AR253 Anatolia in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods I

5 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 3. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code AR253
Name Anatolia in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods I
Semester 3. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS


Course Goal

Introducing basic issues of the Neolithic period in southwest Asia, and surveying key sites of the period in Anatolia.

Course Content

Late Epipalaeolithic Anatolia, geography of domestication, Aceramic and early Ceramic Neolithic periods in Anatolia.

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Articles will be assigned as appropriate and available, to support lectures

Notes

Articles will be assigned as appropriate and available, to support lectures


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understanding how archaeologists identify sedentism, food production, and domestication
LO02 Understanding Anatolia's role in the beginning of food production in the Near East
LO03 Familiarity with Epipalaeolithic adaptations in Anatolia
LO04 Familiarity with economic, social, ritual and technological developments in southeastern Anatolia during the 10-8th millennia BC (Aceramic Neolithic)
LO05 Familiarity with emergence of food production settlements in central Anatolia during the 9th-8th millennium BC (Aceramic Neolithic)
LO06 Familiarity with evidence for Aceramic Neolitithic settlements in the Lake district and western Anatolia
LO07 Familiarity with the beginnings of pottery use in Anatolia
LO08 Knowing about the economic, social, ritual and technological developments across Anatolia during the 7th millennia BC (Ceramic Neolithic)
LO09 Familiarity with key Neolithic sites in Anatolia (dates, architecture, burial traditions, art)
LO10 Familiarity with Anatolia's role in the spread of food production to Europe


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the basic knowledge of archaeology and advanced applied knowledge. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains advanced knowledge, scientific results and problems related to scientific and application areas of archaeology. 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Classifies archaeological data and material chronologically. 4
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Examines the stylistic characteristics of archaeological material. 3
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses all the skills gained in the profession of archaeology to serve society and humanity in line with national and universal needs. 4
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Interpret the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in archaeology with a holistic perspective. 3
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Records archaeological data visually and verbally using technological tools.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes responsibility in field studies (excavations and surveys) and projects in archaeological sites.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Makes individual and team work in the laboratory environment where archaeological data are evaluated in written and visual form.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in the professional field with a critical approach. 2
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Continuously improves himself/herself with the principle of lifelong development in scientific, social, artistic and cultural fields within his/her professional and individual development. 2
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik To be able to share information about the field with experts and non-experts using Turkish and foreign languages. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Have professional and ethical responsibility.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Protects historical and cultural heritage. 1
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Organize collaborative studies for problem solving with different disciplines.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Goals of the semester; chronological framework; food production and domestication of plants and animals the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
2 Epipalaeolithic hunting-gathering societies in Anatolia and its neighbors the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
3 Early sedentism and village architecture in southeast Anatolia (10th-9th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
4 Economic basis of early villages in southeast Anatolia (10-9th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
5 Early Neolithic burials, art and ritual in southeast Anatolia (10th-9th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
6 Later Aceramic Neolithic developments in southeast Anatolia the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
7 Obsidian trade and chipped stone technologies the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
8 Mid-Term Exam study for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Spread of food production from southeast Anatolia - Aceramic and Ceramic Neolithic the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
10 Early villages in Cappadocia (9th-7th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
11 Early villages in the Konya plain (9th-7th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
12 Early villages in the Lake District (8th-7th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
13 Early villages in the Aegean region (7th-6th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
14 Early villages in the Marmara region (7th-6th millennium BC) the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
15 Anatolia's role in the spread of food production to Europe the assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
16 Term Exams study for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams study for the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload (Hour) 114
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,56
ECTS 5 ECTS