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

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