Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Paleolithic Cultures	ARK118	2. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	4.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hande BULUT
Instructors	Hande BULUT
Assistants
Goals	Introducing Paleolithic Age cultures
Course Content	Introducing and explaining the cultures and industries related to the Lower, Middle, Upper and Epi-paleolithic periods that developed in the Paleolithic Age.
Learning Outcomes

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introduction to Paleolithic Archeology	Research Visual Presentation Other Activities Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
2. Week	Glaciations in the Geological Evolution of the Earth	Research Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation
3. Week	Establishing Paleolithic Chronology	Visual Presentation Other Activities Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours
4. Week	Concept of Culture and Definition of Industry	Verbal Expression Research Other Activities Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
5. Week	Mode I Cultur and Kafuan Industry	Research Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Other Activities Visual Presentation Course Hours
7. Week	Mode I Industries/ Lomekwian	Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
8. Week	Exam	Other Activities
9. Week	Lower Paleolithic Pebble Industry	Visual Presentation Course Hours Other Activities Verbal Expression Research Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week	Abbevillien Acheullean Micoquien Industries	Visual Presentation Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Course Hours
11. Week	Clactonian Tayacien Industries and Levallois Technic	Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Verbal Expression
12. Week	Aurignacian Solutreen Magdalenian Industries and Upper Paleolithic	Research Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Other Activities
13. Week	Epi-paleolithic Industries and Settlements	Verbal Expression Other Activities Course Hours Research Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week	General Evaluation of Paleolithic Cultures and Industries and Expansion of Paleolithic Culture	Research Verbal Expression Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours

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Bordes, F., (1968), The Old Stone Age, London.

Braidwood, R.J., (2008), (çev. Bilgi Altınok), Tarihöncesi İnsanları, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.

Leakey, L.S.B., (1988), (çev. Güven Arsebük), İnsanın Ataları, TTK Yayınları, Ankara.

Lewin, R., (1999), (çev. Nazım Özüaydın), Modern İnsanın Kökeni, TÜBİTAK Yayınları, Ankara.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	Measurement Method
PY1	4	40,60
PY4	2	40,60

*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	14	14
Homework 2	1	14	14
Quiz 1	1	14	14
Quiz 2	1	14	14
Final	1	2	2
Practice	1	8	8
Practice End-Of-Term	1	6	6
Classroom Activities	14	2	28
Total Workload			102
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 4.0