP-AES and MS Analysis of Middle Saxon to Medieval Pottery. In R. Brown, S. Teague, L. Loe, B. Sudds, & E. Popescu (Eds.), Excavations at Stoke Quay, Ipswich : southern Gipeswic and the parish of St Augustine
• Byblos During the Chalcolithic Period
  Badreshany, K. (2024). Byblos During the Chalcolithic Period. In National Museum of Antiquities (the Netherlands), & Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon) (Eds.), Byblos: A Legacy Unearthed (53-58). Sidestone Press. https://doi.org/10.59641/z8124cl
• A View from the North: Black Wheelmade Ware in Lebanon
  Genz, H., Badreshany, K., & Jean, M. (2021). A View from the North: Black Wheelmade Ware in Lebanon. In J. Long, & W. Dever (Eds.), Transitions, urbanism, and collapse in the Early Bronze Age : essays in honor of Suzanne Richard. Equinox Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1558/equinox.37742
• Analysis of Beeswax from a Roman seal-box and Pigments
  Badreshany, K., & Beeby, A. (2021). Analysis of Beeswax from a Roman seal-box and Pigments. In D. Fell (Ed.), Contact, Concord and Conquest: Britons and Romans at Scotch Corner. Northern Archaeological Associates: Barnard Castle. Northern Archaeological Associates. https://doi.org/10.5284/1078330
• A Comparative Petrographic Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Ridged-Neck Pithoi from Tell el-Burak and Ashkelon.
  Badreshany, K. (2019). A Comparative Petrographic Analysis of Middle Bronze Age Ridged-Neck Pithoi from Tell el-Burak and Ashkelon. In J. Kamlah, & H. Sader (Eds.), Tell El-Burak 1: The Middle Bronze Age: With Chapters Related to the Site and to the Late Medieval Period. (45). Harrassowitz
• The Middle Bronze Age Remains in Area II
  Badreshany, K., & Schmitt, A. (2019). The Middle Bronze Age Remains in Area II. In J. Kamlah, & H. Sader (Eds.), Tell el-Burak I. The Middle Bronze Age With Chapters Related to the Site and to the Mamluk-Ottoman Periods. (1). Harrassowitz

Conference Paper

• Potting on the Edge of the Painted Traditions: Ceramic Regionalism and the Role of Craft Production during the Neolithic of the Central Levant
  Badreshany, K., & Philip, G. (2019, March). Potting on the Edge of the Painted Traditions: Ceramic Regionalism and the Role of Craft Production during the Neolithic of the Central Levant. Presented at Third International Workshop on Ceramics from the Late Neolthic Near East, Antalya, Turkey

Edited book

• Ceramics, Society and Economy in the Northern Levant: an integrated archaeometric perspective [Special Issue: Levant, 52 (1-2)]
  Philip, G., & Badreshany, K. (Eds.). (2020). Ceramics, Society and Economy in the Northern Levant: an integrated archaeometric perspective [Special Issue: Levant, 52 (1-2)]. Taylor and Francis

