Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS IN PALEOLITHIC TYPOLOGY PHA103 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals It is aimed to give students concept of Palaeolithic typology, morpho-typology in this concept and basic terms and concepts in operational chain prior to tool making.
Course Content The course covers the description of typology and its categories, the concepts of industry and tool, raw material used for tool making, debitage products and debitage waste.
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 Pleistocene period’s ecology
5) Prehistoric art and the ideality and lifestyle of prehistoric man
6) The most important discoveries, which occurred and effected to the history of mankind in prehistoric periods

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week .Description of typology and typological terms. Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
2. Week .Concept of industry Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
3. Week .Concept of tool Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
4. Week .Raw materials used for industrial manufacture. Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
5. Week .Usage of bone Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
6. Week .Types of stone used for tool making Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
7. Week .Concepts of block and hammer Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week .Description of the core and related terms Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week .Undefined cores Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week .Predefined cores Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week .Description of flake and flake types Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week .Terms and concepts of flake Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week .Terms and concepts of blade and bladelet Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week .Retouching and retouching types Lecture; Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bordes,F., Typologie du Paléolithique Ancien et Moyen, İmprimerie Delmas, Bordeaux,1961
Inizan, M.L.,Reduran, M.,Roche, H.,Tixier,J., Technologie de la Pierre Taillée, CNRS,1995
Yalçınkaya, I., Alt ve Orta Paleolitik Yontmataş Endüstrileri Biçimsel Tipolojisi ve Karain Mağarası, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, Ankara,1989.

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 6
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 6
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 7
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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