Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO ANATOLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY PRT119 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Tayfun YILDIRIM
Assistants
Goals The goal of this course is to familiarise freshmen with the definition and coverage of the Anatolian Archaeology discipline by introducing the research history, and a general introduction to the civilizations flourished in this geography. On the other hand, the basic terms and concepts of Anatolian Archeology will be covered.
Course Content The development of Archaeology as a scientific discipline; Anatolian geography and research history; terminology; first travelers and researches in Anatolia; Turkish Archaeology during the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic.
Learning Outcomes 1) Gains knowledge on the Anatolian geography and its research history.
2) Gains knowledge on the terminology used in Anatolian Archaeology.
3) Gains knowledge on the first travellers in Anatolia and on the early history of Anatolian Archaeology as a scientific discipline.
4) Gains knowledge on the research and excavation history of Anatolia.
5) Gains knowledge on the archaeological policies during the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic periods; discusses the development and problems of Turkish Archaeology.
6) Gains knowledge of archaeology ethics.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Archaeology: first activities and the development as a scientific discipline of Anatolian archaeology, general terms. Lecture; Question Answer
Workshop
Case Based Learning 		Homework
2. Week The description of Anatolian geography and ancient Anatolian settlement types. Lecture; Question Answer
Six Hats Thinking
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week First excavations in Anatolia. Lecture
Six Hats Thinking
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
Travellers and researchers in Anatolia. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week First systematic excavations in Anatolia. Lecture
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Central Anatolia excavations Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Homework
7. Week Western Anatolia excavations. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Homework
8. Week East, south, and southeastern Anatolian excavations. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Black Sea region excavations. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Homework
10. Week Mid-term exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning
11. Week Salvage excavations in Anatolia. Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Dam project excavations in Anatolia Lecture; Question Answer
Six Hats Thinking
Case Based Learning 		Homework
13. Week Pioneering archaeologists contributing to Anatolian archaeology. Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Current Anatolian archaeology Lecture; Question Answer
Workshop
Case Based Learning 		Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
C. Renfrew – P. Bahn, 2016, Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Practice.Thames & Hudson, London.
C. Renfrew – P. Bahn, Archaeology. Theories, Methods and Practice
C. Renfrew – P. Bahn, Arkeoloji. Anahtar Kavramlar, İletişim Yayınları, 2013.
Duruel, N., 2011, Cumhuriyetin çocukları arkeolojinin büyükleri Nimet ve Tahsin Özgüç, TÜBA Yayınları, Ankara.
Keban Projesi 1969 Çalışmaları, ODTÜ Keban Projesi Yayınları, Seri 1, No 2, Ankara, 1971.
M. Cezar, Sanatta batıya açılış ve Osman Hamdi, İstanbul 1971.
Uçankuş, H.T., 2000, Bir İnsan ve Uygarlık Bilimi Arkeoloji, Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Ankara.
Velibeyoğlu, J; Öztürk, J.; Numan, T., 2001, Ilısu Karkamış Baraj Gölleri Altında Kalacak Arkeolojik ve Kültür Varlıklarını Kurtarma Projesi 1999 Yılı Çalışmaları, ODTÜ TAÇDAM Yayınları, Ankara.
Z. Bahrani – Z. Çelik – E. Eldem, Geçmişe Hücum (Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Arkeolojinin Öyküsü, 1753-1914), Salt Yayınları, 2011.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Homework 5 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 10
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 2 4
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 2 8
Seminar 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
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