Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BALKAN ARCHAEOLOGY PRT419 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 6.0

Prerequisites ANATOLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY DURING THE ASSYRIAN TRADE COLONIES PERIOD

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Vasıf ŞAHOĞLU
Assistants
Goals The course deals with prehistoric cultural development of the Prehistoric Balkan region with a special reference to Anatolian Cultures.
Course Content The course consist of detailed introduction to the most important cultures of the Balkan region and discusses the archaeological evidence representing these cultures.
Learning Outcomes 1) The geography of Balkans is studied and the effects of the climatic and environmental conditions are discussed
2) The Cultures of Balkan are studied from the Neolithic until the end of the Bronze Age in a chronological development
3) Main Cultural Groups of Balkans are evaluated according to their pottery, architecture, small finds and burial Habits.
4) Prehistoric Thracian Cultures are studied according to their role between Anatolia and the Balkans

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Geography of Balkans and Natural Resources Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
2. Week Chronology and Terminology Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
3. Week Neolithic Cultures of Balkan Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
4. Week Pottery Cultures of the Neolithic Period Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
5. Week Burial Habits of the Neolithic Period Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
6. Week Neolithic Architecture Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
7. Week Early Bronze Age Cultures of the Balkans Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
8. Week Early Bronze Age Pottery Cultures Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
9. Week Exam Question Answer

 Homework
10. Week Early Bronze Age Burial Habits Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
11. Week Early Bronze Age Architecture Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
12. Week Balkan Middle and late Bronze Ages - 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
13. Week Balkan Middle and Late Bronze Ages - 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
14. Week Prehistoric Cultures of Thrace Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
15. Week Relations between the Balkans and Anatolia during the Prehistoric Times Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
16. Week Final Exam Question Answer

 Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bailey, Douglass W. Balkan Prehistory: Exclusion, Incorporation and Identity. London; New York. Routledge 2000
Hiller S. (ed.), Tell Karonovo und das Balkan Neolithikum, Salzburg, 1989.
Nikolova, Lolita, The Balkans in Later Prehistory. Periodization, Chronology and Cultural Development in the Final Copper and Early Bronze Age (Fourth and Third Millennia BC), with contributions of Igor Manzura and Cristian Schuster. BAR International Series 791. BAR. Oxford. 1999
Parzinger, Hermann Studien zur Chronologie und Kulturgeschichte der Jungsteinzeit, Kupferzeit und Frühbronzezeit zwischen Karpaten und mittleren Taurus. Philipp von Zabern. Mainz am Rhein. 1993

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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PY250000
PY350000
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 16 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 16 4
Homework 16 4
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload