Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Prehistoric Archeology of Anatolia II ARK234 Turkish Compulsory 4. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Hande BULUT
Instructor(s)
Goals The qualities that constitute Prehistoric cultures in Anatolian geography are discussed in detail. Topics include chronological time series; Geography, cultural remains, and demographics, the Prehistoric Period concepts, which contain a significant portion of the students' history of humanity, are targeted.
Course Content To introduce students to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period by examining the general dynamics and prominent settlements of each period in the chronological frame from the Neolithic Period which constituted the transition period to the first settlement in Andolu to the Early Bronze Age which is the beginning of the formation of the cities.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Acquires knowledge to describe Anatolian prehistoric cultures and to reveal differences. Terminology prevails.
2 Acquires the ability to interpret and interpret the dynamics of environmental and cultural interaction during the transition to the first settlement in Anatolia.
3 The domestication of plants and the emergence of agriculture have knowledge of the formation of basic criteria.
4 Obtains the ability to make general assessments of old societies by abstracting from concrete facts.
5 Acquires an infrastructure for research on the prehistory of Anatolia, which can evaluate basic problematics. Taking advantage of this experience, it acquires new problematics and hardware that can bring solution proposals.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Anatolia at the beginning of the Holocene: geography and climate. Cultural Zones in Anatolian Neolithic Period and generalized chronologies
2. Week Neolithic Period: Euphrates Basin settlements and finds I
3. Week Neolithic Period: Euphrates Basin settlements and finds II
4. Week Neolithic Period: Euphrates Basin settlements and finds III
5. Week Neolithic Period: Dicle Basin settlements and finds communities I
6. Week Neolithic Period: Dicle Basin settlements and finds communities II
7. Week Neolithic Period: Dicle Basin settlements and finds communities III
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Neolithic Period: Central Anatolian settlements and finds communities II
10. Week Neolithic Period: Western Anatolian settlements and finds I
11. Week Neolithic Period: Western Anatolian settlements and finds II
12. Week Neolithic Period: Marmara Region settlements and finds
13. Week Chalcolithic Period: Cultural zones and chronology
14. Week Chalcolithic Period: Cultural zones and chronology
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students will be able to have archaeological up-to-date information and application methods
3 Students will be able to distinguish and analyze stylistic and chronological problems of archaeological data and material
5 Students will be able to make independent decisions and studies during the analysis of the archaeological problems
12 Students will be able to protect archaeological material and have it recognized by the public within the interrelation tourism and environment.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 5 4 4 4 4
PY3 4 4 4 4 4
PY5 3 3 3 3 3
PY12 4 4 4 4 4
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • TAY, Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşmeleri-2: Neolitik, Harmankaya, S., Tanındı, O., Özbaşaran, M., Ege Yayınları, İstanbul, 1997.
  • TAY, Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşmeleri-3: Kalkolitik, Harmankaya, S., Tanındı, O., Özbaşaran, M., Ege Yayınları, İstanbul, 1998.
  • Türkiye'de Neolitik Dönem - Yeni Kazılar, Yeni Bulgular-, Özdoğan,M.&N. Başgelen (yay.), Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
  • The Neolithic in Turkey I,II,III,IV,V,VI, Özdoğan,M.,N. Başgelen&P.Kuniholm (yay.), Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.
  • Eski Anadolu ve Trakya, Atlaslı Büyük Uygarlıklar Ansiklopedisi, Veli Sevin, İletişim Yayınlar, İstanbu, 2003.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 14 14
Final 1 2 2
Practice 2 9 18
Practice End-Of-Term 1 12.5 12.5
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0