Journal Article

• From Land’s End to the Levant: did Britain’s tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?
  Williams, R. A., Montesanto, M., Badreshany, K., Berger, D., Jones, A. M., Aragón, E., Brügmann, G., Ponting, M., & Roberts, B. W. (online). From Land’s End to the Levant: did Britain’s tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?. Antiquity, https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.41
• Accessory minerals: a provenancing tool for steatite quarries
  Chmielowski, R., Badreshany, K., & Milek, K. (online). Accessory minerals: a provenancing tool for steatite quarries. Archaeometry, https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.13087
• Fuel use in ancient Southwest Asia based on wood charcoal and seed data from fire installations
  Deckers, K., Riehl, S., Karakaya, D., Müller, T., Badreshany, K., Tumolo, V., & Lawrence, D. (2025). Fuel use in ancient Southwest Asia based on wood charcoal and seed data from fire installations. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 62, Article 104999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2025.104999
• Mineral abrasion experiments at Mars relevant temperatures
  Edgar, J., Gould, J., Badreshany, K., Graham, S., & Telling, J. (2024). Mineral abrasion experiments at Mars relevant temperatures. Icarus, 422, Article 116238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116238
• Archival and Scientific Analyses of the Allegro Qumran-Type Jar and Lid
  MIZZI, D., TAYLOR, J. E., BADRESHANY, K., & FIDANZIO, M. (2024). Archival and Scientific Analyses of the Allegro Qumran-Type Jar and Lid. Revue de Qumran, 36(1), Article 123. https://doi.org/10.2143/RQ.36.1.3293415
• The “Post-Urban” Occupation at Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn, Jordan: New Insights into the Early Bronze Age IV on the Northern Plateau
  D’Andrea, M., Douglas, K., Genz, H., & Badreshany, K. (2023). The “Post-Urban” Occupation at Ḫirbet ez-Zeraqōn, Jordan: New Insights into the Early Bronze Age IV on the Northern Plateau. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins, 139(1), 1-63
• Capturing technological crossovers between clay crafts: An archaeometric perspective on the emergence of workshop production in Late Iron Age northern Spain
  De Groot, B., Badreshany, K., Torres-Martínez, J., & Fernández-Götz, M. (2023). Capturing technological crossovers between clay crafts: An archaeometric perspective on the emergence of workshop production in Late Iron Age northern Spain. PLoS ONE, 18(5), Article e0283343. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283343
• Egyptian Trade on the Central Levantine Coast During the Early Dynastic Period: A Ceramic-Material Perspective
  Jean, M., & Badreshany, K. (2023). Egyptian Trade on the Central Levantine Coast During the Early Dynastic Period: A Ceramic-Material Perspective. Journal of ancient Egyptian interconnections, 37, 171-190
• The ‘Combed Ware’ storage and transport vessels from Khirbet ez-Zeraqon: a reappraisal of the EB II-III evidence in light of recent studies
  Tumolo, V., & Badreshany, K. (2023). The ‘Combed Ware’ storage and transport vessels from Khirbet ez-Zeraqon: a reappraisal of the EB II-III evidence in light of recent studies. Journal of ancient Egyptian interconnections, 37, 301-324
• Identity and Monumentality: The construction of an Early Bronze Age landscape on the Lebanese coast
  de Vreeze, M., & Badreshany, K. (2023). Identity and Monumentality: The construction of an Early Bronze Age landscape on the Lebanese coast. Journal of ancient Egyptian interconnections, 37, 109-134
• Mechanochemical generation of perchlorate
  Edgar, J., Gould, J., Badreshany, K., & Telling, J. (2022). Mechanochemical generation of perchlorate. Icarus, 387, Article 115202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115202
• The characterisation of ceramic production from the Central Levant and Egyptian trade in the Pyramid Age
  Badreshany, K., Sowada, K., Ownby, M., Jean, M., De Vreeze, M., McClymont, A., & Philip, G. (2022). The characterisation of ceramic production from the Central Levant and Egyptian trade in the Pyramid Age. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 41, Article 103309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103309
• Archaeometric Characterization of Pottery from the Iron Age Hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain)
  Coria-Noguera, J. C., Badreshany, K., & Sanz-Mínguez, C. (2022). Archaeometric Characterization of Pottery from the Iron Age Hillfort of Pintia (Valladolid, Spain). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 41, Article 103313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103313
• A New Method for the Large-Scale Documentation of Pottery Sherds Through Simultaneous Multiple 3D Model Capture Using Structure from Motion: Phoenician Carinated-Shoulder Amphorae from Tell el-Burak (Lebanon) as a Case Study
