Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Archaeobotany	BIO511		3 + 0	3.0	8.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Ernaz ALTUNDAĞ ÇAKIR
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Acquiring information about past agricultural practices and crops. Understanding ancient societies' dietary habits through plant remains. Providing information about plant diversity, species distribution, and plant communities in ancient times. Understanding the environmental interactions of ancient societies and analyzing human-plant interactions.
Course Content	Archaeobotanical studies provide a comprehensive approach by merging the disciplines of archaeology and botany to understand the relationships between past humans and the plant world.
Learning Outcomes	- Acquiring information about past agricultural practices and crops. - Providing information about plant diversity, species distribution, and plant communities in ancient times. - Understanding the environmental interactions of ancient societies and analyzing human-plant interactions.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Concepts of Culture and Civilization	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Research Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week	The Introduction to Archaeobotany	Research Other Activities Course Hours Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation
3. Week	The history of archaeobotany	Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Research
4. Week	Archaeobotanical terms	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Course Hours
5. Week	The Sub-disciplines of Environmental Archeology	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Other Activities Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
6. Week	The Reconstruction of Plant Environment	Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week	The techniques for obtaining archaeobotanical material	Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
8. Week	Macroscopic Remains and Analysis Methods	Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Visual Presentation Other Activities Verbal Expression
9. Week	Microscopic Remains and Analysis Methods	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Fertile Crescent	Course Hours Research Visual Presentation Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
11. Week	The archaeobotanical studies conducted in Anatolia	Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
12. Week	The archaeobotanical studies conducted in the World	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week	The domasticated plants 1	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Research
14. Week	The domasticated plants 2	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research

Archaeology of Food: An Encyclopedia" - Edited by Karen Bescherer Metheny and Mary C. Beaudry.

Archaeobotany: The Nature and Use of Plants in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	Measurement Method
PY1	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY2	4	5	4	4	40,60
PY3	5	0	0	0	40,60
PY4	4	0	0	0	60
PY5	4	0	0	0	-
PY6	3	0	0	0	-
PY7	3	0	0	0	-
PY8	4	0	0	0	-
PY9	4	0	0	0	-
PY10	4	0	0	0	-
PY11	4	0	0	0	-
PY12	5	0	0	0	-
PY13	5	0	0	0	-
PY14	4	0	0	0	-
PY15	4	0	0	0	-
PY16	5	0	0	0	-
PY17	4	0	0	0	-

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Course's Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation		Written exam	Oral Exams	Assignment/Project	Laboratory work	Presentation/Seminar

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1	1	2	2
Homework 1	1	54	54
Homework 2	1	54	54
Final	1	2	2
Practice End-Of-Term	1	50	50
Classroom Activities	1	42	42
Total Workload			204
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 8.0