Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY PHA111 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture
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Goals The concept of prehistoric archaeology and general information related to this concept.
Course Content The place of prehistoric archaeology in the archaeological disciplines and humanity and earth history in the context of time and space is emphasized, the basic information about the furthest history of humanity is given the palaeoecological frame.
Learning Outcomes 1) Introduction to the Archaeology of Anatolia
2) The general terms and concept concerned with the prehistoric archaeology
3) The interdisciplinary relations between the prehistoric archaeology and the earth sciences
4) Chronological development of architecture in Anatolia is discussed
5) Chronological development of pottery traditions in Anatolia is discussed
6) The techno-typology of knapped stone tools in the prehistoric periods
7) The Pleistocene period’s ecology
8) Students learn about the interconnections between Anatolia and her surrounding regions and get a chance to see the effects and changes reflected on various cultures.
9) Students learn about the interconnections between Anatolia and her surrounding regions and get a chance to see the effects and changes reflected on various cultures.
10) Prehistoric art and the ideality and lifestyle of prehistoric man
11) Developing the student’s original way of thinking skill

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Definition of archeology and the importance of prehistoric archeology. Lecture; Question Answer

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2. Week Interdisciplinary approach in prehistoric archeology Lecture; Question Answer

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3. Week Prehistoric archeology in the history of human history and geological time table and borders. Lecture; Question Answer

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4. Week History of prehistoric archeology. Lecture; Question Answer

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5. Week An overview of natural factors affecting human life in the Pleistocene and glaciers. Lecture; Question Answer

Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week European glaciers and propagation areas. Lecture; Question Answer

Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Asian glaciers and propagation areas. Lecture; Question Answer

Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week American glaciers and propagation areas. Lecture; Question Answer

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9. Week Stages of rainfall in Africa. Question Answer

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10. Week Natural formations of glaciers. Lecture; Question Answer

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11. Week The effects of glacier and glacier on land and sea. Lecture; Question Answer

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12. Week Cultures in the Classical Paleolithic chronology. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

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13. Week Chronological relations between glacial and glacial intercalations. Lecture; Question Answer

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14. Week General evaluation. Lecture; Question Answer

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
B. Düring, The Prehistory of Asia Minor. From Complex Hunter Gatherers to Early Urban Societies. Cambridge 2011
B. Hrouda, Der Alte Orient. Geshichte und Kultur des alten Vorderasiens. München 1991
Klaas R. Veenhof and Jesper Eidem, Mesopotamia. The Old Assyrian Period. OBO 160/5 2008
Larsen, Mogens. The Old Assyrian City-State and its Colonies. (Copenhagen,Akademisk Forlag, 1976)
R. Duru, Kuruçay Höyük I (1994) - II (1996) (Ankara)
S. R. Steadman & G. McMahon (ed), The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia. Oxford 2011
Şahoğlu, V. & P. Sotirakopoulou (ed.) Karşıdan Karşıya: M.Ö. 3. Bin'de Kiklad Adaları ve Batı Anadolu. (İstanbul 2011).
Şahoğlu, V. 2005. "The Anatolian Trade Network and the Izmir region during the Early Bronze Age". OJA 24: 339-360.
T. Özgüç, Kültepe- Kaniš/ Neša. İstanbul, 2005
Türkiye’de Neolitik Dönem (Ed. M. Özdoğan- N. Başgelen) Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları. İstanbul, 2007.

Assessment
Measurement and Evaluation Methods and Techniques
Lecturing, drawing, discussion
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 5
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 10
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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