Education Information System

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Theoretical Archeology	ARK441	7. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	2.0

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
Assistants
Goals	The aim of the course is to introduce the theories of archaeological thought that developed in the 20th and 21st centuries and to provide the ability to interpret and relate archaeological findings and findings within the framework of theoretical approaches.
Course Content	To investigate the effects of archaeological approaches used within the framework of archaeology and to gain a theoretical perspective.
Learning Outcomes	- Evaluating the history of archeology from a theoretical perspective. - Understanding the effects of political and economic history on the development of the discipline of archaeology. - To be able to observe the change in the theoretical framework of archeology and the problems it poses. - Understanding that theoretical archeology is an important field of archaeology. - Discussion of the views and works of major theorists in archaeology.

Week	Topics	Learning Methods
1. Week	Why is it necessary to know the history of archeology and theoretical approaches? Conversations about the flow and content of the course. First acquaintance with key concepts: Theory, internal and external dialogues, paradigm, Thomas Kuhn, etc.	Research Other Activities Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
2. Week	Antiquarianism – Classical Archeology – Ancient Egypt and Assyria Science	Other Activities Research Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
3. Week	The process of archeology gaining a scientific identity	Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Research Visual Presentation Course Hours
4. Week	Cultural Historiography I (19th Century)	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
5. Week	Cultural Historiography II (20th Century)	Research Course Hours Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression
6. Week	Marxist Archeology and Soviet Archeology	Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
7. Week	New Archaeology I (Proseccual Archaeology)	Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Verbal Expression Course Hours Visual Presentation
8. Week	Exam	Other Activities Course Hours
9. Week	New Archaeology II (Proseccual Archaeology)	Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation
10. Week	Interpretive Archeology I (Post-Processual, Post-Processual, Post-processual archaeology)	Preparation, After Class Study Visual Presentation Course Hours Verbal Expression Research
11. Week	Interpretive Archeology II (Post-Processual, Post-Processual, Post-processual archaeology)	Verbal Expression Preparation, After Class Study Research Visual Presentation Course Hours
12. Week	Relational Archeology	Research Verbal Expression Visual Presentation Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
13. Week	General Revision, Evaluation	Visual Presentation Verbal Expression Course Hours
14. Week	Final Exam	Other Activities Course Hours

Harris, O.J. and Cipolla, C., 2017. Archaeological theory in the new millennium: introducing current perspectives. Routledge.

Johnson, M., 2019. Archaeological theory: an introduction. John Wiley & Sons.

Trigger, B.G., 1989. A history of archaeological thought. Cambridge University Press.

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3	DK4	DK5	Measurement Method
PY1	4	4	4	4	4	4	40,60
PY2	4	0	0	0	0	0	40,60
PY8	4	0	0	0	0	0	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	8.5	8.5
Homework 2	1	8.5	8.5
Quiz 1	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Classroom Activities	14	2	28
Total Workload			51
ECTS Credit of the Course			25.5 2.0