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