  Göttlich, F., Schmitt, A., Kilian, A., Gries, H., & Badreshany, K. (2021). A New Method for the Large-Scale Documentation of Pottery Sherds Through Simultaneous Multiple 3D Model Capture Using Structure from Motion: Phoenician Carinated-Shoulder Amphorae from Tell el-Burak (Lebanon) as a Case Study. Open Archaeology, 7(1), 256-272. https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0133
• Ceramic Studies and Petrographic Analysis in Levantine Archaeology, the Limitations of Current Approaches
  Badreshany, K., & Philip, G. (2020). Ceramic Studies and Petrographic Analysis in Levantine Archaeology, the Limitations of Current Approaches. Levant, 52(1-2), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2020.1786270
• The Development of Integrated Regional Economies in the Early Bronze Age Levant: new evidence from "Combed-Ware" jars
  Badreshany, K., Philip, G., & Kennedy, M. (2020). The Development of Integrated Regional Economies in the Early Bronze Age Levant: new evidence from "Combed-Ware" jars. Levant, 52(1-2), 160-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2019.1641009
• Drinking on the Periphery: The Tell Nebi Mend Goblets in their Regional and Archaeometric Context
  Kennedy, M., Badreshany, K., & Philip, G. (2020). Drinking on the Periphery: The Tell Nebi Mend Goblets in their Regional and Archaeometric Context. Levant, 52(1-2), 103-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2018.1442076
• Discussion and Conclusions: Ceramics, society and economy in the northern Levant
  Philip, G., & Badreshany, K. (2020). Discussion and Conclusions: Ceramics, society and economy in the northern Levant. Levant, 52(1-2), 278-296. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2021.1923176
• The Zahrani Regional Survey Project
  Gries, H., Schmitt, A., Tachatou, E., Sader, H., Katzy, E., & Badreshany, K. (2019). The Zahrani Regional Survey Project. Bulletin d'Archéologie et d'Architecture Libanaises, 19, 173-228
• The Zahrani Regional Survey Project: Vorbericht der Kampagnen 2017 und 2018
  Schmitt, A., Gries, H., Tachatou, E., Sader, H., Katzy, E., & Badreshany, K. (2019). The Zahrani Regional Survey Project: Vorbericht der Kampagnen 2017 und 2018
• New Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Discoveries fom Tell Koubba in Northern Lebanon
  Badreshany, K., Philip, G., & Sader, H. (2019). New Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Discoveries fom Tell Koubba in Northern Lebanon. Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/17527260.2017.1556936
• Insights into the economic organization of the Phoenician homeland: a multidisciplinary investigation of the later Iron Age II and Persian period Phoenician amphorae from Tell el-Burak
  Schmit, A., Badreshany, K., Tachatou, E., & Sader, H. (2018). Insights into the economic organization of the Phoenician homeland: a multidisciplinary investigation of the later Iron Age II and Persian period Phoenician amphorae from Tell el-Burak. Levant, 50(1), 52-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/00758914.2018.1547004
• SEM-EDS analysis of residues from pottery from Wade Street, Bristol
  Badreshany, K. (2017). SEM-EDS analysis of residues from pottery from Wade Street, Bristol. Internet Archaeology, 45, https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.45.3.3
• Lebanon's Earliest Potting Traditions in Regional Context
  Badreshany, K. (2016). Lebanon's Earliest Potting Traditions in Regional Context. Berytus (Beirut), 59, 5-42
• Matching sherds to vessels through ceramic petrography: an Early Neolithic Iberian case study
  Blanco-González, A., Krieter, A., Badreshany, K., Chapman, J., & Pánczél, P. (2014). Matching sherds to vessels through ceramic petrography: an Early Neolithic Iberian case study. Journal of Archaeological Science, 50, 139-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.024
• Middle Bronze Age Pottery from Tell el-Burak, Lebanon
  Badreshany, K., & Kamlah, J. (2013). Middle Bronze Age Pottery from Tell el-Burak, Lebanon. Berytus (Beirut), 53-54, 81-113
• A Middle Bronze Age Burial from Tell Fadous-Kfarabida, Lebanon
  Genz, H., El-Zaatari, S., Cakilar, C., Badreshany, K., & Riehl, S. (2011). A Middle Bronze Age Burial from Tell Fadous-Kfarabida, Lebanon. Ägypten und Levante, 20, 183-205. https://doi.org/10.1553/aeundl20s183
• Pottery Production on the Northern Lebanese Coast During the Early Bronze Age II-III
  Badreshany, K., & Genz, H. (2009). Pottery Production on the Northern Lebanese Coast During the Early Bronze Age II-III. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 355, 53-88
• The Phosphorus Data from Tell Fadous-Kfarabida.
  Badreshany, K., & Yanni, S. (2007). The Phosphorus Data from Tell Fadous-Kfarabida
• Effect of EGR on Autoignition, Combustion, Regulated Emissions, and Aldehydes in DI Diesel Engines
  Nitu, B., Singh, I., Badreshany, K., Zhong, L., Henein, N., & Bryzik, W. (2002). Effect of EGR on Autoignition, Combustion, Regulated Emissions, and Aldehydes in DI Diesel Engines. SAE Technical Papers, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-1153