Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGY OF KNAPPED STONE TOOLS PHA114 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
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Goals Introduction of what were the lithic tools used by Palaeolithic man in their daily life and their morphological characteristics
Course Content Classification and morphological typology of various tool types in tool production chain
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn about the techno-typology of chipped stone tools produced in prehistoric ages.
2) Learn about the techno-typology of chipped tools in prehistoric ages.
3) Knowledgeable about important inventions that emerged in prehistoric ages and affect human history
4) Have information about the raw materials that chipped stone tools are produced.
5) Have knowledge about the cultures in which chipped stone tools are produced.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Description of side scraper, type and sub-type list Lecture

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2. Week Single and double side scrapers Lecture

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3. Week Convergent side scrapers and horizontal side scrapers Lecture

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4. Week Internal side scrapers and back thinned side scrapers Lecture

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5. Week Alternate sidescrapers and sidescrapers which retouched from both sides Lecture

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6. Week Ön kazıyıcı tanımı ve tipleri Lecture

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7. Week Ön kazıyıcı tipleri ve çizimleri Lecture

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8. Week Description of raclette and type list Lecture

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9. Week Description of raclette types and drawings Lecture

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10. Week Description of point and type list Lecture

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11. Week Description of point types and drawings Lecture

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12. Week Description of point types and drawings Lecture

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13. Week Description of burin and type list Lecture

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14. Week Burin types and drawings Lecture

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bordes,F., Typologie du Paléolithique Ancien et Moyen, Presse du CNRS,1988
Inizan, M.L.,Reduran, M.,Roche, H.,Tixier,J., Technologie de la Pierre Taillée, CNRS,1995
Trace et Foction: les gestes retrouvés. Vol.1.No:50, Actes du colloque international de Liège 8-9-10 décembre 1990 (Sous la direction de P. Anderson, S. Beyries, M. Otte, H. Plisson)
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 4
Homework 1 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 3
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 3
Total Workload
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