Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RAW RESOURCES IN PREHISTORIC PHA105 1. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Theoric
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gizem KARTAL
Assistants
Goals In this lecture, first of all, the students will learn the answers of questions that can be seen bottom: What kind of raw materials used during the Paleolithic period? What are the raw material procurement strategies of Paleolithic men? How the raw material modified as a tool by man? Another goal of this lecture is to recognize the raw materials, and especially the stone types as well.
Course Content Raw materials and their use by Paleolithic men
Learning Outcomes 1) The general terms and concept concerned with the prehistoric archaeology
2) The interdisciplinary relations between the prehistoric archaeology and the earth sciences
3) The techno-typology of knapped stone tools in the prehistoric periods
4) The techno-typology of bone tools in the prehistoric periods
5) Making a relation skill between the human behaviors and the ecological conditions
6) raw materials and raw materials procurements at prehistoric times
7) Making a relation skill among the various settlements chronologically and culturally
8) Multifarious thinking skill about the development process of mankind’s technology
9) Making a relation skill between the human behaviors and the ecological conditions

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction to the raw material and its relation with man in Paleolithic period Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Used raw material sources in Paleolithic Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Paleolithic technology (early phase) Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Paleolithic technology (late phase) Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Vegetal raw material use Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Animal originated raw material use Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Techniques on the animal originated raw materials Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Stone raw material use, Minerals, Stiffness in minerals, Minerals in rocks Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Genesis of volcanic rocks, Genesis of sedimentary rocks, Genesis of metamorphic rocks Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Principally preferred rocks that used by prehistoric men for tool production, Obsidian Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Basalt, Andezite, Diorite, Granite, Flint, Radiolarite Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Calcedony, Chert, Jasper, Sandstone, Quartz, Limestone, Serpantine Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Raw material procurement strategies Lecture; Question Answer

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week General evaluations and discussion Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Erkan,Y.Metamorfik Petrografi
Erkan,Y.Sedimanter Petrografi

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
lecturing, discussion, question-answers
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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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 8
Midterm Exam 1 3
Final Exam 1 8
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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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