Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
KNAPPED STONE TECHNOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC PHA321 5. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGY OF KNAPPED STONE TOOLS

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kadriye ÖZÇELİK
Assistants
Goals It is aimed to show how developed the human mind and physical abilities by introducing application stages of very specific Levallois techniqe.
Course Content The manufacturing techniques of the lithic tools in the middle Palaeolithic period and particularly the Levallois technique which is the first technique used for the production of pre-designed blanks are examined in detail.
Learning Outcomes 1) Obtains detailed information about the Middle Paleolithic Period.
2) Learns the concepts of Levallois technique.
3) Students will have information about the products obtained with Levallois technique.
4) Have detailed information about chipped stone tools produced in the Middle Paleolithic Period.
5) Learns the working methods of techno-typological analysis.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Lithic tool production and social life in the middle Palaeolithic. Lecture

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2. Week Levallois definitions, problems and variations Lecture

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3. Week Levallois and concept of Levallois pre-definition Lecture

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4. Week Levallois technique Lecture

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5. Week Levallois debitage of a preferential flake Lecture

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6. Week Multiple-flake Levallois debitage Lecture

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7. Week Endproducts and cores produced by Levallois method Lecture

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8. Week Manufacturing of Levallois flake and blade Lecture

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9. Week Manufacturing of Levallois point. Lecture

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10. Week The importance of completion works of flaking series in the understanding of Levallois technique. Lecture

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11. Week Levallois and discoid cores Lecture

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12. Week Middle Palaeolithic period lithic tool forms and formation methods of these forms Lecture

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13. Week Technological study principles on the middle Palaeolithic lithic tool industry Lecture

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14. Week Technological study practise on the middle Palaeolithic lithic tool industry Lecture

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
B.P.Van Peer, The Levallois Strategy, Monographs in World Archaeology no:13,1992
E. Boëda, Le Concept Levallois: variabilité des méthodes, CNRS Editions,1994
H.Dibble, O. Bar-Yosef, The Definition and Interpretation of Levallois Technology, Monographs in World Archaeologiy no:23,1995
K.Ceylan, Karain Mağarası, Levallois Tekniği, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi,1994

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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PY2500000
PY3555555
PY4500000
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
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 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 2 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 4
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 4
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